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WH Putnam Funeral Directors has helped raise £6,500 for the North London branch of the Motor Neurone Disease Association (MNDA) in honour of a current colleague by hosting a sport-themed auction and raffle.
The funeral director, which has branches in Harrow and Edgware, made sure the going was good for guests to place their bets at a special charity race in honour of Jerry Bentley, the diary manager, who is battling motor neurone disease.
Lee Dimmock, senior funeral director at WH Putnam who organised the night, said: “The amount we raised and the support we had was absolutely amazing. What is even better, is that the money is going to the local branch of the association meaning it is helping Jerry directly and other people in his position who live nearby.
“All charity work is, of course, very worthy but when you can see the difference it will make it mean so much. We’ve already been told about some special equipment which has been bought to help people use iPads.”
He added: “Race nights are great because it gets people to donate throughout the evening and have fun while they are doing it. Hopefully we can organise something similar next year, too.”
Loraine Charter, area manager for East London and WH Putnam at Funeral Partners, added: “I have worked with Jerry for many years and it was great for him and his wife Lisa to support the event, too.”
