British Heart Foundation’s Big Thank You To Holiday Inn And Spirit Health Club

Published on: 17 Feb, 2016
Updated on: 18 Feb, 2016

Guildford’s Holiday Inn and its Spirit health club have been thanked for its generous fundraising efforts for the British Heart Foundation (BHF).

Members of the Guildford and Godalming fundraising branch of the BHF presented the hotel and health club with a certificate marking its latest fundraising efforts that total £2,527.24.

Celebrating the presentation to Guildford’s Holiday Inn and Spirit health club of a certificate from the BHF for its latest fundrasing. Hayley Bollons is in the centre (left), Dr Chua is far left, with members of the local fundraising branch of the BHF, and hotel and health club staff, plus the Mayor of Guildford, Nikki Nelson-Smith.

At the presentation held on Tuesday, February 16, local branch chairman Shirley West said: “This is a very special thank you to hotel manager Louisa Green and all her staff. We have been so lucky over the past five years for your support helping to raise funds and for allowing us to use your hotel for our events and for all the tea and coffee!

“I thank Hayley Bollons who has done so much for us along with members of the health club, particularly in the money they have raised over the past year.”

Shirley presented Haley with the certificate.

Heart specialist consultant Dr Chua was also present and he said: “Thank you to all at the Holiday Inn. What you have done is not a one-off, you have been helping [the BHF] for several years. The BHF is phenomenal in its work. All the support we get is very much needed.”

The Mayor of Guildford, Nikki Nelson-Smith said of the local BHF branch: “You bring in the money wherever you go, and thanks also to the Holiday Inn and Spirit.”

Clare Cassidy, BHF’s head of community fundraising team for the South East, travelled down from Worcestershire to attend the event and to meet members of the Guildford and Godalming branch.

She said: “Your reputation goes far and wide! In total throughout the UK £80 million was raised last year for heart research. We are biggest fundraiser.”

Shirley West also said that the work of the BHF means that the work of heart replacements is “pushing ahead”. She added that means people are able to live longer and can have better lives.

The fundraising partnership will continue. Hayley Bollons will be raising more funds soon for the BHF when she takes part in a ‘wing walk’ on an aircraft.

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