Successes
Charity Skittles
Pinewood Shore held a very successful Charity Skittles
Evening at Ocean View Hotel, Bournemouth, on Sunday evening,
28th September 2008 when 65 people were
present. Most people participated and the highest lady
and gent were presented with medals. Val Barnes was the
highest lady and John Garret the highest gent. Val and John
then had a play-off and John was the highest overall and was
presented with a second medal! Charity Chairman, Margaret
Taylor, presented Val and John with their winners’ medals.
(Photograph shows Margaret and John with one of the medals)
After the very nice meal donated by the hotel,
the raffle took place, followed by a knock-out competition in aid
of the charity. This consisted of all members paying 20p with
half the proceeds going to the charity and half to the winner, who
very kindly donated it back to the charity. Overall, a total
of £475 was made in aid of ‘Tender Loving Care’, our main charity
for 2008 and 2009.
Charity Garden Party
On Sunday, 29 June, Foresters Pinewood Shore Branch held a
Charity Garden Party at Ferndown Guide Hall, which was opened by
Ferndown Mayor, Cllr. Lesley Dedman (in her robes).
The
event was in aid of this year’s main charity, a small local charity
‘Tender Loving Care’. During the afternoon the secretary of
Tender Loving Care thanked the Foresters for their support and
asked a young man, Ryan Bailey, aged 8, to show those present a
trike that had been purchased for him that week with money raised
by our Branch (see photo). Ryan, who attends Stourfield
Junior School, Bournemouth, has cerebal palsy: he said how thrilled
he was to now keep up with his younger brother!
In addition, Doug Harris, Branch President,
presented Ferndown student, Holly Tovey, with a certificate
confirming that she has won a scholarship from Foresters.
Holly, who has just taken her ‘A’ levels at Ferndown Upper School,
is going to Bath University to study Mathematics. She said
that she was very pleased to receive the award.
We were lucky to have good weather and everyone enjoyed the
cream tea and the 17th Century dancing by “Ring of
Eight” in their colourful costumes, including some dances which we
were encouraged to join in.