Lots to look forward to at Churchill HQ....

So there is a lot to look forward to in the coming weeks here at Churchill HQ. This weekend is Churchill’s trip to Blackpool and next week is the annual Bring a £1 to work day. Following Churchill’s tradition, this will be a fancy dress day which was an amazing success last year, with all of the team getting involved!!

We will also be holding a Halloween cake sale on 31^st October, be sure to get there early as this event is always a sell out with Amanda and her team working hard to get their perfect bakes (with no soggy bottoms!)

If anyone would like to volunteer please contact Amanda Goodwin.

The Churchill Fishing Competition was won by Phil Holmes, thank you to John Price who organised it. This event was such a hit that we are looking into making this an annual event.

A big thank you should also go to our planning department. Over the past months they have been running the bonus ball and have raised £640 towards our Dougie challenge. Thank you to everybody has taken part in this! This event will hopefully be making a return around Christmas time so please continue to support our Dougie Mac challenge and our helpful volunteers - http://www.justgiving.com/DoingItForDougie

Our total now stands at £38491.63, only £1508.37 to go!

Thank you again for your continued support.

WEARING IT YELLOW FOR DOUGIE!

So Friday 13th saw Dougie Mac attempting to break the world record for the number of people dressed as Sunflowers. As always, Churchill were  involved by putting a different spin on dress down Friday ...WEARING IT YELLOW FOR DOUGIE!

Donations were collected and we have made another £48 going towards our £40,000 challenge!

This weekend Churchill also held their very own carboot sale here at head office. Thank you everyone who supported & helped at the car boot sale on Sunday especially, for  braving the awful weather conditions. 

Unfortunately we had to give up after a very blustery morning but it wasn't a complete wash out!

With £150 going towards our target, this was a great effort by all! A special thank you to our cups shop girls - Andrea Salt & Linda Taylor, along with Frank Brownsill & Stan Hollingshead

Thanks again for you continued support.

Follow our progress at http://www.justgiving.com/DoingItForDougie

Churchills sizzling success - BBQ sales boost our total to £36,146.33

Well we may not have been blogging for a while but we have certainly been busy at Churchill HQ, continuing to raise money for our Churchill Charity Challenge. With all proceeds going to the Dougie Mac, the support we have been given continues to amaze us all and we cannot thank you enough for your efforts. 

Last week also saw another successful ware sale in the factory where employees here at Churchill made donations and managed to raise £288.92. 

This in addition to last weeks summer BBQ which was a sizzling success - With the sun shining over Churchill, our hotdogs and burgers went down a treat and were enjoyed by all! Evans & Sons butchers & Lorna in the canteen very generously donated all of the food for this event and we managed to raise £200!!

Back by popular demand, we also had the toast service last week! The accounts team very kindly volunteered to run the Toast Service again, with a special treat on the friday of cheesey oatcakes - thank you to Elizabeth and her band of helpers for organising this and helping to raise an amazing £82.54 

We have several events coming up - volunteers & participants are as always needed.

On Sunday 15th September between 8.00am - 1.00pm we will be holding a car boot sale on site. It will be £5 per car with the full amount being donated to Dougie Mac, this could be the opportunity you need to clear out the loft or shed & make some money for yourselves, or just come along and see if you can grab yourself a bargain!

Other upcoming events include our Churchill trip to Blackpool. This has been a huge success and tickets to this have now SOLD OUT!!! Special thanks must go to Jeannie who has arranged this trip!

Ross Jones will be running the Bristol Half Marathon on 15th September, he has already got £190 sponsorship and has promised that if we can get him up to £200 he will do a 2nd half marathon. Je only needs a further £10 so if you wish to see Ross go through the agony of 2 half marathons then please lets get him up to at least  £200 and visit his just giving page - http://www.justgiving.com/Ross-Jones1

We will have a stall selling mugs at Stone Food & Drink Festival 4-6th October if anyone would like to help please do get in touch!

Friday 11th October is bring a £1 to work day as per last year we will be planning fancy dress, themes are to be announced shortly so watch this space!

