Gloucestershire Chest Fund

 

PATRON: HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF BEAUFORT   PRESIDENT: Dr Willie Carson, O.B.E.

 

News

So far in 2010:

In January a store collection at Tesco, Brockworth raised £330, in February another collection raised £260. Both these collections were operated by 'family teams'.  Brockworth was covered by Pat Dowling and his family while the McKeever family once again did the honours at Stow-on-the-Wold. Have you got a family that cares enough to help???


Store collections at ASDA in March and April raised £320 and April 10th saw us operating the Rikenel car park and a store collection at the new Sainsbury's in Dursley. We raised £250.

Our final effort to date was a street collection in Cirencester. Pat Dowling, Carol and Gill together with Ron Hannam and the Chairman of Trustees, Bernard Cooper provided the cover. We raised £150 but created a lot of awareness. Please look at the calendar of events. Can you help? You really would enjoy it.

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The Cheltenham Circular Challenge raised the princely sum of £765 and at least 3 of the walkers intend to do it again next year. Grateful thanks are extended to Bernard Cooper, the walkers and everyone who supported this event. It is my intention to join them next year so please save a few pennies a week to sponsor me!

The Annual Sponsored Skittles Match against the Rising Sun, Hartpury, raised £680. a little down on last year but the event has now raised in excess of £2,500 in the four years it has taken place. Everyone who attends enjoys the evening. My personal thanks to Fiona Miles and Dennis Hayward who deputised for me on this occasion. The Chest Fund All Stars won the match; the score is now 2 each.

Rikenel Car Park produced £160 and this was supplemented by a further £165 that was raised by Pat Dowling and his team of helpers who staffed a street collection in Eastgate Street, Gloucester on the same day. We propose to extend the street collection activity as a means of raising money, creating awareness and, hopefully, recruiting volunteers.

Family Support

Jo Astbury has served as a member of the Events Committee of the Gloucestershire Chest Fund for many years. She has organised and manned ‘Awareness Day’ stalls, solicited draw prizes and worked steadily for the good of the Fund. Four years ago her efforts were rewarded when the Trustees presented her with the Doreen Roberts Award for outstanding service to the charity.  Jo’s son Simon has run the Tewkesbury Half Marathon for the last 5 or 6 years and the sponsorship money raised by him has well passed the £2,000 mark. Last year Jo was joined on her awareness stand in the Beechwood Centre, Cheltenham by her daughter Heather. This year Heather will man the stall alone because Jo has to be elsewhere.

On  Sunday 27thy September two more of Jo’s family will take part in a triathlon, swimming, cycling and running to benefit people who are not able to do it themselves.

How’s that for ‘Family Support’?

   

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  • A marathon performance!
    Simon Smith ran the Tewkesbury Half Marathon in 1 hour 36 minutes in spite of very hot weather. He sustained a hip injury but is working towards recovery. Sponsorship raised £423.00. This brings Simon’s total contribution over 6 sponsored half marathons to over £2000. A magnificent total from a greatly valued supporter.

  • Skittles match on 19th. August has produced £680.00 in sponsorship but, unfortunately, the Chest Fund All Stars were again defeated by the Rising Sun at Hartpury. No problem – 2009 is another year! 

  • The Wide Valley Singers are to provide an evening of musical entertainment at the MidGlos Indoor Bowling Club, Green Street, Brockworht, Gloucester on Saturday 13th. September 2008 commencing at 7.30. Plenty of free, safe parking, bar and food available.

    Tickets £4.00 from Ron Hannam 01452 536202.


Sponsorship forms from Gloucestershire Chest Fund at ron@gloucestershirechestfund.org

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