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The
Money Shop's fundraising ball raises £700 for Help for Heroes
A ‘red tie and dress' charity ball, organised by staff from payday
loan provider The Money Shop's stores in Glasgow, has raised £700 through
ticket sales and donations for the Help for Heroes charity.
Staff from the stores in Union Street, Renfield Street and
Trongate got busy organising and selling tickets for the ball, which took place
at the Stairway, Union Street on 2nd December.
Guests donned their glad rags and danced the night away to songs
by Glasgow blues band Whiskey River.
Mark Farrell, Glasgow store manager and a member of Whisky River said,
"Help for Heroes provides crucial support to our brave military personnel and
their loved ones. Not only was it
a fun-filled evening, but the funds raised mean that the night was a great
success and we want to thank everyone for giving so generously."
Help for Heroes has raised more than £124m since its launch in
October 2007. All funds raised to
date have been allocated or spent on the practical support of those wounded,
sick or injured in the line of duty.
The Money Shop has pledged to raise £250,000 for the charity by
the end of 2012 following a nationwide vote by staff who appointed it the corporate
charity of the year.
Help for Heroes is working in partnership with the Ministry of
Defence and The Royal British Legion, to deliver the Defence Recovery
Capability - a tri-service initiative to provide comprehensive support to our
wounded, injured those who become sick while serving. The charity is committing
£132m, part of which includes the creation of five regional personnel recovery
centres to provide on-going support for the wounded after rehabilitation at
Headley Court. The centres provide training facilities, classrooms and
gymnasiums with state-of-the-art sports equipment as well as opportunities to learn new skills, gain
qualifications and make a smooth transition into civilian life.
As well as The Money Shop, Dollar Financial UK operates online
lending services through its Payday UK and Payday Express brands; business loans, through Merchant
Cash Express; jewellery and pawnbroking through its specialists at Suttons and
Robertsons in London, Duncanson and Edwards in Edinburgh and Robert Biggar in
Glasgow. It employs more than
2,100 staff.
Dollar Financial UK is a leading member of the Consumer Finance
Association, which operates to maintain high standards of responsible lending
across the short-term credit industry, and is licensed and regulated by the
Office of Fair Trading.
The business is part of the US-based DFC Global Corp, which has
operations in the USA, the UK, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, Sweden, Finland
and Poland.
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