ABP MAKES £75,000 DONATION TO MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE ASSOCIATION
The UK’s largest ports group has donated £75,000 to the Motor Neurone Disease Association.
Associated British Ports (ABP) raised the cash through its Pedal the Ports fundraiser. The event saw ABP employees circumnavigate Britain on tandem bicycles, calling at all 21 ports owned and operated by the company, starting and finishing in the Port of Grimsby.
The relay was inspired by Nick Palmer, former Port Director of Grimsby & Immingham, who is suffering from MND.
The money raised was handed over at a presentation at the Port of Grimsby and will help the Motor Neurone Disease Association continue to support sufferers of MND and those who care for them.
ABP has already donated £125,000 to the Sheffield Institute Foundation for Motor Neurone Disease, which was also raised through Pedal the Ports.
John Fitzgerald, ABP Port Director, Grimsby & Immingham, organised the event. He said: When we started planning Pedal the Ports, we wanted to bring employees together from all our ports, whilst raising money for MND charities and paying tribute to Nick Palmer. I’m delighted to say that what we achieved far outstripped all our expectations."
Denise Davies, Head of Community Fundraising, Motor Neurone Disease Association, said: "Being diagnosed with MND can be devastating, not just for the individual but for their family as well. ABP pulled out all the stops and raised a massive sum of money to help support those affected by this disease. I would like to thank ABP for all their hard work. The money raised by ABP will go towards providing care and support for people with MND, including purchasing valuable pieces of equipment to improve their quality of life as much as possible. Some of this money has gone directly to local MND Branches which are run entirely by volunteers and provide support to people living locally with the disease."
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