McDonald’s restaurants in Preston, Leyland, Chorley, and Lytham raised £2,500 over the festive period to donate to The Foxton.

The restaurant teams carried out fundraising activities including fun days, Christmas- themed activities, festive jumper days, bingo, raffles and festive menu giveaways. 

They also provided a free hot breakfast for over 120 people and some locations served as food collection drop-off points for customers to donate items.

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Nigel Dunnington, owner of 18 McDonald’s restaurants across Lancashire, said: “Christmas is a time for giving back, and we do what we can at McDonald’s to support the local community and our ongoing local partnerships.

“We have already seen some fantastic results since we began working with The Foxton Centre for multiple years, and we look forward to working with them more throughout and continuing our great relationship.”

For over eight years now, McDonald’s has been working with The Foxton Centre to better support young people and unlock opportunity through the McDonald’s programme – Makin’ It.

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The team at Preston Riversway, works with youth workers from the centre. 

Last year local McDonald’s employed a further five employees connected to The Foxton Centre.

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