FUNDRAISING

 I have revitalised the 200 Club, ensuring it is not only an active fundraising initiative but also a source of social engagement and enjoyable activities for members. Recent events have included a summer lunch with delicious food and a guest speaker, as well as an afternoon tea featuring themed activities such as a tea quiz, “guess the tea,” and a light-hearted sugar cube stacking challenge. My philosophy is that fundraising and social engagement should go hand in hand - delivering both financial support and an enjoyable time that bring people together. 

What an amazing experience! Organising and hosting a fantastic evening with The Rt Hon Suella Braverman KC MP as the special guest.  

Suella gave a fabulously passionate and heartfelt speech, interacted with dinner guests and helped raise an amazing amount of money. 

It was a lot of work to organise, promote and host but well worth it.

 A great Chairman's Dinner with The Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP as the special guest. Robert gave an in-depth and, at times, amusing speech about some of the most important current issues, and he also spent time chatting with our guests. It was a very enjoyable evening with lovely food and a great atmosphere. Robert also helped by pulling the numbers for the 200 Club competition, which everyone thoroughly enjoyed. The event raised valuable funds for campaigning. 

 Policy should be fun!
After setting up and leading a top-performing policy group - where people enjoyed discussing ideas and seeing them taken forward - I organised an evening of policy and FUNdraising each Christmas. 

Each year I hosted a guest speaker, buffet dinner, challenging quiz and policy discussion. Funds raised went towards local campaigning.

I also wrote an article about how to make a Policy Group a success. 

Just click the picture above to take a look.

One million steps with a great team of people to collectively raise over £126,000 for the Buses4Homeless charity.

Further fundraising for mental health charities The Lucy Rayner Foundation and StrongMen raised a further £165,000.

Attending local events and supporting local businesses is one of my favourite ways to spend some time. If I'm not actively involved by baking a cake or helping with organisation, I love to take part and chat to the lovely people who spend so much of their time working hard on community events.