More than £7,000 was raised to help service personnel, veterans and their families at a charity golf day organised by homebuilder Vistry Group.
Vistry has chosen SSAFA the Armed Forces charity as its fundraising cause for the year and the East Anglia region of the company arranged the event at Greetham Valley Golf Club in Rutland on Tuesday 24 September.
The day was attended by 80 players, made up of staff and subcontractors who work across the region. Branch chair for SSAFA East Midlands Jim Evans also attended the fundraiser.
Jim said: “The incredible and continued commitment to SSAFA and our Armed Forces community that everyone at the Vistry Group has demonstrated this year is simply outstanding.
“Because of their continued support at events like this golf day and so many others, the Forces family will have the committed, practical, financial, and emotional support they deserve, whenever and wherever they need us. For this, we cannot thank everyone at Vistry enough.”
Andy Pearce, construction director for Vistry East Anglia, said: “We had a great day on the golf course, and it was very enjoyable to get together with the people we work alongside every day to take part in a day of sport while supporting a good cause. I’d like to thank everyone who helped to make it so successful.
“And it was good to welcome Jim Evans from SSAFA to our event so that we could find out more about the charity’s work on the day.
“We were proud to hand over thousands of pounds to SSAFA and we know that the money will make a big difference to the people who will be helped as a result.”
The event raised £7,100, which included donations, a raffle and an auction. The golf competition was followed by a dinner and prize giving in the Rutland Suite at the golf club.
