Between March 4 and 8 PubAid and Prostate Cancer UK are calling on the pub industry to host a quiz and raise money for charity, with almost 2,000 pubs already signed-up to do so.
All pubs will be sent a quiz pack when they sign up at no cost to them, with everything needed to host a successful event. Each pub is to choose a charity of choice to support, and those unsure are encouraged to partner with sponsors, Prostate Cancer UK.
The initiative has gathered support from across the industry including from the BII and CAMRA who have been actively encouraging members to join in.
Co-founder of PubAid, Des O’Flanagan, said: “The quiz is a great way of recognising the fabulous work that UK pubs do for charity in raising over £100m a year. We’re delighted to be partnering with Prostate Cancer UK who have recognised that great British pubs are places to get their message heard and been enthusiastic supporters of the role the pub plays in the fabric of our communities.”
This is the third year that PubAid, the group dedicated to highlighting the great work UK pubs do for charity, have run the event and this year promises to be the biggest yet having enjoyed great support from large to small pub companies, as well as hundreds of individual operators. James Beeby, Director of Fundraising, at Prostate Cancer UK, said: “We are thrilled to partner with PubAid for the second year and have already seen over a thousand pubs signed up to raise money for Prostate Cancer UK. Our number of ‘pop up’ pubs known as the Men United Arms is growing rapidly so it made sense to link up with PubAid again to reach even more publicans and consumers with a message about prostate cancer, and to raise money to fight the disease – which kills one man every 45 minutes in the UK.”
