EVENTS:
The amounts given that are raised for each event will show the turnover so it will be easy to see when the magical 5k is reached. This amount will allow the charity to be registered and not the final count to buying a home, as some think!!!
IPad 2
RAFFLE: Raffle tickets are selling for a £1 each. So a strip will cost £5. There will be a prize of a brand new ipad 2 with wifi and 3g inclusive (32GB). Shown above. Please use the contact information if you are interested in buying a raffle ticket. The draw will take place in Disability Stockport when all
tickets are sold. Proceeds from the raffle will help to build up monies for the
homes.
I am very very pleased to announce that the winning ticket drawn on 2nd December 2011 was by a lady who works at Disability Stockport. The winning ticket: 369 belonged to a lady called: Katie Gordon. I am sure she will have many happy months and years with her brand new ipad2! You will find Katie in the photo gallery.
Thankyou very much to all those who bought raffle tickets, the amount raised as turnover for the charity came to: £946.
Gorgeous Grey Bear
NAMING OF THE BEAR: This event took place in "Shape up and Go" gym, in Cheadle, Stockport, involving a beautiful big Grey Bear (a boy) wearing a white T shirt and the game involved guessing his name for £1 per guess. Each name was in a box (on paper) and people would place their own name in any box they choose. So if you thought the bear is called: John, then you would put your name in the box for John. The ladies all chose a name for the bear
and it was won by a lady called Maureen Collier-Woods who found his name:
Norman. You will find Maureen in the photo gallery. The event raised £83
thankyou very much to all who took part, every penny counts for Alexander
Homes.
Sweet Treats!
SWEET TREAT GAME: The "Sweet Treat" is on! Steven Logan has
volunteered to take the tin round his workplace. You have to guess how many
sweets the tin holds. One can make as many guesses as they wish. The
person with the correct guess (on the nose) or the nearest wins the contents
in the tin! Yum yum!! A lady called Jan Edwards has won them, she was only
1 away! You will find her in the Photo Gallery. She was stunned that she had
won!! Many thanks to all those who contributed the amount raised came to
£105.
Beautiful Bunny!
NAMING OF THE RABBIT: The landlord of my local pub: The Rising Sun,
Bredbury, and the Organisers of the Haptic Event (Deafblind Communications)
in Brentwood Essex have kindly agreed to have a similar event to the bear but
this time it is a large furry rabbit! This rabbit is a girl and the same rules apply
as for the bear: putting your name in a box if you think that is her name.
Names are still being filled in for the rabbit. Won't be long now before "Bunny"
has a new home!!
The Rabbit competition has raised £120! Thankyou very much to all those
who contributed. So gorgeous Bunny at last has a "new mum" and a new
home!!
You will see my "new mum" in the Photo Gallery!!
Grand Central Swimming Baths
I will be doing a mini swim, 60 lengths in my local baths (Grand Central, Stockport). This will be in the New Year. Anyone who is interested in sponsoring me can get in touch via the contact details. Minimum sponsorship is £3. THE SWIM WAS FINISHED ON 31ST JANUARY 2015 AND WAS PRETTY COLD! I HAD A VOLUNTEER TO WITNESS MY SWIM, CALLED ADAM AND YOU WILL FIND HIM IN THE PHOTO GALLERY. SPONSORSHIP IS NOW BEING COLLECTED AND I RAISED £326 FOR THE CHARITY. NOT A BAD SUM FOLKS! A BIG THANKYOU GOES TO THE MANY FACEBOOKERS!
CHRISTMAS PARTY
There is a Christmas Party booked in the Regis Suite at the Alma Lodge Hotel in Stockport on November 23rd. Arrival Time is 7.30pm and the Regis Bar closes at 12.00am. Tickets are £35. There will be a 3 course meal and drinks can be purchased at the bar separately. Dress Code is formal and there will be raffle prizes with tickets sold on the evening. More drinks can be purchased from other bar if desired. A Magician is to be confirmed.
The Christmas party was great! A great thank-you for all those who came, especially those from down South and Wales!! The event turned over £1395! Many thanks too, to Jeremy Mansfield, the Magician and his partner, Emma, who came to help him interpret his magic for deaf people. Please browse photos in the Photograph Gallery.
APPLE LAPTOP
This years raffle prize is an 11 inch Apple Laptop and will incorporate all of Apples modern features of technology, so even those of you who maybe techno "phobes" may be inspired to purchase a ticket to learn! Tickets are £2 each and can be ordered by paying through the charity's bank account. Or one can send a text message to the numbers in the contact section and will receive a text message back of where to post any cheques and how to pay for a ticket.
The draw will take place on 31st May 2014 at Islington Community Centre, Cannon Hussey Court, Islington Way, Salford. Free tea and coffee will be on offer to anyone who wishes to attend.
2nd Draw For The Apple Laptop!
The Apple Laptop is going to be drawn again! This is because the lady who won it before, Janet Brown, is deafblind and needs specialist equipment that is not compatible with Apple's design, unfortunately. Also as Janet did not return the laptop for 3 months, it means the raffle tickets had been discarded. It is therefore being treated as a donation to the charity and has a fresh raffle running. Tickets are reduced to £1. The draw will be on 14th February 2015. It will be in the same venue as last time. The draw has now taken place and you can see the new winner: Lydia Mikes, in the Photo Gallery.
The total turnover for the Apple Laptop is £1200.
Sponsored Walk: Lisa Warburton & Derek Morgan.
Lisa and Derek have kindly decided to do a sponsored walk for this charity. The walk is going to be from Hall Green to Marple, down the Macclesfield Canal. It will be a total of 26.5 miles. Unfortunately Lisa cannot do the walk until she has had her heart operation!!! The walk should have been in August, but now will not be until Spring of 2015. Some people have already sponsored the walk and we are most grateful to them. So the total sponsorship to date is: £150. New Sponsorship forms will be printed and others are welcome to sponsor this walk. A new date will be put up when it is known. The walk is likely to take place around May - June. Derek and Lisa are getting into practice now!
WRISTBANDS
There is now some lovely wristbands for sale, in red with white writing. They have the charity's name on them and will look lovely on your wrist. They are selling at £2 each. If you would like to buy one please contact us through our contact details. The wristbands are selling steadily, 84 bands have been sold so far.
SIGNING TALKING STARS BALL
This years charity ball is being held at Hallmark Hotel on the Wilmslow/Cheadle Hulme border on 14th November 2015 (7pm-1am). There will be a 3 course meal, a Magician entertaining us and Raffle prizes. The bar of the hotel will be open from 7pm onwards. Tickets are £40 each. Please use the contact details for buying tickets. The Manageress of the hotel has kindly reduced the price of an overnight stay in their complex. For single it is £65 and a Double is £71. The menu has a lovely mouth watering selection!
ALEXANDER HOMES DINNER MENU
STARTERS
Slow Roast Tomato & Lentil Soup with pesto croutons
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Wafers of Smoked Chicken with Apple Raspberry Salsa
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Dovetail of Galia melon with mango & paw paw
MAINS
Butter Roasted Turkey, bacon Rolls, Chestnut & Sultana stuffing & cranberry conserve
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Asparagus & Baby Leek Tartlet with a Spring onion butter sauce (V)
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Fresh Salmon Steak presented on a Prawn & Tarragon Sauce, with seasonal vegetables & potatoes
DESSERTS
Glazed Lemon Tart with Chocolate Raspberry Coulis
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Individual Dark Chocolate Teardrop with a White Chocolate sauce
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White Chocolate Cheesecake With Dark Chocolate & Orange Sauce
name the golden bear!
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