Zen Mug auction raises £310 for MS Society

Tom Defty, Debbie Gresty of Zen Internet & MS Society Representatives

Zen Internet's third annual charity Zen mug auction raised £310 for the MS Society, more than triple last year’s result.

The winning bid of £310 was placed by Tom Defty, a Zen Internet customer and Director of Essex based weather consultancy Meteocare Limited. Mr Defty took away six limited edition black Zen mugs, a mug tree, two limited edition black Zen pens and lunch at the Zen Bistro.

Mr Defty said: "As a customer of Zen, it is great that we have been able to work together to raise funds for this much deserving charity whilst smashing all previous records. It was great to pick up my prize as well as having lunch at the Zen Bistro.”

Iain Johnstone, Sales and Partner Programme Manager, Zen Internet, commented: “We are delighted with the amount raised in this year’s auction. The money will be making a real difference to a very deserving cause.”

The Zen Charity mug auction started in 2004 when a single mug raised over £60. Then in 2005 the auction was for two mugs, pens and Zen lanyards. The eventual winner, Alastair Kimbell of Picard Solutions, bid £97 to win the auction but rounded it up to £100 to meet Zen’s goal to get into three figures.