Melksham Motor Spares raises £7,500 for charities at 50th Anniversary Trade Show

Automotive parts distributor, Melksham Motor Spares, has raised £7,500 for good causes, thanks to a charity raffle held at their 50th Anniversary Trade Show on June 14th.

The raffle raised a huge £5,800, with the grand total boosted to £7,500 by a £1,700 donation from the Wiltshire-based distributor.

There are 15 charities set to benefit from the funds raised, including among others Ben Automotive Charity, Cancer Research UK, Alzheimer’s Society, British Heart Foundation, Great Ormond Street Hospital and Diabetes UK as well as several local charities. The charities were nominated by staff, each receiving £500.

Alison Cook, financial director said, “We cannot thank our brilliant customers enough for their amazing support of the raffle. We were overwhelmed by their generosity and thrilled to have raised such a fantastic amount for so many worthy causes.”

The factor, celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, is continuing its fundraising efforts throughout 2018, raising money for Cancer Research UK, most recently raising £900 from a charity cycle ride around Castle Combe Race Circuit involving staff and their families and friends, bringing the total raised for CRUK so far this year to over £3,500.