Successes
Macmillan Cancer Support Fund Raiser at Bayside Cabin
On a warm sunny day, yes, we did have one, on
30 August 2008 at Bayside Cabin, Stokes Bay, Gosport overlooking
the Isel of Wight, a total of £268.00 was raised for Macmillan
Cancer Support. The activities were similar to the ones undertaken
at the Alverbank Hotel. Raffle prizes were donated by the Bayside
Cabin and Keith Kendall a local driving examiner.
Many thanks to all who attended and donated
raffle prizes. Many Forester members came along for
a brunch and took part in the proceedings.
Thanks must also go to those who volunteered and helped on the
day.
Garden Fete at Alverbank Hotel
The Garden Fete at the Alverbank Hotel, which
was part of Gosport Open Day held on 13 July 2008 raised £265.00
for Macmillan Cancer Support. To raise this sum of money
Foresters provided several activities which included temporary
airbrush tattoo, children's colouring competition and raffle.
Alverbank Hotel donated £50 of vouchers to use at the hotel, which
was included in the raffle.
Charity Bar-B-Q
Our Charity Bar-B-Q was held on 28 June at Alverstoke
in Gosport. In trepidation the curtains were opened on Sunday
morning to see the weather looking a little dull. However by the
time the six workers began to prepare the food the sun had started
to peek out from behind the clouds. The event was due to start at
midday and when the time arrived the sun was wearing a great big
smile and was streaming down on the garden. Everyone was in high
spirits and all had a very enjoyable afternoon. As a result
of this event a sum of £220 was collected for the Branch
charity.
Roy Brown thanked Kay & Pat Glenn, Martin
& Alison Coward and Rosemary & David Jasper for all their
hard work in arranging the event. Last year it was rained off
and the decision was taken that this year rain or shine the event
would still go on. Fortunately the sun shone down and made the day
complete.
Kay Glenn, one of the organisers, said “The
companionship and good humour of all those present made it a joy to
organise”.
Charity Collection
It was a fine Friday on 6 June when a band
of brave volunteers took their places at Morrison’s in Gosport to
raise funds for MacMillan Cancer Support. They were overwhelmed
with donations coming in thick and fast during the whole day.
Friday was not considered to be a good day for collections. How
wrong we were!! Thanks must go to all those who collected
throughout the day. We were thrilled with the final total of
£399.83!
Charity Collection
A charity
collection on 5 April at Somerfield in Portchester raised £188.24
for Macmillan Cancer Support.
Even though it was the F A Cup semi final with Portsmouth City
playing for a place in the finals and also the Grand National
I thought we did extremely well to raise this sum of money said Kay
Glenn.
My thanks to all the collectors and if there are any members who
would like to assist us when we do store collections please contact
me.
Presentation Dinner Dance
This event took place at Brookfield Hotel, Emsworth on 26
January 2008. The meal was first class and very well served. The
Victor Madden Trophy was presented to Ron Bennett. The Leslie
Simpkins Trophy was presented to Betty Brown while the Charity
Trophy was given jointly to Pat and Kay Glenn.
Ron Bennett Chairman presented a cheque for £5000 to Helen Jukes
fundraiser for Naomi House.She was gobsmaked at such a fabulous
amount. The Forester Benevolent Fund received a cheque for £200 and
a further cheque was given to Vanessa Hamga and Ella for £1000 to
add to their cheque from last year for Cystic Fibrosis.
£135 was raised for the new charity for 2008. This is
Macmillan Cancer Support. Many thanks for all those who donated
raffle prizes.
All in all a most enjoyable evening was spent in delightful
company with most atmospheric surroundings said Roy Brown Branch
President