OK
so you know I’m doing the London Moonwalk in May.
As
part of the registration to walk, you are also agreeing to raise a minimum of
£100.
We
are a team, Winchester Wonder Women (don’t you love the name LC came up with
for us?) and as such have decided to fundraise as a team. Don’t worry, as soon
as we have created our page on the Moonwalk London official website I’ll post
the link and be every so grateful for whatever amount you choose to sponsor
me/us with.
For
those who do not know me personally, I can be a little bit competitive, in a
rather unassuming way (at least I hope it’s unassuming). After a lifetime in
the competitive world of advertising sales, it’s second nature. I don’t mind
loosing so long as I’ve given something my very best shot.
The
opportunity to fundraise more than the £100 per person (as a team it’s £800) is
something that simply had to be embraced. A well rounded grand would be amazing
for this very worthwhile charity that touches so many of us in one way or
another.
(While
typing this the afternoon sun is beaming thru the kitchen window actually
causing me to wince. How lovely is that?)
LC
mentioned she was going to ask the school principal if she would mind
‘launching Winchester Wonder Women’ at assembly and asking for support. I suggested
we take it one step further (yeah, yeah ssssshhhh!) and have a coffee/shopping
morning to launch our quest.
We
have two huge interconnecting hallways (I know, who needs two hallways, let
alone huge, right?) and if we use the dining room as well we can fit 6-8
tables/vendors (tho they will have to supply their own tables).
The
round table in the hall will be for morning tea, and there’s the kitchen too
for chatting and mingling.
In
a matter of hours, we’ve got a coffee/shopping morning being held at our place;
already two lovely home based business’ have agreed to participate, one
offering us a beautiful piece of Stella and Dot jewelry to raffle or auction
and the other, My Secret Kitchen to kicking back a % of sales made on the
morning.
CW
has a friend who sells Osborne books which every mother loves; LC has a friend
who’s an incredibly talented florist to invite along, as well as Phoenix Cards,
good ol, Pampered Chef will be invited along (we all need one more piece of
equipment for the kitchen), and my lovely generous friend JA has offered to
bake cupcakes and pop them into those lovely white presentation boxes for sale
and will donate 100% sales back to us.
LC
suggested we have a laptop accessible for those people who want to sponsor us
online which is a brilliant idea.
All
the while my brain is whirring away, ideas popping in, concepts being thought
thru and I realize, that it’s been over 12 months since I’ve been part of
anything remotely like this. I miss being part of something, be it the school
parents group, or an active social group. Even reading this you can tell how
excited I am.
I
do have to be very careful not to tread on toes as I know I can do; and I’m
asking LC, team leader for guidance along the way while gnawing at the bit
wanting this to be so successful in terms of fun and money raised that every
base must be covered.
What
about a raffle? For those people who don’t want to commit to an online sponsorship
– OK we need a few raffle prizes. £2 for 5 tickets should work a treat on a
Friday morning.
Moonwalk
has official fundraising coin cups, and pins which we might purchase. Just
think of the loose change in your wallet each week. Two months of collecting
that will soon add up.
Meanwhile,
I am still waiting on Naomi House to confirm my application to volunteer in the
fundraising department (where else?) and know that the energy I am throwing
into WWW coffee/shopping morning is in direct correlation to my need to (a) get
my brain working again and (b) the delay in hearing from Naomi House.
At
this point in time both need to be very wary of my enthusiasm,
With
friendship
x
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