This year we decided to support the MacMillan Nurses charity drive against cancer – a condition that affects the vast majority of us be it directly or indirectly. On several dates we joined people organising their own local coffee mornings to further the cause. It was our greatest pleasure to do what we could to help by supplying coffee machines, Kenco coffee, PG Tips tea and of course...Suchard chocolate! Here are a few examples of the good work we were kindly asked to help with........
The Grass Roots Projectlink- Teddington
How much raised? £536.86 with the help of their colleagues in Tring (Herts). A fantastic result which we hope to replicate next year!
Hatfield Town Council – Hatfield
Guess what? The Mayor and Mayoress came to support. The fundraiser coincided with the grand opening of Hatfield's Town Hub community information centre. This event was well supported by the local community along with ASDA & Simmons bakery donating cakes (as well as Roger Reid's wife!).
Total raised was £79.05
The Green Man pub – Hemel Hempstead
Gloria Odell decided to do something different and organised a Mad Hatters tea party! Again we supplied the tea (and coffee). The theme was truly exceptional with a good turn out of people dressing up to promote the cause! Even the local press came by to photograph the event! As well as refreshments, coffee/tea/cup cakesetc, there was a raffle with the top prizea round of pro golf for 4 and lots of interesting items to purchase like silk scarves, books and jewellery – all priced at an incredibly charitable price of between £1 and 2.00! They were also kind enough to offer me a few cup cakes on the house – I declined on the day but regret it now...it's always when you think about things after the event....
Over £600.00 was raised on the day and the Green Man pub who kindly loaned us their facility room continued to sell the glorious cup cakes by the plate!
Total raised £670.00
Park Veterinary Practice – Watford
I love animals having had pets all my childhood (I'm a Texan – but like cats – my bad). It will therefore, come as no surprise that I wanted to help out Park Vets in Watford when they asked. Again we provided the machine, tea and coffee and they did the rest. Tea or coffee with a cake was sold at a very charitable price of £1.50 plus a raffle prize, first prize being a food hamper.
Being a veterinary practice they kept with the theme and also held a caption competition (20p to enter) where a photo of a small turtle was climbing up a larger turtle – or tortoise.
Top prize? A tortoise, or small turtle. I joke! Top prize was a bottle of bubbly/choccys and a teddy bear! The winning caption? – "Running on Shell"..hehe...........
How much raised? £816.74
I'd like to take this opportunity to thank everyone involved for their kind invitation to Kenco Local Business Service to help on the big day. We hope and plan to be back next year to continue to support the various fundraising endeavours planned – we are most certainly looking forward to it!
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