A whopping £80,000 has been raised by Russell Roof Tiles after the firm’s Big Charity Quiz Night boosted the final fundraising amount by £15,000.
Held at Burton Albion’s Pirelli Stadium, 53 teams of four, which included customers, friends, family, staff and suppliers from across the UK, joined the concrete roof tile manufacturer for an evening of quizzing, an auction, raffle, and ‘Reverse Bingo’.
Andrew Hayward, MD at Russell Roof Tiles, hosted the quiz with support from area sales manager Ross Hayward and commercial services director Paul McLoughlin.
Andrew said, “We are delighted to have again hosted such a successful event, coming together to enjoy a memorable evening with friends and supporters as well as raising another record-breaking amount for our Burton and Lochmaben charities. Yet again this was our biggest and best Big Quiz so far; we had just over 200 people attend and so we want to say a massive thank you, specifically to Ben Robinson and Burton Albion for their continued support. It was once again an incredible night that helped us raise a huge amount of money to support charities within our communities and make a real difference to people’s lives.”
£80,000 is double what Russell Roof Tiles had initially targeted to raise for good causes, with a project called Give4Good. A total of 10 organisations and charities were selected for this year, five local to the firm’s Lochmaben facility and five to Burton on Trent.
Since Give4Good was launched in January 2022, the team of 150 has taken part in nearly 20 company-led events, spending more than 500 hours volunteering and fundraising, including the quiz.
Andrew added, “This year, through our Give4Good programme, we’re supporting amazing causes who all need hard cash to deliver essential local services to support our community and we’re delighted that we can support then in their invaluable work.”
