Bury College students and staff raise £6,800* for the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal, and spread the importance of Remembrance Day.
We are delighted to announce that the ‘B Charitable’ event organised by the Bury College Business Academy raised over £1,100 for Bury Hospice.
Throughout the day, there were fun activities including a basketball challenge, penalty shootout competition and escape rooms, in addition to a bake sale selling delicious treats to staff and students.
Catherine Lee, Business Team Leader at Bury College and Caitlin Bindley, Business Lecturer, gave their thoughts on the event: “We are so proud of our students for supporting their local Hospice, as well as demonstrating some amazing collaboration, resilience and confidence skills throughout the planning and the event day. They have exceeded their aims and objectives of raising awareness and can look forward to their ‘heart on the wall’ at the Hospice for raising over £1,000. We are very appreciative of the relationship with Bury Hospice and a special thanks goes to Rachel Krafft for her support with the event. We look forward to supporting Bury Hospice again in the future.”
Special thanks to the following businesses that donated prizes to the raffle:
Food Warehouse Pilsworth, Bolton Wanderers Football Club, Lucardo Rawtenstall, Mini Me Time (Bury and Rossendale), E-I-O Soft Play and Balloons, Rawly Home Scents, Boombox Dance Classes, Alternative Arrangements, Quality Sports for Kids, Broad Street Social, Sonya Smith Photography, Tropic, The Co Op Tottington, Sisson’s Cakery, The Entertainer Bury, Waterstones Mill Gate, Racconto Lounge, Cheers Bar and Bistro, Leckenby’s Tea Rooms, Maxx Spielman Bury, M24 Sweet, Treats (Bury Market), Danger Close Coffee (Bury Market), Wayne Almond Psychic Medium, Red Hall, Tina’s Tea Rooms, Bury Art Shop, Wax and Beans, Fired Pottery, Ramsbottom Soap Company, Harry Muffin (Bury Market), Cheese Plus (Bury Market), Chadwick’s Black Pudding (Bury Market), CC House of Beauty (Bury Market), Guyz Barbers (Bury Market), Costa Coffee Mill Gate, Bella Boutique, The Body Shop Mill Gate, Barista Café Bar on The Rock, VUE Cinema Bury, Millie’s Cookies Bury, Tesco Woodfields Retail Park and Ainsworth Landscape.
Bury Hospice aims to help people fulfil their wishes during life-limiting illnesses, and they work hard to provide quality care whenever and wherever it is needed. Head to their website for more information: https://www.buryhospice.org.uk/about
With our Business Academy, you will study all elements of running and managing a business whilst getting the opportunity to put your knowledge into practice by taking part in a range of fundraising and entrepreneurial events: https://burycollege.ac.uk/courses/vocational/business-level-3
