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Walsall & District Branch
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|  | Our Scrapbook 2008 Events SUNDAY 16TH NOVEMBER 2008
Our long-time supporter Rosemary Knight has collected Mickey Mouse memorabilia over many years, and celebrated Mickey's 80th birthday at the Civic Suite, Cannock. The venue was packed with a crowd ranging from toddlers to nonagenarians! Rosie's collection of
SATURDAY 11TH OCTOBER 2008 We had a stall at the WellBeing Festival at Walsall New Art Gallery featuring "Confess Your Stress" - an invitation to jot down what winds you up and post it on our display. You can read what you told us by clicking this link.
SATURDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER 2008 Volunteers raised £60 at a table-top sale held at St Thomas of Canterbury Parish Centre. SATURDAY 9TH AUGUST 2008 Tony & Marie Newton kindly opened their award winning 'Four Seasons' Garden in aid of the branch. It was good to see that people braved what wasn't the best of weather for an outdoor event and the day raised £202 for the branch. See pictures of the garden at Flickr THURSDAY 24TH JULY 2008 A night out with a difference - that was our Fashion Show at the Central Hall, Walsall. People who attended the event judged it a great success and are already hoping we will hold another. Ticket sales, raffle, and commission from the discount priced clothes on sale, which were modelled by some of our volunteers and supporters, raised £603.50.
WEDNESDAY 16TH JULY 2008 Five teams took part in our "Heroes" themed Fancy Dress Sponsored Netball game at Elmore Green Primary School which for the third year running was a key part of our "24:7" series of fundraising and awareness-raising events. The winning team You can see more pictures from the game at Flickr.
SATURDAY 5TH JULY 2008
No-one guessed the exact number of balloons in the car, so the £20 prize goes to the nearest guess. You can see more pictures from the day at Flickr.
SUNDAY 22nd JUNE 2008 St Thomas of Canterbury Parish Centre was the location of a performance by SOS Praise Band and an afternoon tea with all proceeds in support of Samaritans Walsall branch. Ticket sales, raffle, bric-a-brac and badge sales raised a grand total of £330! SATURDAY 7TH JUNE 2008 Aldridge Methodist Church held a coffee morning in aid of our branch. As well as tea and coffee there were home-made cakes and a bric-a-brac stall. The following week, the people at Aldridge Methodists presented us with £785 raised for our funds, which included amounts from various local organisations and individuals. SUNDAY 4TH MAY 2008 Afternoon Tea held at St Thomas of Canterbury Parish Centre was a thoroughly enjoyable occasion, as well as a very worthwhile fundraiser for us. Fundraising was boosted with a raffle and Silent Auction. The event raised £330. FRIDAY 7TH MARCH 2008 It's a Grand Night for Singing was the name of The Gateway Singers' show in aid of our branch at Bloxwich Library Theatre, songs ranging from Bohemian Rhapsody to Unchained Melody and American Trilogy. March 3rd to 8th 2008 We were pleased to be invited to have a stand at the Volunteers Week at Walsall College.
March 1st 2008 Our stall at the Table Top Sale at St Thomas of Canterbury Parish Centre raised £52 for branch funds. This year we have started to keep an archive of local media news reportage about us and you can view it on Flickr by clicking this link. Follow this link for 2007 Events| Follow this link for 2006 Events | Follow this link for 2005 Events | Follow this link for 2004 Events | Follow this link for 2003 Events | Back to Special Events | Back to Volunteering | Back to the top | Samaritans national website | |||||
memorabilia was on display & visitors to the event had the opportunity to acquire a piece for themselves in a prize draw. Fruit squash and Birthday Cake were amongst the essential party ingredients. The Chase Choral Society sang a selection of Disney tunes after leading everyone in singing Happy Birthday to Mickey. Proceeds from the event were split between Save The Children and Walsall & District Samaritans. £1214 was raised in total, so Walsall Samaritans receive £607!
came from local company Homeserve Membership's Customer Administration department who defeated their colleagues from the firm's Collections department in the final of a tournament in which Elmore Green Parents, Samaritans, and Elmore Green Teachers also fielded squads. To date we have received nearly £300 sponsorship (updated November 08)
We had a stall at Pelsall Carnival - nice to see you there, everyone who attended. We had information and bric-a-brac and a competition to guess how many balloons in the Samaritans Smart Car. Prior to its appearance at our stall, the car took part in the Carnival Parade around the village and drew plenty of comment from spectators.
The evening raised £105 for our funds.