Successes
Beaver Green Community School Fete
Beaver Green Community School Fete was held on Saturday
5th July, the Branch supported this event again this
year by providing £400.00 sponsorship money to pay for the
sausages, burgers, prizes etc. Members of the Branch
Committee met with the School’s PTA on a regular basis over the
previous months to help in planning and organisation of the event,
and where able to provide some of the games and run various stalls
on the day with the proceeds all going to the school.
With the help the Branch this one event raised
a total of £1732.00 which includes £215.47 raised from the stalls
operated by Foresters.
A big thank you to all those who gave up their
time to come along and help run the Branch stalls, without your
help we could not of helped the school raise the funds they needed
from this event.
We have already had our first meeting with the
PTA to start the ball rolling for the 2009 Fete, which is to be
held on Saturday 4th July. If you will be
available on the 4th July we would be very grateful of
your help in helping to set up and run the stalls. The more
Foresters who can help at this event means the more stalls we are
able to offer to the school, to help them raise funds for the
children’s benefit. If you can help Mike Gilham will be
please to hear from you, his telephone number is 01227 761185.
Overnight stay in Portsmouth and visit to Portsmouth Dock
Yard
On 26/27 April we enjoyed a weekend coach trip
to Portsmouth to visit the Dock Yards. This was the first
time the Branch has included an over night stay on a social outing,
however it will not be the last, look out for the weekend break
being planned for 2009.
Holiday on Ice 'Romanza'
On 13 January 2008 a Full
coach, plus some members made there own way to The Brightion
Centre, Kings Road, Brighton to see the ice show and met up with
the main party at the venue.
£55.00 was raised from a raffle held on the
coach in aid of Demelza House Children’s Hospice.
This trip was so successful we will defiantly
be arranging a return visit for January 2009 when the theme is to
be ‘MYSTERY’ so watch out for details later this year.
Christmas Dinner & Dance 2007
Our
Branch Christmas Dinner and Dance was held on 8 December at The
Ramada Hotel, Hollingbourne, Near Maidstone. Several
presentations were made during the evening. Bill McGovern,
our Branch President, introduced Terry Huxtable, Regional
Councillor, who presented The Young Forester of the Year Award to
Victoria Gilham.
Bill
McGovern then presented a cheque for £300 to Terry Huxtable for the
Foresters Benevolent Fund.
Finally Mike
Gilham, Charity Chairman, presented a cheque for £1230 to the
representative from Demelza House Children’s Hospice.