RETAILERS RAISE £45,000 FOR RETAIL TRUST AT GREAT NORTHERN PARTY 2012
Coronation Street star joined by some of retail's biggest names at fundraiser
The great and good of retail were on hand last night (20 September) in Manchester for Retail Trust’s Great Northern Party, with over £45,000 raised to help support the charity, which looks after all three million people in the retail industry.
Coronation Street star Antony Cotton, hosted proceedings at The Point at Lancashire County Cricket Club. The event’s drinks reception, sponsored by N Brown Group, provided the perfect networking opportunity, with retailers including Harvey Nichols, Matalan, House of Fraser, Debenhams, Next, BrightHouse and Timpsons in attendance.
The much-anticipated silent auction included prizes such as a fantastic trip to the Glenlivet Distillery and four executive tickets to Manchester United’s upcoming match with Norwich City at Old Trafford.
Guests also had the opportunity to participate in a unique ‘Lucky Pants Draw’, with pants donated by Simply Be and the chance to win a Kindle and a year’s online subscription to The Times and Sunday Times.
Entertainment on the night was provided by top band Boogie Express, and Antony Cotton’s quiz, which naturally included a round on the soaps, saw the winning table receive a case of champagne, courtesy of Harvey Nichols.
Nigel J L Rothband, Chief Executive Officer at Retail Trust said:
“The importance of Retail Trust and its services has never been greater. The fantastic amount raised this evening will go directly towards supporting our Helpline, hardship grants, course funding and, of course, our five retirement estates, including Salford and Liverpool. We really appreciate the continued support of all the retailers present this evening.”
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Anahid Basmajian, Marketing & Communications Manager at Retail Trust
abasmajian@retailtrust.org.uk or 020 8358 7277
Retail Trust (registered charity numbers 1090136 and SC039684) is the only charity that looks after the needs of all 3 million people working in retail and currently provides grants and services of approximately £1.5 million per annum to people who are working in or have worked in the retail industry or associated businesses.
The Retail Trust Helpline is a free and confidential service that provides vital support and a range of services including: free counselling, free legal advice, free debt advice, redundancy support through their ReWork programme, hardship grants, course funding, as well as retirement housing for retired retailers throughout the UK. The Retail Trust Helpline can be accessed online at www.retailtrust.org.uk/help, by calling 0808 801 0808, emailing helpline@retailtrust.org.uk or by texting the word ‘HELPLINE’ to 88010* with any request or query.
In the past year alone, requests coming through to The Retail Trust Helpline for counselling have increased by 125%. Retail staff needing debt advice has increased by 50%. Requests for redundancy support are up 40%, and demand for critical incident support has grown by a massive 229%.
The Retail Trust Employee Assistance Programme is the only EAP that is designed specifically for retailers by retailers and is run exclusively for retail and associated businesses. Retail Trust currently has over 120 EAP partners throughout the retail sector and associated businesses.
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