Sing for your supper

- Wed 6th Dec 2006

 The 4th Sing for Your Supper event was held at Hayling Island Sailing Club
on Friday 1st December when some 130 guests came to sing Carols by the
Christmas Tree with Sarah Pinnell and the choir from St. James Church,
Emsworth.

Everybody enjoyed seeing the choir in their red cassocks and appreciated
that the funds from the hot mulled wine (which was donated by John Locke)
and Winter Pimms ( which was donated by Pimms) was going towards a new
cassock as they had 2 robes stolen the previous month.

HISC chefs John and Fritz cooked a superb 2 course hot supper and Helen
Knight and Joan Powles baked mince pies to go with the coffee which was
included in the ticket price and £5 of every ticket sold went to the Rocky
Appeal Cancer Lab fund. The HISC staff made a big effort to get the
Christmas Tree and building decorated for the occasion which was
appreciated by everyone who attended most of which were not HISC members but
friends and clients of Chris & Angie Driscoll, who as usual supported the
fundraising event for another year.

A bottle tombola raised £530.00 and many thanks to all who donated. Special
thanks to Sandy Redfern for collecting bottles from many of the people she
cares for around the Island.

A silent auction raised £477.00. Once again very many thanks to all those
who donated items and thanks to Lana Driscoll and Andy Kelsey for
organising this part of the event.

£1717.50 was the amount raised including donations from people who wanted
to support the event but couldn’t attend. After speaking to the guests
about the importance of raising this money towards the total of 2 million
pounds for the new cancer lab at Q. A. hospital, Mick Lyons said that 1
in 3 people in Portsmouth were now contracting cancer. He was very
grateful to accept the cheque on the night.

£140.000 is still needed to complete the cancer lab which is due to open
in the early part of 2007.

Any further donations please make cheques payable to Rocky Appeal and send
to Mick Lyons at Q. A Hospital. Cosham or drop into Angie Driscoll at C.J.
Driscoll Chartered Accountants, 19 Mengham Lane, Hayling PO11 9JT and if
possible gift aid the donation so that the appeal can get the tax back if
you are a UK tax payer.

Very many thanks to everyone for all your support. Over the last 4 events
we have raised nearly £12,000.00 for the new Cancer Lab so well done to all
my supporters.

Angie Driscoll

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