Having taken over as President of GroceryAid in January, Booker boss Charles Wilson attended his first official engagement on Tuesday 11 February in Scotland.
Joining Peter Steel and Jim Harper, co-chairs of the industry charity’s Scotland branch, he hosted an invitation-only dinner at The Corinthian Club in Glasgow for over 20 Scottish industry figures including SLR’s Publishing Director Antony Begley – a Groceryaid Scotland committee member.
Many of those attending were completely unaware of the charity’s services and – following an overview by GroceryAid’s Fundraising Director Jane Hill – there was much discussion as to how to spread the word further within the Scottish industry.
Peter Steel, co-chair of GroceryAid’s Scotland Branch, commented: “Too many colleagues working in the trade in Scotland – across manufacturing, distribution, wholesale and retail (multiple, co-op and independent) don’t know about the wide range of support they can access through GroceryAid. This evening allowed us to engage leaders in the Scottish trade in helping to spread the word.”
Commenting on the night, Charles Wilson said, “GroceryAid is supporting thousands of people from across our trade. The team in Scotland are doing a fantastic job and the evening helped build awareness and provided great support for GroceryAid.”
To find out more about the work of GroceryAid in Scotland please get in touch at news@groceryaid.org.uk.
