Suffolk-based custom motorcycle emporium Krazy Horse has helped to raise £12,000 for charity.
The Bury St Edmunds dealership, plus premier menswear brand Trotter & Deane and the Ravenwood Children’s Charity Trust, held a joint fund-raising evening of adventure for gentlemen based around ‘the need for speed, style and adventure’ – and the evening had the celebrity-endorsement of biking legend and Moto GP commentator Steve Parrish.
The evening was attended by around 100 customers of the three Bury St Edmunds-based businesses.
The event is connected to the Just Giving link www.justgiving.com/ravenwoodchildrenstrust-craigjarvis13 and involved a fund-raising auction which accounted for over £8000 of the funds raised.
The night was organised to raise funds for three specific causes – Prostate Cancer Research, the East Anglian Children’s Hospice (EACH), and the Odanadi Project which helps children in India who have been affected by human trafficking. A follow on motorcycle, car and outdoor charity event is planned for 12 June, 2015, at Ravenwood Hall Hotel.
Paul Beamish from Krazy Horse, said: ‘The event far exceeded our expectations. We were overwhelmed by the generosity of our invited guests, and appreciated the support of everyone who helped us to make this happen.”
Ex-racer and raconteur Parrish, who was born near Cambridge but now lives on the Isle of Man, supported the charity event by being in attendance and sharing stories of his motorcycle and truck racing career. He commented: ‘This was a tremendous evening. It was great to meet with so many like-minded people in the outrageous big boy’s toy shop that is Krazy Horse. So well worth the visit and the money raised was raised in the spirit of true gentlemen. Well done to the guys!’