Telford charity set for the new official MONOPOLY: Telford & Wrekin Edition
A local charity is the first organisation to be announced as featuring on the new official Monopoly board for Telford and Wrekin. Stay, a charity that helps vulnerable and homeless people, will be on its very own Community Chest space in the game.
Winning Moves UK, the company producing the game, said they are “delighted” to announce the charity will be on the board. The company’s UK Custom Games Partnership Manager, Ben Ladd Gibbon, said, “A huge congratulations to Stay.”
Stay has been helping people in the borough for over 30 years and has provided support to thousands of people.
In all, more than 30 local landmarks and favourites will feature in the game, replacing the likes of ‘Mayfair’ and ‘Park Lane’. The public was invited to suggest landmarks for the board, with popular suggestions including Ironbridge and Telford Theatre. The board is being themed in sets around heritage, shopping, sport, tourism, entertainment, leisure and education.
Stay’s CEO Naomi Pay said, “We are thrilled to be featuring on the new Monopoly: Telford and Wrekin Edition game. It’s a fantastic opportunity for us to raise awareness of homelessness and Stay.”
She added that last year Stay helped 149 people who were rough sleeping and provided 144 people with a secure place to call home.
