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Woodlodge Products Donation to Greenfingers Charity The recent Garden Centre Association (GCA) conference was not only an informative and educational event, but it also featured a lot of fundraising for the garden retail sector’s adopted charities, including Greenfingers. In fact, delegates dug so deep into their pockets, wallets and purses that it has been confirmed that over £25,0000 was raised for Greenfingers during the event! Sunday saw the conference dedicate its time to fundraising, with Greenfingers one of three charity beneficiaries. Through a range of activities including a quiz and prize donations, £1,000 was raised for the children’s hospice garden charity and opened the fundraising pot. Greatly adding to this was Evergreen Garden Care, which auctioned off its last ever bag of peat-based Miracle-Gro compost, along with 12 pallets of peat-free compost, raising £8,000 in the process thanks to the highest bidders, Stewarts Garden Centre. A late-night bonus fundraising opportunity also presented itself when Woodlodge’s Ian Flounders raised over £7.500 by shaving off his ‘Santa’ beard.