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China’s Ding beat John Higgins 10-8 in the final of snooker’s second-biggest ranking event on Sunday night, and part of his prize was 69 kilos worth of Britain’s favourite pie brand.
Ding said: “I’ve lived in Sheffield for the past few years and I love the city. The least I can do is try to help some of those less fortunate than me at Christmas by donating these pies – hopefully there are enough to stop people going hungry.”
A spokesman for HARC said: “This is a fantastic gesture and we’re so grateful for the generosity of Ding and Pukka Pies. The donation is a great help to us in feeding those who come to us because they have nowhere else to go, as we are the only Sheffield organisation which is open to help the homeless over Christmas and New Year.”
Pukka Pies’ Marketing and Business Development Controller, Peter Mayes, said; “Ding was a very worthy winner of the Pukka Pies UK Championship and we are delighted with his wish to help the HARC at Christmas.
“We hope the delivery of pies will bring some early Christmas cheer to the homeless in Sheffield.”
Pukka Pies is a privately owned family business, founded in 1963. It employs 270 people and produces over 50 million pies and pasties per year at the most modern pie production facility in Europe, with a total emphasis on quality and hygiene.
Pukka Pies enjoy a diverse range of sporting partnerships encompassing football, hockey and motorsport.
Pukka Pies are the sponsors of the official England Football Supporters Band and club sponsors of England’s most successful ladies hockey team, Leicester Ladies. |
