Hotel du Vin and Malmaison announce support for the Elizabeth Montgomerie Foundation

Colin Montgomerie is today (28 April 2009) visiting Hotel du Vin at One Devonshire Gardens, Glasgow to mark the hotel group’s commitment to helping raise funds for The Elizabeth Montgomerie Foundation, set up by the Scots golfer in memory of his late mother.

The Elizabeth Montgomerie Foundation has been chosen as Hotel du Vin and Malmaison Group’s official charity in Scotland for 2009 and 2010 which hopes to raise £100,000 for the cause.  The leading lifestyle hotel group will be hosting a series of charity events throughout its five Scotland based hotels, organising staff fundraising activities and at key times of the year a discretionary £1 will be added to guests’ bills to go towards the charity.

Robert Cook, CEO, Hotel du Vin and Malmaison, commented: “We are committed to supporting Colin in this ambitious and important project.  Cancer touches so many lives in Scotland and the money raised really will make a difference to cancer patients, their families and carers.  The Elizabeth Montgomerie Foundation will initially be supporting the Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centres and this partnership cements our ties of working with local charities in Scotland.”

Plans for a number of events are already underway with a fundraising dinner, hosted by Colin’s and his wife Gaynor which will take place at Hotel du Vin, Glasgow on Friday 12 June.

Colin Montgomerie commented: “When my mother died of cancer I realised that there was a real need for both practical and emotional support for both patients and their families and I am delighted that I am now able to help other people in this position. We have already experienced the hospitality of the Hotel du Vin when they hosted a magnificent dinner at the launch of the Elizabeth Montgomerie Foundation. I am very grateful to Hotel du Vin and Malmaison Group for their support of the Elizabeth Montgomerie Foundation and we are very much looking forward to working with Robert and his colleagues in the coming year.”

In its first project, The Elizabeth Montgomerie Foundation is raising funds to build a new Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centre in Lanarkshire to provide practical and emotional support to cancer patients, their families and carers.  The centre will be based at Monklands Hospital, Lanarkshire and will be designed by one of the world’s leading architects.

Laura Lee, Chief Executive of, Maggie’s Care Centres, commented: “With some of the highest cancer rates in Europe, there is a real need for a Maggie’s Centre in Lanarkshire. Without the help of Colin, Gaynor and the Elizabeth Montgomerie Foundation and their supporters like the Hotel du Vin and Malmaison Group, the development of the new Centre at Monkland’s Hospital would not be possible.”

Anyone who wishes to make a donation to The Elizabeth Montgomerie Foundation can visit Hotel du Vin or Malmaison in Glasgow, Edinburgh or Aberdeen and make a direct donation at the hotel reception desk.   

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Issued by The BIG Partnership on behalf of Hotel du Vin and Malmaison.

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• Hotel du Vin, 1 Devonshire Gardens, Glasgow
• Hotel du Vin, 11 Bristo Place, Edinburgh
• Malmaison, 49 – 53 Queen’s Road, Aberdeen
• Malmaison, 278 West George St, Glasgow
• Malmaison, 1 Tower Place, Leith Edinburgh

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