PubAid and the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group (APPBG) have celebrated Greene King’s outstanding achievement in raising more than £13 million for Macmillan Cancer Support.
Left to right are: Lynda Thomas, chief executive, Macmillan Cancer Support; Kevin Hollinrake, minister for enterprise, markets, and small business; Nick Mackenzie, cief executive, Greene King; and Keith Bott, president of PubAid
The brewer and pub operator was presented with a trophy at a special reception in the House of Commons.
Greene King has raised the impressive sum over the past decade, through a range of activities in pubs, from hosting cake sales, raffles, quizzes, and family fun days, to its Macmillan May initiative.
The Rt Hon Alun Cairns MP, chair of the APPBG, said: “It is a real pleasure to join PubAid and my Parliamentary colleagues in the APPBG in congratulating Greene King for this laudable achievement. Their efforts will have helped Macmillan nurses and other professionals to provide much-needed support to people living with cancer across the country.
“Everyone involved in this fantastic team effort should be very proud of what they have achieved.”
Pubs: a force for good
PubAid president, Keith Bott, added: “It’s hard to think of a better showcase for how pubs can be a force for good in their communities, and society more broadly. Every pound raised in a Greene King pub is a testament to the determination of its licensees, managers, team members, and customers to make a difference to this worthy cause.
“It’s doubly impressive that Greene King refused to let the lockdowns of the last few years derail their mission to support Macmillan; in fact, they managed to raise an amazing £1.2 million in September and October 2021 alone.
“Their dedication is an inspiration to the thousands of other pubs in the UK who together raise more than £100m every year for charities and worthy causes.”
Kevin Hollinrake, minister for enterprise, markets, and small business, including the hospitality sector, presented the trophy to Greene King chief executive, Nick Mackenzie, who said: “The real reward for our fundraising comes from knowing that our efforts are providing support for people with cancer, when they need it most, and I’d like to thank our team members and customers for their unwavering energy in raising money for Macmillan.
“We are grateful for this recognition from our peers in the pub industry, and our thanks to PubAid and the Beer Group for this award. Greene King is proud to be a patron of PubAid, which has done much to promote a positive narrative around pubs over recent years.”
