Following on from last year’s coffee morning where we raised £134 for Macmillan, we recently held another one and it was a huge success as we raised £155! It was part of Macmillan’s ‘World’s Biggest Coffee Morning’ which is a nationwide event to raise funds for cancer support. Macmillan provide medical, emotional, practical and financial support for people with cancer and their families, and is a charity very close to my heart. To find out more about the coffee morning click here.
Many people baked cakes, muffins, puddings and even pizzas and samosas which were all available for a donation. There was a prize for best baker, a ‘guess the dots on the cake competition’ and a raffle with a number of great prizes.
Many local businesses generously donated prizes for the raffle and cakes for the cake sale. So a huge thank you to Trenchers, K:Spa, Caffe Nero, Solent Hotel & Spa, Wessex Internet and Dominos. The raffle raised a large chunk of the money and everyone who won was pleased with their prizes.
The coffee morning was a great success and we raised a grand total of £155 (plus gift aid) which has gone straight to Macmillan, to make sure no-one faces cancer alone. The nationwide coffee morning has so far raised over £8.5million this year, with still more yet to paid in. Such a great result and we’re proud we could be a part of it.
By Ruth Seals
