Birthday Celebrations continue for Mecca Bingo

by Lucy Barratt

When it’s our birthday this is usually only celebrated on the one day of the year, but at Mecca Bingo their 50th birthday celebrations seem to have been going on for the past few months and these are still continuing as we speak.

It may be Mecca Bingos birthday, but it is them who is giving away the presents and not receiving them and as part of these celebrations a fab 50/50 challenge took place across lots of their land based bingo clubs – all in aid of helping to raise more cash for their current chosen charity Marie Curie Cancer Care.

The 50/50 challenge took place over two days, where Mecca Bingo teams were given £50 each and asked to turn that cash into as much money as they could. Mecca Bingo staff at their Ellesmere branch were one club that took part in this fun event and they manage to turn that £50 into £300, all of with will be going into the Marie Curie pot.

Gary Shanks, who is the general manager at this Mecca Bingo club, said: “I was extremely impressed with how the team worked together to raise money for Marie Curie Cancer Care. Our efforts will help nurses provide free home nursing care and support for terminally ill people and their families.”

Holly Smith, who is Marie Curie Cancer Cares community fundraiser, also spoke about this event, she said: “The team members at the club have done really well with their fundraising efforts, especially given the time limit placed on it – they should be really proud of themselves.”

Times may be tough, but our pockets continue to run deep when something is for a good cause!