Frugal Lunch

On 27th September we referenced World Polio Day on 24th October and that the following day we would be holding a Frugal Lunch to raise funds in support.

William Stevens as a Past President, Past Club Secretary and current Chair of the Foundation Plus Committee drew his team together and set out plans for our Frugal Lunch. As a result 30 out of 32 members, partners and friends who had secured places, attended William’s home to enjoy something more than what most would call a frugal lunch.

We were expecting a bowl of soup with bread and then maybe one or two sandwiches, but it turned out to be far more than that with the addition of individual home made apple pies and fingers of shortbread, with tea and coffee to finish.

In addition to the lunch itself a raffle was also held to further increase the income.

There are a number of Thank You’s at this point and hopefully I will get most of them listed here – apologies to those I might miss. Firstly it is a massive Thank You to William and Pam for opening up their home to us, then comes Sue and Dawn for the excellent catering, Carol for running the raffle and finally the support team that helped with the distribution of the soup etc.

The raffle had a variety of winners even though one or two might have managed to draw their own number – a sheer coincidence as they couldn’t see into the basket. There was also one club member who despite protestations that he doesn’t seem to win the raffle at club these days, was seen to come away from the prize table clutching a bottle. No names naturally.

And so to the most important point about the day – how much was raised? From the figures given to me the final total after minimal expenses was close to £500 and this will be forwarded via Foundation to support the ongoing work in trying to finally eradicate Polio in the world. At one point Polio was almost contained but more recently with events in the Middle East it has found a new emergence point and Polio prevention amongst the young can be seen in the reporting from the area. Until it is finally eradicated, the fight to beat it will continue.

In closing, there are a number of photos attached including one of Pam with a bouquet, which was our Thank You for letting us into her home.