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REGULAR MEETINGS

 

We have just secured a regular venue at the Air Balloon, Horley as Brewsters has unfortunately come to an end due to them changing to a Brewers Fayre. They offered us great support and we would like to say thank-you.

Otherwise known as the Wacky Warehouse-The management are greatly supporting our meetings and fundraising. We will be organising

 regular stalls and fundraising activities throughout the summer for children

 a car boot sale

 suitcase sales for the children to keep them involved and busy

Please Contact us for more information.

 

MONEY SPENT     

   

We have also spent approx £600 on books that have been divided between

 

• Desmond Anderson School-Tilgate
• Squirrels Playgroup-Ifield
• Meath Green School-Horley
• Our Lady’s Playgroup –who also very kindly insisted to pay for theirs
• The Air Balloon Pub-Horley

• Approx £40 on ink cartridges
• £30 on other staionary items ie. stamps, magazine holders for the books
• Tables and Chairs and bookshelves-one has been painted and used at the Air Balloon.

 

OTHER INFORMATION

 

St. Margaret’s School-have asked us to collect the sample books that we have left there as they now have their own supportive books.

 

FUNDRAISING

 

During the school hols unfortunately, due to us all having many other commitments we only managed to get to the Air Balloon twice;

July 31ST 2005

We held a small raffle raising £23

 

August 11th  2005

We did the Pick a Card Game and raised 50p.

 

We started a larger raffle as I am always trying to get prizes when I am out and about! Again we have had some local support to obtain

 1st Bottle of Whiskey which was donated by Co-op tilgate

 

2nd   Bottle of Vodka that we bought -£6.99

 

3rd  Bottle of  Brandy that we bought-£3.99

 

4th  Bottle White Wine which was donated by Spar tilgate

 

5th  Bottle Red Wine which was donated by Spar tilgate

 

6th  One of our notebooks

            

The raffle is still open.

I think that is it for the fundraising.

 

 Collection Boxes

In January we purchased 20 of our own Collection Boxes they cost £57.58 but, they were a very exiting idea. Just by people popping in their odd pennies has helped us to collect an amount of money that we otherwise would not have achieved. So many thanks to all the pubs and shops that have supported us in holding a box. Between January and April we managed to collect a total of £243.56 we think much of this was money from the ‘CHD Day Roses’.

The amounts below have been collected since April 2005

Understanding Differences   

A Self-Help Group

Raising Awareness to Support Children who have Experienced Difficult Times

 

UPDATE    April 2005 to August 2005

 

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