Christmas Fair raises over £1,600 for local animals
Many thanks to everyone who attended or helped at our Christmas Fair at Holbrook Village Hall on Saturday 8 November. We raised a magnificent £1,630.39. That’s slightly more than we made last year, and no mean feat in these hard times.
Well done and many thanks to the volunteers who made the event happen: Jane, Tim, Helen, Geoffrey, Katie, Diane, Mary and Stephen, especially for his soup. Jean, Sue, Diane, Susanne and Rebecca did sterling work on the refreshments, with more home-made cakes and savouries than ever before. Many thanks to our bakers. More thanks to Denice for bringing her delicious home-made cakes, jams and chutneys, John and Yvonne for their bric-a-brac stall and Carol for her selection of pre-loved items. Huge thanks to Maggie for donating two lovely hampers for our raffle.
Santa Paws made time in his busy pre-Christmas schedule to visit and have his picture taken with loads of lovely pups. He’ll be appearing again at our charity shop in Reynolds Road, Ipswich, on Saturday 13th December.
Along with our traditional raffle and tombola, we had a lovely range of high-quality craft goods, including Gnarly Oak hand carved wooden items, LV Bakery’s delicious doggy treats, and Cheryl’s Wildlife Photography. The latter donates 10% of sales to the Branch. These makers were joined by more local creators, including animal themed hand-sewn gifts, bespoke jewellery, Christmas ornaments and gift boxes.
Animals Asia joined us with their legendary hamper draw, and Sue brought her festive fundraising stall supporting her work rescuing and caring for hedgehogs.
Thanks to all who donated prizes and helped with setting up and dismantling at the end of the day.
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