Harbour Lodges contributes £33,000 to Room to Reward

UK: Luxurious assortment Harbour Lodges has donated greater than £33,000 all year long to help hospitality-based charity Room to Reward.

In 2024, greater than 500 Room to Reward breaks have been organized, 20 of which Harbour Lodges supported. Volunteers from Barnardos, Younger Lives vs Most cancers, MyTime Younger Carers and extra, have obtained gifted stays throughout the Harbour portfolio.

As well as, the group hosted three fundraising occasions. The Sail to Reward Regatta in June at Harbour Lodge Southampton raised greater than £25,000, whereas the Nice Hampshire Menu on the similar resort in November generated greater than £24,000. In between, Harbour Lodge Christchurch hosted the annual Room to Reward Golf Day, elevating greater than £14,000.

Additional fundraising efforts throughout the group noticed greater than £8,500 generated by dish donations – 50p from each portion of fish and chips offered throughout the summer season – with extra donations generated by Spa Open Days and raffles.

Mike Warren, managing director of Harbour Lodges, and who joined the Room to Reward board of trustees this 12 months, stated: “We’re delighted to help Room to Reward. The donated breaks are such a easy factor for hoteliers to do and an effective way for our business to utilise wasted property in a significant method. It’s a implausible charity to be a part of and we look ahead to persevering with to work intently collectively.”

Adam Terpening, director of Room to Reward, stated: “The truth is that with out the fantastic help of Harbour Lodges, Room to Reward would merely not exist. They have been the group that began our journey and, 12 months after 12 months, make the remainder of what we do doable. We’re immensely grateful to Mike Warren and the implausible resort and head workplace groups.”

Room to Reward works with motels, vacation parks and different lodging suppliers, which donate anticipated unsold rooms throughout instances of quiet occupancy. Charities, group teams, grassroots sports activities golf equipment and different organisations that depend on volunteers will nominate ‘Hidden Heroes’ for Room to Reward to present a break.

Since its launch in 2015 practically 1000 motels have joined the scheme, donating in extra of £1 million price of breaks to help 3000 Hidden Heroes.