FUNdraising!

June was the month of two UK fundraisers:

On 16th June we held our annual Golf Day at Bush Hill Park Golf Club.

It was our biggest golf day yet with 27 teams – 108 golfers! And the sun shone J We were a bit concerned that it would make for a very slow game with so many players, but Lee Fickling, our friend and wonderful golf pro, positioned the teams perfectly so that all went very smoothly.

Jodie and I placed ourselves in the Pimms marquee, by the 13th tee, ready to welcome the golfers with much needed refreshments. We had a great time! This is always a nice opportunity to have a chat and catch up with our supporters face to face which we love to do. The 13th is also precariously near the lake, and if we were smart and ‘fined’ people for hitting balls into the lake, BO would be very rich indeed!!

In the evening, we welcomed extra guests to the BBQ/Party. As it was a nice evening the band, Milo Max, were able to play outside on the terrace which was so nice, and they were SO good. This year’s cocktail was the Mojito which seemed to go down very well indeed!

We had our raffle, and Ben ran our auction, which he does with great expertise. Overall, the day raised just over £13,000 which is fantastic, and we thank everyone so much for coming and supporting us so well. We have such faithful friends and we are so grateful to all of them for their generosity and making this such a great day.

Next year’s golf day will be on Friday 15th June – so if you’d like to play, put the date in your phone now!

Two weeks later we had two teams of 10, mainly staff from Stephen James BMW/MINI, taking part in the Gauntlet Games in Trent Park – a 10K run with many obstacles along the way – monkey bars, inflatable obstacles with gladiator like giants seemingly beating them. Again the sun shone. I was very impressed at how quickly they did this. Over £600 was raised for Beyond Ourselves by the participants. There was a great atmosphere in the park and it is an event we shall definitely do next year. Our thanks to Stephen James for sponsoring this event.

Apart from the child sponsorship funding which goes direct to Zambia, our fundraising is key to keeping Beyond Ourselves operational from the UK. If you would like to put on an event, however large or small, it would be much appreciated – from a coffee morning, to a sponsored event. If we can help in any way, just give me a call on 020 8344 0984 or email Karen@beyondourselves.co.uk

Apart from raising money, fundraising is fun! We love meeting up with people who support and partner with us in the work of Beyond Ourselves. Thank you!

Written by Karen of Beyond Ourselves