HIT SCOTLAND and Crerar Resorts have arrange a fundraising problem which has raised a formidable £17,000 for the hospitality trade following a gruelling 450 mile cycle round Scotland.
Crerar Resorts Chief Govt Officer and HIT Trustee, Chris Wayne-Wills and David Cochrane, Chief Govt of Hospitality Business Belief (HIT) Scotland partnered as much as create the ‘HIT the Crerar450 Problem’ – a fundraising problem based mostly across the Scottish lodge group’s Crerar450 highway journey.
While Chris cycled greater than 450 miles in lower than every week alongside Glenn Woodage, Assistant Director of F&B at Virgin Resorts, Edinburgh and member of HIT Future Group, David and different hospitality advocates joined the CEO on a number of legs of the problem while groups additionally took half nearly, biking, strolling or working the miles.
In whole, Chris, Glenn and the digital individuals clocked up a formidable 2,825 miles over the course of the problem.
HIT the Crerar450 Problem commenced on 17th September ranging from Balmoral Arms in Ballater earlier than they cycled to Thainstone Home Lodge in Inverurie, Golf View Lodge in Nairn, The Glencoe Inn, Oban Bay Lodge, the Isle of Mull Lodge, Loch Fyne Lodge in Inveraray, and sister lodge Dunkeld Home Lodge in Perthshire, earlier than returning to Ballater.
The HIT the Crerar450 problem raised a whopping £17,000, smashing the unique goal of £5,000, all of which can go in the direction of offering empowering inspirational improvement to these finding out or working within the hospitality trade in Scotland.
Chris Wayne-Wills, CEO of Crerar Resorts, mentioned: “Biking the Crerar450 was the expertise of a lifetime, to say the least.
“I’m a eager bicycle owner, however this actually pushed me to my restrict, tackling virtually each season Scotland needed to throw at us alongside the way in which.
“Nonetheless, I had the great assist of HIT Scotland, my Crerar Resorts household and plenty of companions and hospitality professionals.
“I’m extremely pleased with everybody who took half within the problem, we’ve raised a implausible quantity for the hospitality trade, these funds are extremely worthwhile, particularly at a time like this.”
David Cochrane, CEO of HIT Scotland, mentioned: “This problem was extremely demanding, however the sheer quantity of assist we acquired has made it value it.
“It simply exhibits how great this trade is, that we are able to all come collectively to assist an awesome trigger.
“The £17,000 we’ve raised will assist fund HIT’s inspirational scholarship programme, and I need to personally thank everybody who took half and donated, even those that cheered us on – it helped everybody clock in these miles.”
The problem was impressed by the Scottish lodge group’s Crerar450 scenic highway journey – a route which takes in 450 miles between all seven, four-and five-star Crerar Resorts properties.
The standard Crerar450 route that has proved hottest is Inveraray > Oban > Isle of Mull > Glencoe > Nairn > Inverurie > Ballater > again to Inveraray, although friends are free to decide on their very own route.
For extra data on the Crerar450, please go to: https://www.crerarhotels.com/hotel-offers/crerar450/ or to donate go to https://justgiving.com/marketing campaign/crerar450.
