One of the great joys about being involved in the Trailwalker event is finding out how generous people can be with their time and money when it comes to helping us raise money for the Gurkha Welfare Trust and Oxfam.
Last night we held a Fiesta Italiana - not in sunny Italy but in the slightly cooler Suffolk countryside. Those there enjoyed a three course Italian meal with live music accompaniment before digging deep into their pockets to bid for some wonderful offers in an auction of promises including a cream tea for two at Wyken Hall, a beauty treatment courtesy of Jarrolds, a hypnotheraphy session, dog-walking, cake and meal making for special occasions, maths tuition, family tree research and designer 'pass the parcel' parcels. And then they shelled out again for raffle tickets! To round the evening off, we found out all there is to know about Italy before being seranaded with a superb rendition of 'Volare'.
And on the night we raised over £500 for the Gurkhas and Oxfam - so our heartfelt thanks to Denise for hosting and organising, and to her and her helpers for the meal, to Andrea for serenading us as we ate, to Dud for his autioneering (only one gavel was broken), to the 'Volare' singers, to all those who offered their time and services through the auction, to those who provided raffle prizes and, not least, to all those who attended and gave so generously. Molte grazie to you all!
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