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The Enchanted Forest Charities Net Four Figure Sums
The Enchanted Forest, Perthshire’s multi-award
winning sound and light show, has presented three charities each with a four
figure sum following their successful charity evening opening night this year.
PKAVS
(Perth & Kinross Association of Voluntary Services), Scottish Autism and
CHAS were all selected to benefit from this year’s show through ticket sales
for the event’s opening night. This week they each received a cheque for £2500,
bringing the total of charitable donations to a generous £7500.
Graham
Brown, chairman of The Enchanted Forest Community Trust that runs The Enchanted
Forest, commented:
“This
was a tremendous year for Highland Perthshire and The Enchanted Forest and we
are deeply encouraged by the continued support of our visitors. As a charitable
trust it is particularly gratifying that we are in a strong position to give
back to the local community and that three charities will directly benefit as a
result. It is marvellous to be able to assist PKAVS, Scottish Autism and CHAS
in their important fundraising efforts and we hope that they will benefit
greatly from the funds raised.”
Claire
Macdonald, Marketing & Fundraising Assistant at PKAVS commented:
“We
were delighted to be part of the Enchanted Forest experience this year and
loved having the opportunity to take service users from our Carers, Mental
Health & Wellbeing and Minority Communities hubs along. We are overwhelmed
by the tremendous amount raised and will use these funds to continue our work,
enhancing the lives of local people right here in Perth & Kinross.”
Karen
Wilson, Fundraising Manager for Scottish Autism commented:
“We
were delighted to be selected as one of the charities to benefit from this
event for a second year running. Not only is it a fantastic opportunity to raise
the profile of our services which support people with autism and their families
throughout Scotland, but many of our service users attended the event and very
much enjoyed the show.”
Alison
Rennie, CHAS Fundraiser commented:
“We’re
delighted that CHAS is a recipient of the funds generated by The Enchanted
Forest’s charity evening and they will help us to continue to provide vital
support to babies, children and young people with life-shortening conditions.”
The Enchanted Forest released its visitor numbers
for its 2015 show last month confirming it attracted just over 62,000 visitors
to the Highland Perthshire area over a 32 night run. The Enchanted Forest has
now broken all previous box office records and it is predicted that the event’s
impact on the local tourism economy is now expected to be in the region of £2.75million
per annum with over 50% of all visitors to the event choosing to stay overnight
in the area on their visit and 90% citing the event as their main reason for
visiting the area this Autumn.
The 2015 show FLUX was designed by a creative team led by Derek Allan including Scottish lighting designers Kate Bonney and Simon Hayes, and specially
composed and recorded music, and sound effects by RJ McConnell and Jon Beales. Together they created a dazzling and engaging
show which celebrates the stunning woodland setting of the event.
More
information on The Enchanted Forest is available on www.enchantedforest.org.uk