A "record-breaking" £80,000 has been raised by Russell Roof Tiles, after its Big Charity Quiz Night boosted the final fundraising amount by £15,000.
The event,which was eld at Burton Albion’s Pirelli Stadium, saw a total of 53 teams of four, made up of customers, friends, family, staff and suppliers from across the UK, join the concrete roof tile manufacturer for an evening of competitive quizzing. An auction, a raffle and a ‘reverse bingo’ also took place, all in the name of charity.
The Burton YMCA team achieved 70 points out of a possible maximum of 90 – a record result. They were also joined by a team from another of Russell Roof Tiles’ local charities, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Cheshire Blood Bikes, whose Vice Chair Lynne Stone won £750 at the “bear under the chair” competition.
Andrew Hayward, Managing Director at Russell Roof Tiles, hosted the quiz with support from Area Sales Manager Ross Hayward and Commercial Services Director Paul McLoughlin.
Hayward 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.”
Russell Roof Tiles announced its target to raise £40,000 for good causes this year, with a project called Give4Good, and so were delighted to double this target. A total of 10 local organisations and charities were selected for this year, five local to their Lochmaben facility and five local 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 recent quiz.
Hayward concluded: “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.”
