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Persimmon 'putts' charity first

Scottish golf enthusiasts linked with the construction industry teed-off to raise cash for a national cancer charity.

The one-day charity golf event, organised by leading housebuilder Persimmon Homes East Scotland, took place on 25th April at the Deer Park Golf and Country Club near Livingston raising over £8,000 for the well known cancer support charity Macmillan.

In total 19 teams of 4 golfers came together to compete for first, second and third place and test their skills for the chance to win £20,000 or a BMW car in the ‘hole in one’ challenge.

Winning team, Stirling-based Maitland Builders, said: “We were delighted to take part in the event and feel very proud to be the winning team. We were up against some great golfers so it’s a real achievement to have come out on top.”

The event culminated in a presentation dinner and auction with lots including a round of golf at Royal Burgess and the chance to play a round at this year’s Ryder Cup course at the acclaimed Gleneagles Hotel.

Managing Director at Persimmon Homes East Scotland, Jim Kirkpatrick, added: “It was a fantastic event that everyone thoroughly enjoyed and raising £8,000 to support the essential work carried out by Macmillan Cancer Support makes it all the more worthwhile.

“We managed to raise £4,288.76 through entry fees, donations and hole sponsors and a further £750 from the auction but felt that such a deserving cause warranted an additional contribution of £3,000 directly from Persimmon Homes. Our cheque totalling £8,038.76 will be handed over to Macmillan next week.”

Macmillan Fundraising Manager, Linda Hamilton, added: “This is a fantastic amount raised for us; we rely on our supporters to fundraise for us as 98% of our monies come from the public. In West Lothian, Macmillan has put £520,000 into refurbishing of the Macmillan Centre, based at St John’s Hospital. We also have an information centre at Carmondean Library that supports advisors who have a helped people affected by cancer get the benefits they are entitled to.

“Macmillan could not provide these services without our wonderful supporters like Persimmon Homes.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Amandeep Garcha .