WOODEN SPOON 1st Thursday newsletter M AY 2 0 1 9
WITH THANKS TO OUR M AY S P O N S O R S
Intro from chairman Welcome to our May edition of our ‘First Thursday Newsletter’. Firstly congratulations to Chris for his great effort and wonderful result in running the Marathon last Sunday. His fundraising is continuing so please continue to donate to his pot. All funds going in now come straight to Worcestershire! The next challenger is Kathryn who is cycling from London to Paris for Spoon. Kathryn is part of the Spoon family and operates Rugby Tots Worcestershire. Please support Kathryn http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/ KathrynStevens1 The ‘Back to School’ quiz is upon us soon and is nearly sold out. Please book asap to avoid disappointment. As well as our own beloved region the charity is active across all regions. In total we raise over £1.2 million per year on around 70 projects and it’s good to be part of the Spoon family. Please take time to look at our website www. woodenspoon.org.uk where you find details of recently opened projects across the whole of the UK. You will also be able to see a copy of our Impact Report.
Membership continues to be our focus. It doesn’t just get you a place at our 1st Thursday! It’s the cornerstone of our fundraising and gives each member connectivity to all our projects. We now have two projects in the pipeline in Worcestershire which is wonderful news. We have also received a wonderful donation of specialist sensory room equipment which we will hopefully utilise in one of the schemes. Finally we wish Laura the best for her wedding on Sunday. Laura does so much fantastic work for Spoon in Worcestershire and supports many other local ventures. She is an inspiration and I’m sure she will have a perfect day. Remember – all the monies raised in the region stay in the region!
Congratulations to Chris Orr for completing the London marathon on behalf of Wooden Spoon. His fantastic effort have so far raised over £4000. Chris will be at June’s Wooden Spoon 1st Thursday which his company Handelsbanken have kindly agreed to sponsor. In Chris’ words “From the bottom of my heart thank you - all of the training, the pain, the doubt, the defeats and the victories have been worth it thanks to you”.
Chris Orr - Ran this year’s London Marathon for us
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