Ruby's Fund

WEAR RED FOR RUBY’S FUND DAY

was on Friday 13th May 2011

Ruby’s Fund wrote to over a hundred local schools, pre-schools, nurseries and businesses to ask them to participate in Wear Red for Ruby’s Fund Day to celebrate our anniversary. We have started to include their photographs and stories. Watch this space for the amounts raised.

We would love to see your photos of the day. Please send them with a fews words about your day. With your permission we may use them on our website and next newsletter.

The committee wearing red!

Job Centre Staff wearing red raised £22.00

Thomas and friends wearing red at school

Berisfords Ltd, Congleton raised £130.25

Ruby with some of the Berisford staff wearing red

Whittard Street GP Practise, Northwich raised £11.65

Cash donation of £5.00

Mossley Pre-School raised £43.00

Cheshire Carers raised £8.50

Hilltop Nursery in Congleton raised £50.00

Rhythm Time classes at Mossley Village Hall raised £97.79

Old Hall Nursery, Spragg Street in Congleton raised £20.00

Stepping Stones Pre-school raised a fantastic £74.13

Stepping Stones children creating red collages

and eating red food!!

Kirsty Hollins raised a ruby red £10.00

The Nursery, Wagg Street, Congleton raised a super £50

Barnardos Childrens Centre, Manchester raised a fab £22

Our new look website and online shop is currently under construction. We will keep you updated when you can shop online with us. We are working hard on the website content and products available in the shop. Any comments or suggestions please email us.

Heath Farm was the venue for a fund raising car wash. The event was run by 14 volunteers for Ruby’s Fund, which included staff from Heath Farm. Approx 45 cars were cleaned in 4 hours. The car wash raised £214.30. Customers of Heath Farm enjoyed having their Sunday lunch whilst our volunteers cleaned their cars. It proved so popular that the car wash will return!! Well done and many thanks to all concerned.

Thomas successfully completed his very first triathlon for Ruby’s Fund  at Alsager on 2/07/11. He had to swim, run and cycle on his own. He has been very kindly sponsored and supported by his friends and family on the virginmoneygiving site. Well done Thomas we are all VERY VERY proud of you!

Thomas with his medal!!

Helen Briars running the cake stall

The third Teddy Bears Picnic was held in Congleton Park. It was organised by My Beartown. Ruby’s Fund had a cake stall which proved very successful and sold out. We also sold some of our jute bags which are proving very successful. The event raised almost £100!!