Hello Everybody
Just a quick post today as I have one planned for tomorrow as well.
This week has been very productive regarding fund raising for the Jamboree. I have almost reached the 1/4 way mark for my personal third of the cost and there is also quite a bit in the pipeline for the group's fundraising.
Firstly, I seem to have discovered my 'green fingers'. My family have some friends who own a plot at the allotment just down my road and for a donation towards my fund, they have asked if I could do some weeding and planting in my free time. To be honest, I know nothing about gardening but I seem to be getting the hang of weeding the strawberry patch- it doesn't look too bad. I've visited the allotment twice since last Sunday and I'm thinking of going up again today.
On Wednesday, I made some brownies and flapjacks for my mum to take into her office and give out for a donation. I did this a couple of times when I was fundraising for my selection weekend and it went down pretty well. This time round, I made £24.19 despite only 18 of the cakes being taken, Thank you to the Milton Keynes office for being so generous !
That evening, I went to the official opening of the Holmer Green Scout Hut. Ever since I started at Holmer Green Scouts, they have been trying to raise enough money to extend and refurbish the hut. Having added 2 porta-cabins , a kitchen and AstroTurf flooring inside ( don't ask me why), the hut now provides a lot more space for the beavers , cubs and scouts to hold their meetings in. I did a quick speech about the jamboree to the 50ish people attending and handed out my leaflets to the parents and visitors. I met a collection of influential people in the local scouting organisations, including the district Chairman and his deputy as well as lots of ex leaders and chairmen. Hopefully I have got the word out a bit more about what I'm doing, there might even be more baby sitting in the future having spoken to a couple of parents with young children in cubs. I also received £20 worth of donations to add to my fund.
I recently posted some letters about the Jamboree and my involvement in it to the shops and businesses in Holmer Green. Surprisingly , I received a response letter and very generous donation from the Holmer Green Service Centre on Friday. I am very grateful towards everyone who has supported me so far !
Finally, I am thinking of setting up a Just Giving page to make it easier for people to donate to the unit . When I have it all sorted out , I will put the link up on here.
Thanks for reading
Lauren :)
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