Tag Archives: Charity
UK – Clarion continues to drive fundraising for CHIPS at charity golf
Clarion Gaming has continued its support of CHIPS, the gaming industry charity that supplies powered wheelchairs to children with severe mobility issues, by entering two teams into the recent CHIPS Charity Golf Tournament, an event which raised a total of £40,000. Clarion launched its association with CHIPS at ICE London 2018 when it presented a…
UK – NRM name CHIPS Champion
NRM has underlined its commitment to charity partner, CHIPS by nominating finance director, Kelly Roberts, to become the organisation’s ‘CHIPS Champion’. Kelly Roberts’ remit is to help create and co-ordinate a range of money generating initiatives to fund the purchase of a powered wheelchair and in the process help change the life of a local…
UK – CHIPS has a ball for its 500th presentation with Strictly’s Anton Du Beke
The UK gaming industry took centre stage recently as CHIPS presented the 500th powered wheelchair thanks to donations made by a wide range of organisations from across the sector including Beacon Bingo, Cashino, Clarion Gaming, NRM and The Rank Group. In a presentation at London’s Reform Club, Strictly Come Dancing star Anton du Beke took…
UK – The Rank Group reaches £2m charity milestone
Team members from The Rank Group Plc, which owns Mecca Bingo and Grosvenor Casinos, are celebrating today after reaching an incredible fundraising milestone of £2,000,000 for deserving charity Carers Trust. The partnership between Carers Trust and The Rank Group Plc first began in February 2014. Since then, employees nationwide have worked hard to raise as…
UK – Clarion Gaming launch CHIPS charity partnership at ICE London
Clarion Gaming Managing Director, Kate Chambers, utilised the opening day of ICE London, the world’s most influential gaming expo, to launch a new partnership with CHIPS, the gaming industry charity that has raised more than £2m to provide bespoke wheelchairs for children with profound mobility issues. Five year-old Harley Hickling-Allen was the first beneficiary of…
UK – NRM Group adopt CHIPS as charity partner
NRM and sister company Connected Entertainment will be part of the gaming industry’s drive to fund the purchase of powered wheelchairs for children with severe mobility issues. Chairman Paul Whitbread and Managing Director, Andrew Ludlow have confirmed that NRM has adopted the CHIPS charity with the team putting its creativity and collective effort behind the…
UK – Bacta Bikers raise hopes for Rays of Sunshine
Specialist gaming control design and manufacturer Heber has supported the super-heroic efforts of the bacta Bikers in raising funds for the Rays of Sunshine UK charity. The bacta bikers formed in 1991 are a group of motorcyclists working within the UK Amusement and Gaming industry who regularly undertake various challenging and elaborate journeys to raise…
UK – Clarion raising funds for CHIPS Charity
Clarion Gaming Managing Director, Kate Chambers, has heralded the ‘phenomenal work’ undertaken by the casino and gaming sectors in raising over £1.75m for CHIPS, the industry charity which provides specialised wheelchairs for children and young people with severe mobility problems. Speaking following the 16th annual CHIPS Charity Golf Championship, which featured two Clarion Gaming teams,…
UK – CHIPS on course to make 500th wheelchair presentation following record donation
CHIPS, the UK gaming industry charity which provides specialised wheelchairs for children and young people with severe mobility problems, received the largest single donation in its 16-year history, when co-founder Linda Lindsay was presented with a cheque for £170,000 by Praesepe Chief Executive, Nick Harding. The presentation by the bingo and adult gaming centre operator,…
