# Greene King raises £5 million for Macmillan

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/02/13/greene-king-raises-5m-for-macmillan/
- Published: 2019-02-13T09:37:00+00:00
- Author: Melanie May

**Greene King has raised £5 million for its charity partner, Macmillan Cancer Support
in the last six years, with £1 million raised in the last seven months alone.**

The money [Greene King](https://www.greeneking.co.uk/) has raised will help [Macmillan](https://www.macmillan.org.uk/)
to fund a variety of cancer-care professionals, including nurses, dietitians and
physiotherapists.

Greene King team members have raised funds in a variety of ways including running
marathons, baking cakes, climbing mountains, and through ‘Macmillan May’ – Greene
King’s intensive month of fundraising, which generated £370,409 in 2018. Customers
at Greene King pubs and restaurants have also contributed by purchasing specially
marked charity desserts, with a donation from sales going directly to Macmillan.

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Greene King also launched a new fundraising initiative for Macmillan in February.
It is partnering with the [Pennies](https://pennies.org.uk/), and will invite Greene
King customers to make a 25 pence donation to charity when they spend over £15 and
pay on a card machine via Chip & Pin. With over 1,700 pubs nationwide, it predicts
raising £1 million extra for Macmillan over a year through Pennies. 

Rooney Anand, Chief Executive at Greene King said:

> “We are proud of how our team members have worked tirelessly with real passion
> and enthusiasm to raise much needed funds to support people with cancer. And with
> our Pennies scheme about to launch across all of our pubs, this will further increase
> the donations we generate for this important cause.”

Macmillan Cancer Support and Greene King have been working together since 2012. 
Having originally set out to raise £1 million over three years, Greene King exceeded
that target a year early and the partnership has continued to thrive and spread 
across all areas of the business.

Lynda Thomas, Chief Executive at Macmillan Cancer Support, said:

> “A huge thank you to all of Greene King’s staff and customers for their amazing
> support. Without the continued generosity of the public and partners like Greene
> King, we simply wouldn’t be able to provide vital support to those people who 
> desperately need it.”
>  * **[Greene King beats its £1 million target for Macmillan Cancer Support](https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/09/04/greene-king-beats-1m-target-macmillan-cancer-support/)(
>    4 September 2014)**