Macmillan ... the final count

When Ann and I were discussing the Coffee Morning and Buffet Lunch before the event, we thought it would be marvellous if we raised €100 - €150. We concluded that any amount above that would be truly marvellous. As many of you will know, we ended the day with the grand total of €705,00.

But more was to follow. A generous (anonymous) benefactor handed in €100,00 to Gary, and everything was all set for an auction of the remaining raffle items during the Turtle’s Monday evening Quiz and Bingo. Ann and I planned to attend but neither of us felt well enough to go to what promised to be a long evening.

Gary telephoned me on Tuesday morning to give me the news. The Latchi Watersports voucher, which had already been won and returned, raised €110,00. This had already been sold for €100,00 and returned to be auctioned again. Mike Turner had offered aerial photographs of your property from his drone and this raised another €20,00. Various items of clothing and other items were laid out on a table for “any offers” and they were snapped up. The total crept up and up. The final gesture of goodwill came from one of the Turtle regulars who offered to bring the growing total up to €1000,00.

And so, on Tuesday morning, we found ourselves with the grand total of @1000,00. Unbelievable and incredible. The generosity of Gary and Ann Milner, the local businesses who gave raffle prizes, the customers and friends who brought raffle prizes of incredible variety, and the support of all the people who attended what turned out to be a fabulous day can take credit from this.