The Eye Fund A charity to support people losing their vision.
What a great night we had at The Eye Fund Race Night on 21st March.
We took a fabulous £536.50 from the tickets, the raffle and the on screen betting. Everyone enjoyed themselves and there were some great raffle prizes.
Thanks to all the sponsors of the races: Tesco’s, Sainsbury’s, Caernarvon Castle, Festival flowers, The Acorn Pub, and Rod & Jean Sherratt.
Looking forward to the next one already. Thanks again to all who made it a great success.
Tickets are now available for our Charity Race Night on Friday 21st March.
This is at Hope Place, Prenton CH42 9LE and it only costs £5 per ticket including hot-pot supper.
BRING YOUR OWN BOTTLE and have some fun.
Ring 0151 670 1679 for tickets.
Coming up:
Sincere thanks to everybody concerned. Your help is truly appreciated.
Carol & Paul Sherry
Now this was a fun night. We had a Race Night at Victoria Hall in Higher Bebington. Everything was going well and we were just about to start when the DVD player failed to play.
Imagine, a race night with no racing.
However, one bright ‘punter’ brought their laptop in and managed to get the night off to a good start.
We had a hot-pot supper laid on; that was delicious. Plenty of donations helped us take over £200 on the raffle. The local shopkeepers were very generous. The betting was quick and heavy before each race.
Everyone enjoyed themselves and we were the overall winners taking £1200 on the night.
Thanks Beryl and everyone who helped.
When: Wednesday, 11th March.
Where: The Pavilion Gallery, Birkenhead Park, Wirral.
Featuring: Grand Opening Ceremony by Wirral’s Cultural Ambassador Mike McCartney, opening to the public on 12th March until Saturday, 21st March.
Update: This was a very successful exhibition. The intention was to raise the profile of the charity, but in the meantime we took over £1000. Not bad!
When: Friday, 20th March
Where: The RAFA Club, Formby, Victoria Road, Formby, L37 1LG.
Featuring: Doors open at 7.00pm and the fun starts at 7.30pm. Tickets cost just £5.00 and that includes a hot-pot supper. (Not bad, eh?) Teams from 2 to 6. There will be many cash prizes and a raffle. Remember, this is for CHARITY!
Update: Again another successful night’s entertainment. Well done! Sandra for all your hard work.
When: Friday, 20th March
Where: The Capitol Restaurant, Birkenhead.
Featuring: Tickets costing £30 will be on advanced sale soon. A full Chinese banquet is included in the price along with entertainment. Keep looking! By popular demand we have to have another Charity night at The Capitol. The last one was a sell-out and a great success, and we have been asked to hold another one.
Update: Not as well supported as last year but we all had a tremendous evening with Andy as a compere and Simon the magician. Thank you Steve Tam for lending us your rerstaurant. A very good profitable night.
The latest fund raising venture was a Race Night organised by David. The venue was the Marine Football club in Crosby (where David and Anne-Marie had their evening do for their wedding).
The evening was a great success and a real family happening. Everyone from Phil’s Nan, Paul’s brother from Leicestershire, Jake from Blackburn, and not forgetting Jamie, Ciaran and 2 year-old William. Everyone had a brilliant time and a lovely hot-pot supper (sorry Phil).
After expenses, the amount raised was over £700. Well Done David! (even if he has a few more grey hairs now)
Now! What’s next???
~ Carol Sherry
On Saturday 18th October The Eye Fund will be holding a Race Night at Marine Football Club in Crosby.
The evening promises to be a fast and furious one, with some fantastic prizes available for each race. There will also be a Hot-Pot Supper included in the price. Starting at 7:30 and finishing at around 10:00 grab yourself the chance to win big!
Tickets will be available from any member of The Eye Fund at the usual contact addresses. Get yours soon to make sure that you don’t miss out on a great night!