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Press Release - 28 January 2008

Grand Prix Mechanics Trust Aid For BEN

GP Mechanics’ Trust aid for BEN means continued support for the needy

An application made by BEN, the Automotive Industry Charity, to the Grand Prix Mechanics Charitable Trust, has been successful. The Trust has approved a grant of £25,000 to BEN to support the Charity following a particularly difficult financial year.

On receiving this gift, BEN’s Director of Fundraising and Communications, Charles Davies, made the following statement, “This is a huge contribution towards the work of our Fund for which we all send our sincere thanks. I know how much this will mean to BEN’s Board of Trustees and how much it will help BEN to continue supporting those dependent on our care and support over the next twelve months.”

Chairman and Founder of the Trust, Sir Jackie Stewart, said “Our Trustees recognise the unique support that BEN provides, as well as the financial challenges that can arise. We have provided support for BEN on several occasions and are delighted to do so again. We have seen so much of BEN’s work both in its residential centres and in the community and the good that it does lots of people in the automotive industry, including former Grand Prix Mechanics. The cost of supporting beneficiaries continues to rise and makes the job of fundraising harder and harder each year. If this gift makes a difference to a large number of individuals then we have succeeded in doing our job which is to help in times of need.”

Further information & Picture:
Lorna Russell, Media Relations Officer, BEN
T: 01344 294765 M: 07920 138187 Fax 01344 622042
lorna.russell@ben.org.uk

Editors’ Notes
BEN is the Automotive Industry Charity, the only occupational charity for those who work or have worked in the automotive and related industries. Founded in 1905, the Charity provides practical help, support, advice and friendship to more than 15,000 men and women and their families every year. In addition BEN provides a home to over 350 individuals who reside in one of its four residential centres in the UK and offers day care facilities at its centre in Coventry.
Website: www.ben.org.uk

The Grand Prix Mechanics Charitable Trust, founded 20 years ago by Sir Jackie Stewart OBE, exists to provide support to former and current GP mechanics and their families in times of need. For further information contact Ann Wood, Administrator, Grand Prix Mechanics Charitable Trust, 01896 820263
Website: www.gpmechanicstrust.com