In 2023 the Association raised an amazing £117,000 for Variety across more than 250 clubs throughout the UK. This will fund a further two Variety Sunshine Coaches, each of which will proudly carry The Bingo Association logo as a celebration of the partnership and testament to the community focus of bingo.
Rob Millington, Head of Newfriars College, a recipient of one of the Sunshine Coaches said, “We cannot express enough our thanks and gratitude to The Bingo Association for sponsoring the bus. This will impact on the lives of so many young people with special educational needs and disabilities and will give our students access to the community and places which they normally would not get the opportunity to explore. At Newfriars College, we are continuously promoting ‘Preparation for Adulthood’ and the sponsorship from The Bingo Association will enable young people to develop their confidence, independence, social and communication skills. The bus will enable once-in-a-lifetime experiences including residential trips and holidays and help create many special memories. Everyone at Newfriars would like to say a huge thank you to the Bingo association and Variety for helping to improve lives every day!”
Sunshine Coaches enable schools to take children on educational and recreational days out, allowing them to explore places they would otherwise never visit. Variety, the Children’s Charity provides practical help that makes an immediate difference to disabled and disadvantaged children and young people. This year marks the charity’s 75th anniversary and they are both grateful and excited that The Bingo Association and its wonderful members are going to be part of that, as they go ‘all out’ to reach a magical fundraising total of £2,000,000!
