Gala Bingo are already on a huge charity drive at the moment for their choosen charity Sue Ryder Care and they have just teamed up with them and Southern Electric to go on a big Green Environmental Initiative which is aimed at helping consumers save energy, money and CO2 emissions. A road show is currently sweeping the UK bingo sites and a lorry with a big Gala Bingo sign, a huge energy saving light bulb and the caption “Save Energy, Save Money” recently drove past the Houses of Parliament in London and it may be coming to a town near you soon.
This latest energy saving campaign was the brain child of the “Complete Media Company” and it will see both Gala Bingo clubs and Sue Ryder care shops throughout the UK give away more than 3 million energy saving light bulbs to play live bingo games. It has been estimated that if all these light bulbs are fitted in people’s homes that it could save a massive £11 million pounds collectively of their energy bills, which in return would also save 39,200 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year, now that is certainly food for thought.
Southern Electric energy efficiency manager Steven Millward, said, "Even though people may think it's almost too small to make an impact, it is an important step in the right direction; and if everyone who collects a free pack of bulbs installs them, the resulting total impact will certainly be significant."
The energy saving road show that has a 16ft replica energy saving light bulb on the back of one of their lorries and a Gala Bingo Placard saying “Switch me on”, is due to hit Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Sheffield, Nottingham, Bristol, Brighton, Newcastle and their surrounding areas over the coming weeks. Going environmentally green, certainly seems to be the order of the day at Gala Bingo and the Gala Coral group, as well as helping to raise funds for the Sue Ryder Care charity as they go. All publicity is good publicity where both these initiatives are concerned and Gala Bingo are definitely helping to provide the platform to get both these drives out in the public eye.
Colin Morgan, who is the Head of corporate social responsibility at Gala Bingo, added, "Gala Coral has a corporate social responsibility programme in place and this fits perfectly with our core values and beliefs."
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Written by Hollie
Monday, 10 November 2008
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