Coffee Morning at the Town Hall

As usual, we had no meeting in August due to summer holidays.  However, we did hold a Coffee Morning at the Town Hall.  This is one of our regular fund-raising opportunities promoted by the Town Council.  A different local organisation hires the Town Hall and kitchen facilities each Thursday morning.    These charity coffee mornings are very much a Richmond tradition. The hall is ready laid out with tables and chairs for customers, and for stalls.  Members of each organisation provide coffee or tea and biscuits for a small entry fee, with waitress service.  We hold 2 or 3 each year to raise funds for our charities, and to promote Soroptimism in the town. We always put leaflets about our work on the tables, and display our banner.  We also have a raffle and a tombola, a book stall and often a cake stall to add to the funds raised on refreshments.  On this occasion we were able to make a profit of £150.