UPDATE ON LONGRIDGE
(16 September 2006)
The
last few months have been full of frantic activity and we are edging close
to £300,000, so are confident that we will achieve our £500,000 deadline
by Easter with your continued help and support. Please remember that
I am based at Longridge full time, so please feel able to drop in for a natter
and a chance to see our development plans and learn what amazing
improvements and changes are being made and have been made behind the
scenes to improve Longridge’s facilities, systems and infrastructure.
If you would like a copy of the Longridge business plan then send me
an e-mail and I will reply with a copy.
To
help Longridge further, please give your support to our forthcoming events
either by attending or by making a suitably impressive contribution to our
silent auction at our ball on March 3rd.
September
23rd 2006 – Longridge Regatta
Applications
form available from Nicolette@friendsoflongridge.co.uk.
We are looking for a suitably splendid trophy and want something
unusual with a water/river theme. We were thinking a ship’s wheel,
an oar or????? Have
you got anything suitably splendid you could donate?
October
20th 2006 – Blue Day
Blue
Day. Schools and businesses are encouraging their pupils and
employees to wear blue and donate £1 to the Longridge campaign. If
you would like a Longridge representative to come and talk to your school
or workplace e-mail amanda@friendsoflongridge.co.uk
November
11th 2006 – Cash In
The Attic.
In
association with Bonhams we are running a
Antiques Roadshow & Craft Fair at Burnham
Beeches Hotel
Bring
along your heirlooms for a valuation by Bonhams
or just come along and browse our craft stalls. Event starts at 11am
and will finish at 4pm, refreshments will be
available all day.
If
you are interested in having a stall at this event or can display a poster
promoting the event, email Julie Overall at: julieoverall_1@hotmail.com
March
3rd 2007 – Longridge Ball
Held at the Bell House in Gerrards Cross, this glittering event will include a band, casino and silent auction. Speakers include Sir Steve Redgrave and our full board of celebrity patrons will be there for you to meet. We need full support from everybody to make this event a real success and need some impressive auction items, if you can make a donation either personally or via your business please e-mail amanda@friendsoflongridge.co.uk
I
am delighted to inform you that the Campaign Team have
produced three ways of giving thanks to our supporters. Our friends
who make donations of at least £100 will now
not only have the opportunity to have their names on the website we will
also have a board showing the names in the window of the campaign
office.
Our Benefactors who make a donation of at least £250
will have the opportunity to have their names engraved into a large wooden
board sited on the site and our Patrons who make a donation of at least £5,000
will be offered the chance to have a permanent plaque engraved with their
name positioned on the bank of the river bank. Applications
to make a donation will shortly be downloadable from our website but in
the meantime e-mail amanda@friendsoflongridge.co.uk
to receive details
I
and all the members of our Campaign Team really hope to see you again at
one of our events and thank you for your support of Longridge – together
we will make Longridge a truly inspirational place for young people of
which we can be justifiably very proud.
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