28/11/2023
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๐Any additional donations will help kick start next years fundraising.
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๐ปWith YOUR help I have raised an amazing ยฃ2785. I am not happy leaving it like that and since YOU put your hard earned money in it well it is only right that I do too. I have topped it up so the Charity balance is at ยฃ3000!
๐ด10 Families are getting a special visit on the morning of Christmas Eve and getting some gifts from Santa.
๐ขA Shopping Spree for the Newtownabbey Food Bank was completed. This was over ยฃ500.
โช๏ธA Shopping Spree for the Community Toy Scheme run by the Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council was completed and delivered to the Listening Ear in support of their efforts for this. This was over ยฃ500 worth of toys also.
๐ดSupplies have been ordered for Clareโs Creature Comforts Home boarding & Rescue. While this is NOT a Charity, Clare is a wonderful human being with a heart of gold and she helped get our rabbits a suitable home after they kept escaping from ours. All done from her own home with no funding or anything. Just the kindness of strangers.
๐ขThe final event is a donation and visit for the Northern Ireland Children's Hospice. Now I was not the only organisation to do fundraising for the Childrens Hospice. The Veterans of the Ulster Defence Regiment and the Royal Irish Regiment done their fundraising too and we have decided to combine our fundraising donation as Santander will be doubling it. This means between The Legendary Character Club and the Veterans of the UDR & RIR in Association with the Old Comrades Club at Bucks Shed we have raised a combined ยฃ2000 to be donated to the Northern Ireland Childrens Hospice. This will be delivered with toys on the 23rd December.
โช๏ธI want to give a massive thank you to all that helped with the fundraising. A Special mention to Candice Lewis who helped raised about ยฃ300 or more maybe, Elizabeth Ann Hair & Beauty Rush Park who raised ยฃ120 through the scratch cards, The Standard - Nortel Social Club & Shadows Club Night for adults with additional needs for very generous donations and having me along for a night of banter and fundraising, Cafe Cosh for having me in for a morning of fundraising, Rosemary Bell-McCracken for organising a fundraising appearance at McDonald's at Glengormley. Thank you everyone for your support this year.
๐ดI would not be able to offer people amazing prizes without the support of the amazing local businesses & tradespeople that have offered their time and services for prizes to those in the raffles. ALEX LINDSAY CARPETS & VINYL, Wsh Joinery, Easy Peasy Cleaning, Best Selling Author and Creator of The Claus Universe Tony Bertauski (Author), R P Gardening Services , LJ's Outside Catering, The Wee Bistro, Movie House Cinemas, Doll Face aesthetics, Chloe Moore beauty and brow artist, Tranquility, Dundonald International Ice Bowl, Belfast Zoo, Streamvale Farm, The Ottoman, BVD DARTS LTD, Airtastic Entertainment Centres NI, Manta Rea Aquatics, House Of Hair & Craigyhill bonfire Committee.
๐ขA final thank you for Councillor Mark Cooper BEM, Mayor of Antrim and Newtownabbey who will be doing the Raffle draw. Blame him if you don't win ๐คฃ
โ๏ธTHANK YOU EVERYONE!
๐Only a couple of days until Visits begin and the Live Stream will happen on Thursday night at 7pm!