On the 2nd March we announced that we would be marking International Women’s Day by hosting three events to support the Oxfam Mother Appeal. The first event a Supper Evening was held at the home of Lichfield Soroptimist Chris Corless and her husband Adrian on Friday 14th March 2014. 30 guests were welcomed with a glass of wine followed by a delicious two course meal, rounded off with tea or coffee.
During the evening guests took part in the Oxfam Mother Appeal Sweepstake and the evening was rounded off with an auction where the main item, a water colour of snowdrops painted and donated by Julia Ross, one of the guests, was eventually sold for £150. Chris gave a brief talk about the Oxfam Mother Appeal before announcing to guests that the evening had raised over £500.00.
The 2nd event was a stall in the school hall at Norton Canes High School during their lunch break. Students purchased sweets and gifts with a Mother’s Day theme at pocket-money prices from 50p – £2.00 and raised over £120.00 in just under 50 minutes.
The 3rd and final event by SI Lichfield & District to support Oxfam’s Mother Appeal took place on 29th March 2014. A Cake & Craft morning at a local hall included Mother’s Day Gifts, homemade cake and an Oxfam Sweepstake where the prize was a meal for two at a local pub. Visitors could also relax with a hot drink and slice of cake.
The proceeds from this, the sale of hand made goods throughout the month and the previous two events brought the overall total to just over £1,050 double the original projection of the club. This will be match funded by the UK Government making £2,100.00 available for this appeal.