Sell Out Success for Charity Quiz
News Release
12 November 2013
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Lincoln’s first Quiz, Chips and Mushy Peas night raised over £650 for Shooting Star PR’s Charity of the Year 2013.
Last night the award-winning Burton Road Chippy hosted the event for the PR agency’s 2013 chosen charity, the Ally Cadence Trust for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (ACT for SMA).
Every year Shooting Star PR offers its services free to a charity that may otherwise not be able to afford them.
ACT for SMA, founded in 2009, offers help and support to families living with the effects of Spinal Muscular Atrophy, a rare genetic muscle wasting disorder that affects around 1 in 6,500 children.
The evening offered a carefully crafted quiz of one-hit wonders and former prime ministers, amazing prizes and a delicious meal of haddock, chips, mushy peas and bread and butter.
“We were delighted that the event was a sell out and raised £667 for the Ally Cadence Trust,” said Jez Ashberry, Director of Shooting Star PR.
“Thank you to everyone who came along to support this worthwhile cause and to the team at Burton Road Chippy who hosted the evening and put on a fantastic meal for everyone. The quiz was so successful that we are planning to make it an annual event.”
Fifteen teams of four entered the quiz and the winners were Nick Whyatt, Gary Nugent, Maria Karaolides and Karolina Szynalska.
Their prize was a case of 12 bottles of wine donated by Tim Downing of Pygott & Crone.
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Notes to editors:
About Ally Cadence Trust for Spinal Muscular Atrophy:
- The trust was set up in March 2009 by Karl and Emma Humphries in memory of their daughter Ally Cadence. It became a registered charity in December 2009
- Visit http://www.actsma.co.uk/ for more on the charity and www.allycadence.co.uk/ for the full story
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy is a genetic disorder that affects nerve cells so that muscles can't be used and become wasted, or atrophied. The nerve cells become damaged, breaking the link between the brain and the muscles. As a result, the muscles can't be used and waste away. This can lead to problems with breathing as well motor activities such as crawling, walking, feeding and head control.
About Shooting Star PR:
- Shooting Star PR was founded in 2006 by Kate Strawson and Jez Ashberry and became incorporated as a company limited by guarantee in 2007.
- Based inLincoln, Shooting Star PR works for local and national public and private sector clients across a wide range of sectors including education, leisure and tourism, property, retail, finance, manufacturing and construction.
- Charities in previous years have included Lincolnshire Sports Partnership, STRUT in the Community, Lincoln Women’s Aid and Candles.
- Every year Shooting Star PR offers free help, advice and expertise to a charity that would otherwise be unable to afford ongoing PR. Past clients have included KIDS Strut, Lincoln Women’s Aid and cancer charity Candles.
Sarah Howells
Shooting Star PR
01522 528540
sarah@shootingstar-pr.co.uk
www.shootingstar-pr.co.uk
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