Blog. Country Range Group Smashes Fundraising Target for 30th Anniversary Celebrations

Heartfelt thanks to the Country Range Group who have raised a staggering £50,000 in our honour. Throughout 2022 the Group's member wholesalers and central office team pulled together to raise a remarkable £186,190 for various national and local charities as part of their 30^th anniversary celebrations.

The foodservice buying group’s initial target was £100,000, with money raised to be split between HA and selected charities. However, that target was well and truly exceeded through a wide array of endeavours including fundraising activities at various Country Range Group events such as their annual ‘An Evening With’ celebration and Gala.

Some of the challenges undertaken by employees of the Group and its members were pub walks, quiz nights, fancy dress days, bake-offs, golf days, parachute jumps, gin nights as well as a sponsored leg wax and tattoo auction. Out of the total amount raised, £50,000 has been donated to our work and we couldn't be more grateful. 

Martin Ward, Country Range Group Chief Executive, said:

“We’re delighted to have not only hit our £100,000 target but to have absolutely smashed it by raising a staggering £186,190 for a host of amazing charities. A huge thank you to all the central office team and member employees for getting on board and embarking on some weird and wonderful challenges. The activities certainly brought the Group closer together and the funds raised will make a huge difference to Hospitality Action and our chosen local charities going forward.”

Our CEO Mark Lewis said:

“We’re immensely grateful for the donation from the Country Range Group and its members and it will go a huge way towards helping people working in the hospitality industry get back on their feet again. With UK consumers facing a cost-of-living crisis and our industry facing unprecedented challenges, the donation and others alike couldn’t arrive at a better time.”

Thank you so much to everyone involved for this phenomenal support. If your company can lend a hand too, please get in touch.