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Business Group Raises £3,258 as part of charity pledge

A Preston-based business group has raised £3,258 for Alzheimer’s Society as part of a county-wide charity pledge by BNI Lancashire.

BNI Invincibles member Martin Cooke presented the cheque to Sue Swire of the Alzheimer’s Society outside his office at Ribble Insurance in Leyland where he is branch manager.

The money came from a charity comedy event at Preston Golf Club, Fulwood, which included three comedians and compere, with funds raised by tickets sales, a raffle and an auction.

The Preston office Alzheimer’s Society was invited to join BNI Invincibles, which meets weekly at Preston Golf Club,  as part of a charity drive whereby each chosen charity is gifted a seat within a group and its members commit to raising £20k per year for it.  With eleven chapters operational in Lancashire, the offer equates to a £220k per year charity commitment by the organisation’s members in the county.

Alzheimer’s Society is the UK’s leading care and research charity for people with dementia and their carers.  Despite its name, the charity does not exclusively help people with Alzheimer’s disease but with all forms of dementia.  The society relies on voluntary donations from the public through fundraising and other activities.

Ribble Insurance branch manager Martin Cooke, who organised the fundraiser, said: “We are really pleased to be able to donate this money to such a valuable cause.  I’d like to thank all the members of BNI Invincibles and their friends and family for making the night a success.  Special thanks also go to the golf club for donating an auction prize, as did PNE FC, Browns Auto Electrical, Flamingo Fashions, Marsden Rawsthorn Solicitors, Elements Day Spa, 21st Century Motors Limited Vehicle Leasing and Ribble Insurance Services.

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