CRUDEN CHURCH FUNDRAISING
Clearly, fundraising must continue and success can be reported on this front. Over the summer, the Guild has donated £1,000 and money has come in from the sale of a church card and from the sales table after church on the first Sunday of recent months. (The last sales table, in the meantime, will be on 4 September). The weather may have forced the Strawberry Fayre indoors but, thanks to some generous donations, over £1,000 was raised. Irene Stott from Boddam has compiled a quiz on girls’ names and Scottish place names and this is available for 50p with entries to be returned by 27 October. William Morgan from Cruden Bay has gifted a number of CDs of popular hymns which he has recorded and the Sunday this was announced £200 was raised for our Appeal.
See below for more details about the Gourmet Roup and at the end of this month the minister and his wife will be walking the 96 miles of the West Highland Way. Elders now have forms to enlist sponsors and more are available in the Church Welcome Area Anyone who can invite their friends and family to sponsor should help themselves to one of the forms. Later this year, our attractively packaged 18th and 19th century Communion Tokens will be available for purchase. Other fundraising plans are currently being hatched and you will hear about them in due course. It cannot be stressed enough that we need the support of each and every member if we are to achieve our goals.
And when it comes to fundraising,
remember the old and true adage
MONY A MICKLE MAKS A MUCKLE.
GOURMET ROUP
What is a Gourmet Roup? I attended one held by Udny & Pitmedden Church. Kind folk donate food for auction e.g. preserves, sticky toffee pudding, trifles, baking, vegetables, meat etc. made up into saleable lots. Then generous people come and bid for it. Our Gourmet Roup will be held on Saturday 1 October 2011 at 7.30 pm in Hatton Public Hall (venue still to be confirmed). Entrance is £5 per person which will include wine and nibbles. Items for sale will be accepted from 4 pm at the Hall. Contact me for further details and tickets.
Muriel Cantlay