Window and door fastener specialist Rapierstar helped golfers prepare for GM Fundraising’s golfing challenge by hosting a practice day last month (August), at Astbury Golf Club, south Cheshire. Following the success of a previous similar event back in 2018, the Rapierstar team wanted to make a special contribution to GM Fundraising’s efforts during this Covid-affected year by arranging a day for GMF Cup competitors to get together and reach their A game in time for the forthcoming event in Portugal.
Competitors for the postponed 2020 GMF Cup include representatives from some of the UK door and window industry’s best-known companies. The Ryder Cup-style challenge, which takes place at the world-class international Golf resort of Quinta do Lago, Portugal, from 14 to 16 September, is part of GM Fundraising’s ongoing programme to raise funds for Hope House Children’s Hospices.
In August, prior to the warm up competition, the golfers gathered at Rapierstar’s new learning and development conference centre, a new building at its Star Business Park head office, near Macclesfield. The visit gave players a sneak preview of the facility ahead of its formal opening next year.
Gary Morton, GM Fundraising’s chair, said: “On behalf of everyone who took part in the Astbury practice event, I’d like to share our great appreciation for everything that ‘Team Rapierstar’ did for us. I doubt you could have done any more to have made it better – including organising the weather! Rapierstar is a lovely business, which fully reflects the individuals who have worked so hard to make the business the success it is today. For anyone who hasn’t been lucky enough to visit Rapierstar to this point, they will certainly look at them in a different light after doing so; such is the scale and quality of their superb new conference facilities, innovation centre showroom and extensive 100,000ft² modern warehouse operation.”
The practice day was an important part of the preparations ahead for what is set to be good-natured but fiercely competitive fundraising event, according to David Furness, managing director of Rapierstar, who organised the practice day at his local golf club.
David said: “GM Fundraising has done a tremendous job of raising money at a time when charities need our support more than ever, so we are delighted to support them by taking part in the GMF Cup. As with previous years, however, we will certainly all be giving the challenge our best shot, so getting together as we did at Astbury was the ideal preparation. Thank you to everyone who was able to participate.”
The mission of Hope House Children’s Hospices is to ensure that no one should face the death of a child alone. It costs £6.5m every year to run its services, 86% of which is spent on care. Over 95% of Hope House’s annual costs are met through charitable donations. GM Fundraising is its largest single donor. Since it was established in 1995, GM Fundraising has raised over £2m for Hope House Children’s Hospices. To support GM Fundraising and the work of Hope House Children Hospices, visit this Justgiving page.
