Are You Up For It?: Amazing Early Results - 2nd July 2009

Although the  fund raising campaign for the Reading Room’s refurbishment has only been going for two  few weeks we are beginning to see a wonderful response .... but then what else would you expect in Helmdon?!

Not  only are we receiving actual cash in hand, we have had countless offers of help from village organisations who have kindly donated money and who are planning various events over the next few months.  Apart from this we have had wonderful suggestions (nearly all of them quite printable) from people .... anything from letting us use their big gardens for mini fetes, garden parties etc. to people actually volunteering to go on the Fund Raising Committee (not always a bundle of laughs).

By now, or very soon, you will have received the flyer asking for your individual help to raise some money for the refurbishment project.  Don’t by shy; why don’t you become the first person in Helmdon to raise some money on your own?  If you want help with a venue we can offer you free use of the Reading Room for a big event, or I can put you in touch with those kind people who offered us the use of their gardens.  But smaller things are just as good; if every household in Helmdon could raise just £20 each, we could reach our initial target of £10,000 within a couple of months!  But it’s boring and painful giving money, so why not have a little fun and make some instead.  The internet is full of ideas for fund-raising and as we have no Carnival this year, we can have all sorts of things going on all over the village instead.

Please don’t hesitate to call me or Bill England for any practical help or advice.  We also have our Fund Raising Committee who would lend a hand if you are planning something big.

All we can say is a massive “thank you” to everyone and make sure you’re the first  individual to hand us that money you’ve made.  (Might just get your name in the Banbury Guardian!!).

Caroline King

Secretary to the Reading Room Committee

June 29th 2009

Bill England, Chairman, The Reading Room                01295 760 744

Caroline King, Secretary                                       01295 768 695

Summer Of Fund Raising Launched - 18th June 2009

The Reading Room Management Committee (RRMC) are asking "Are You Up For It?"!

We are about to launch one of the biggest fund-raisers Helmdon has seen for a long time because the Reading Room is about to get a makeover and we need lots of money!  We need to spend about £40,000 on the refurb and it would be wonderful if our village could contribute up to a quarter of that amount.  And we can!

What can you do: Anything that is fun and makes money at the same time.  Why don’t you fill those warm summer months organising your own: bbq, street party, coffee morning, cheese and wine party, garden party, sponsored walk or swim.

Beg borrow or steal £5 and see how much money you can raise from that (perhaps don’t ‘steal’ it!) call Bill England on 01295 760744 or Caroline King 01295 768695 for advice, consideration of free hire of the hall for big events and who will also gladly receive all that lovely money you will make!

The RRMC will be organising lots of great entertainment itself over the next few months – keep an eye open for advertising posters. It’s going to be a busy summer!  this is going to be massive -  be part of it.     a r e   y o u   u p    f o r   i t ?