Well, that was an unusual combination!
When we started our campaign to collect bras for Oxfam, we had no idea how successful it would be. "Let's ask everyone to give us their unwanted bars" we said. But how to collect them in? It had to be easy for people, ideally as part of their routine shopping trip etc and not needing too much effort. "What about a stall on the high street?" But if nobody turned up we would be stood there with an empty table feeling a bit lost....
So we decided on a Bric a Brac stall - raise a few pounds for a worthy charity and collect in any bra donations at the same time. Saturday 7 March was chosen as being the date nearest to International Women's Day and Garstang Market Hall kindly provided the stall for us.
It was bit chilly, and a cold wind kept whipping along when we least expected so one or two glass items got blown over and sadly broke.
But the stall was success with £131 being raised for the Diamond Education Grant charity which support women to gain education, training or qualifications.
And as for the bras - well, the final count is now over and we have approximately 520 bras to send off for Oxfam - didn't we all do well!
A great big thank you has to go to everybody who visited the stall on Saturday 7th and either handed over a bag of bras or bought some goods, and sometimes both.
Thank you!
Our AGM was as always, a wonderful event, and this year we also managed our customary meal beforehand. We took this opportunity to hold the welcoming/induction ceremonies for some of our new members which had have joined over the last 12 months. It’s always thrilling to formally welcome new members, hear a bit about them and then to light a candle of friendship for them.
We had all the usual official AGM requirements, hearing reports from the clubs’ officials and voting in our new leadership team for the coming year and of course, President Gail. The detailed report from our Programme Action Officers Jackie and Gail made for impressive reading - and if you want to see for yourself exactly how much we have achieved this year then the full Programme Action report is here.
Discussions took place around our charity for the new club year and the final choice was PIES - Partners in Education Swaziland.
Finally, we held our candle ceremony, which is a lovely tradition of the club, highlighting the work the officials do on behalf of the members and bringing the members together to acknowledge the hard work we do in the club and the organisation as a whole.
When | 7 and 11 March 2015 |
What | Bric a Brac and Bras |
Where | garstang High Street / Garstang Golf Club |
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