Margaret Newell Fund-Raising Day 2008
The yard fills up with so many of our friends and supporters.
John, Chris and Peter get the barbecue under way in Maggie's stable.
Face Painting by Ali - one of our disabled drivers gets a fancy new face!
Cakes, books, tombola, and raffle all very popular in the cart shed.We owe an enormous debt of gratitude to all our loyal supporters who turned out, many with their carers to attend our annual fund-raising day in memory of Margaret Newell who died last year.
This year it was decided to organise a simple barbecue with a few stalls and a raffle with the emphasis on a friendly get-together with a bit of fun and, from the people I saw and spoke to, everyone enjoyed the day. Margaret's great granddaughter came up from Cornwall with her grandmother(Margaret's daughter) and drew the first raffle ticket. A lot of our guests went home with a prize from either the raffle or the tombola which was lovely.
A quick count up of the day's takings added up to £548.35 which is just staggering, and we offer our heartfelt thanks to the enormous generosity of all those who contributed to this wonderful day. After Saturday's soggy weather the day turned out to be a real bonus, remaining warm with a lot of sunshine and spirits were high.
The cost of keeping 4 horses and maintaining all their equipment is rising each year and none more so than this year as I'm sure everyone is experiencing in their own lives; so we find the need to raise funds becomes more pressing. The hay bill alone for this year is £1,000 so we'll be looking for more ways to raise money before the year is out.
If anyone reading this blog would like to become a "Friend" of East Holton Driving Centre and give a regular donation, however small, by Banker's Standing Order, a form can be downloaded for you to print off by clicking HERE.
Simply fill it in and send it to the address at the bottom of the form.
This year it was decided to organise a simple barbecue with a few stalls and a raffle with the emphasis on a friendly get-together with a bit of fun and, from the people I saw and spoke to, everyone enjoyed the day. Margaret's great granddaughter came up from Cornwall with her grandmother(Margaret's daughter) and drew the first raffle ticket. A lot of our guests went home with a prize from either the raffle or the tombola which was lovely.
A quick count up of the day's takings added up to £548.35 which is just staggering, and we offer our heartfelt thanks to the enormous generosity of all those who contributed to this wonderful day. After Saturday's soggy weather the day turned out to be a real bonus, remaining warm with a lot of sunshine and spirits were high.
The cost of keeping 4 horses and maintaining all their equipment is rising each year and none more so than this year as I'm sure everyone is experiencing in their own lives; so we find the need to raise funds becomes more pressing. The hay bill alone for this year is £1,000 so we'll be looking for more ways to raise money before the year is out.
If anyone reading this blog would like to become a "Friend" of East Holton Driving Centre and give a regular donation, however small, by Banker's Standing Order, a form can be downloaded for you to print off by clicking HERE.
Simply fill it in and send it to the address at the bottom of the form.
posted by joncolvile at
6:33 pm
2 Comments:
Hi Jonnie, great to see this up so quickly on the Blog. (It seems like yesterday!) Anyhow, thanks again to all for a lovely day. It was a fitting way to remember Margaret, with so many of her friends and relatives enjoying the sunshine at the stables, and doing something to help the Centre and horses that she loved so much. I think the Friends of form is great. I'll send mine back and will be encouraging others to fill it in as well. If we each try and find one other person, it immediately doubles the donation. Thanks again to all of the team for your hardwork, Julie
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Unknown, At
4:29 pm
The food looks yummy..
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Holidays in Dorset, At
10:14 am
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