Pamper Day bash
Seema and Alka, hosted a Pamper Day bash in February 2012. The evening consisted of a range of beauty taster treatments with a selection of wine and treats laid on for all those that attended. Also participants were entered into a Prize Raffle Draw.
The combination of proceeds from the auction, on-line donations, the pamper sessions and prize raffle generated the fantastic sum of £800!!
Auckland half marathon - Maria Sykes
On 30th October 2011 Maria Sykes ran the Auckland Half Marathon in aid of Kamla Foundation. She raised over £1000. Last year she spent 3 months in India volunteering on behalf of the charity and has left a strong legacy. She is now working her way around the world but still has the time to fundraise!
Olympic Games Event
Offerton Hall Nursery held their very own mini Olympic Games event on Wednesday 6th July in order to fundraise for Kamla Foundation. They kindly supported the Foundation back in 2009, and we were delighted to partner up with them again. All the children received sponsor forms and were well supported by close family and friends. This time they raised the fantastic sum in excess of £800 with gift aid this figure is boosted to over £1,000! On the day itself the children endured horrendous weather; biting winds, pelting rain and hailstone for good measure! However they were incredibly resilient and braved the conditions to complete the course in head to toe waterproofs. Once again a big thanks to Offerton Hall Nursery, Staff, parents and all the children for their great support.
Blenheim Triathlon
Hersha completed the Blenheim Triathlon on Sat 4th June 2011 in 2 hours and 6 minutes. It was a beautiful setting for a great event and the weather didn't disappoint either. If you want to see the pictures and read the full blog of her experience then please visit her Just Giving page. She exceeded the target of £1000 which now stands at £1060 but with Gift Aid it is boosted to a whopping £1318.
This money will be put to good use by Kamla Foundation in the various projects that are currently taking place in India.
Charity Indian Cookery Class
Hersha ran a class for 5 friends to create a Gujarati Chicken Curry with Chappatis and Vegetable Rice. The £15 charge included the demonstration, a glass or two of wine followed by eating the fruits of our labour! There was also the option to buy spice tins containing all the dry spices for £10. The event raised £125 for Kamla Foundation.
Tom White, employee of Valpak, along with 12 other cyclists completed the Somerset Loop 80 mile cycle ride on one of the hottest days of the year! They have raised an incredible total of £1,542.
Rugby Xmas Friends and Family Charity Get Together. This event is held every year and as well as the social and games element, the evening raises money for the featured charity. In 2009 Kamla Foundation was chosen and the 150 people that attended gave generously to raise £900! With gift aid this sum was boosted to £1200!!
Trafford Town Hall, held a cake sale in December. Colleagues baked or donated cakes for the sale to raise a fantastic sum of £162.01.
Woodbank Pre-school Playgroup held a cake sale and Xmas Fair in November in aid of the Foundation. Together they raised £150! They also devised a clever Smarties challenge for the children. They asked parents to reward their child with 20p pieces (which were collected in an empty Smarties tube) every time they helped around the home. Not only did the children rise to the challenge and become very good helpers they raised £100 for the Charity!
Offerton Hall Nursery held a Sponsored Slide event in May 2009 to raise awareness and funds for the Foundation. The staff washed the slide and adorned it with balloons, then the whole Nursery turned out to cheer each child on. Though the weather wasn't on our side, everyone enjoyed the event and the total amount raised was in excess of £800.
The most successful Valpak fundraising event to date was "Gunge Week" whereby staff nominated fellow colleagues who had bravely put themselves forward for a gunging on the final day. Nominees were put into four categories: The Ringleaders, The Whip crackers, The Grafters and the Money Grabbers. Gunge buckets were auctioned off and Andrew Green, from British Polythene Industries, paid for the privilege of gunging Alan Price, Valpak's Director of Procurement. Gunge Week alone managed to raise over £1,000 as nervous staff voted strategically to get themselves out of the running.
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty" Winston Churchill