Our total now stands at an amazing £36,146.33 , only another £3853.67 to go!!!

Keep your eyes peeled for further announcements of upcoming events!

For any further donations please visit http://www.justgiving.com/DoingItForDougie

Thank you again for your continued support and generosity!

Mug Sales Boost Dougie Mug Total to over £33,563

Sales of the specially designed mugs have helped to boost the fundraising total by £520 this week to an impressive £33,563.27 - pretty amazing effort by all so far!

The sales continue to come in from all over the city and we still have mugs available. So if you know anyone who may like one or would be able to sell them on our behalf please do get in touch. 

The mugs cost just £5 each, are made in Churchill's factory and feature the heartwarming slogan 'Life sets no paths ..... just follow your heart' and show the runners who helped contribute to the mammoth Charity Challenge relay from Stoke to London.

Team Effort Closing in on the Target

It has been another great week for adding to our total, which now stands at an amazing £33,033.27 thanks to a tremendous all round team effort.

In addition to the mug sales from local companies that continue to come in a big thank you goes to Ang Kelly, Lynn Parry & Denise Shaw for organising the bingo which again has been very well received and enjoyed by all who have taken part

We are continuing our tour of local events and supermarkets selling our mugs and if you get time please pop along and support the team this weekend at Morrisons Milehouse and Tescos Trent Vale.

Also on 23rd & 27th July we will be at Dougie Mac Hospice open gardens event and on 28th the Tunstall Carnival thank you to all our volunteers.

If you have any thoughts on how we can get even closer to our target please do share as we're always looking for fresh ideas.

Enjoy the sunshine!

Weekly Round Up

Dave and his 'Wimbledon Wags'

Emily & Maria

With the sun shining on Churchill HQ this week, it has boosted everyone's spirits for a warmer summer, as well as the doing it for Dougie total. Raising £1,067.46 throughout the week this now brings the total up to £31,623.27.

Last Friday we had a lovely Wimbledon themed day. Paying fines for dressing down we had a gang of 'Wimbledon Wags' all dressed in their finery. We also had a number of players and an umpire dotted around the office! In keeping with the theme, strawberries and cream were served, which went down a storm. Thanks to all for your donations and outfit efforts.

Katie, Dave and Sarah

Thank you to Julie Sturge & Heather Keeling for going to Morrisons Festival Park on Monday selling our mugs. This weekend Andrew Lawton & Graham Robinson will be at the Pets at Home Funday selling mugs. If you are in the area please  go along to support them. We are still welcoming suggestions on where to sell the mugs so if anyone knows of any events then please let us know.

Tennis Players James, Sharon,
Emily and Bradders

Get your dabbers at the ready, as the eagerly anticipated return of the Bingo is happening this week. On Thursday there will be a game held for the factory staff and Friday will see the office staff battling it out to win the prize. 

There are still tickets left for the Blackpool trip, but be sure to get yours soon as they are selling out fast. If you want to go, get your £10 to either Jeanne or Personnel. 

Please remember to sponsor Ross Jones for his half Marathon. He currently has £145 in sponsorship and has promised if we get him to £200 that he will run a second half marathon! So please visit his Just Giving Page to make a donation.

We are creeping ever closer to our £40,000 target. With lots of fun filled events planned for the rest of the year, please do continue to help us sell our mugs & reach our target.

On another note, this will be my last blog post as I am leaving Churchill today! I have loved writing this blog so I hope it lives on. The best of luck with the rest of your fundraising ventures, you are all so supportive and it doesn't cease to amaze me how generous you all are! 
Its been emotional! Signing off, Amy x

Ice Cream Sale Scoops Tasty Total

Sharon, Jo and Elizabeth, scoops at the ready!

The Accounts team have done it again! Through the sale of an array of delicious ice creams, the team raised a total of £92.85. With the weather being so glorious this week it couldn't have been better timing, with most of the flavours selling out quicker than you can say ice cream cone! 

Well done to the team on another successful fundraising venture! It was certainly a welcome lunch time treat for all.