EVENTS AND DONATE

GRAND RAFFLE DRAW

The 3rd Annual Grand Raffle Draw was held on Sunday 6th December at 11.30am at Odcombe Village Hall and raised the outstanding amount of £1,398.80. Over 50 supporters attended the event and Yeovil and District Branch of Cats Protection would like to say a huge thank you to all the local companies, tradesmen and women and supporters who donated such excellent prizes. Despite the grim financial climate we were overwhelmed by their generosity. We would also like to thank everyone who purchased a raffle ticket. This has been such a busy and difficult year for our Branch with so many cats being abandoned or given up for re-homing and it is really encouraging to know that we have the support of so many people in this area.

Judi Coffee, Branch Co-ordinator

The photo above shows foster carer Yvonne drawing a winning ticket with raffle organiser and foster carer Cheryl on the right. Yvonne and Cheryl both have 3 state of the art chalets in their gardens.

EVENTS FOR 2010

FIRST EVENT OF THE NEW YEAR - SATURDAY 20TH FEBRUARY THE HENHAYES CENTRE IN CREWKERNE - 10AM - 12.30PM. Raised £423.12 which includes £114.86 for street collections.

SATURDAY 13TH MARCH - MAD MARCH FAYRE - THE PARISH ROOMS, SOMERTON 10 - 12.30PM. Raised £395.02 which includes £90.66 for street collections.

SATURDAY 17TH APRIL, SPRING FAYRE - BAPTIST CHURCH, 9 HOLYROOD STREET, CHARD - 10-12.30PM Raised £514.25 including £92.40 street collections.

SATURDAY 1ST MAY - INFORMATION TABLE AND COLLECTION, INCLUDING CAT FOOD, OUTSIDE MORRISONS IN YEOVIL - 9AM TO 4PM Raised £322.67 plus donated cat and kitten food, litter and cat toys.

SUNDAY/MONDAY 2/3 MAY - OPEN GARDENS IN HINTON ST GEORGE - CATERING CORPS PROVIDING TEAS. 2 - 5PM

SATURDAY/SUNDAY 22/23 MAY - OPEN GARDENS IN HINTON ST GOERGE - CATERING CORPS PROVIDING TEAS. 2 - 5PM Raised £185.60 on Saturday and £210.20 on Sunday = £395.80

SATURDAY 10TH JULY - STALLS IN THE MARKET HOUSE IN ILMINSTER & STREET COLLECTION - 9 - 12.30PM

SATURDAY 10TH JULY - TABLE FOR TOMBOLA, BOOKS CAT TOYS & INFORMATION BOARDS ETC. IN THE CRAFT MARQUEE AT THE YETMINSTER COUNTRY FAIR - 2-5PM

SATURDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER - G R A N D F A Y R E - METHODIST CHURCH HALL IN THE QUEDAM YEOVIL - 10 - 2.30PM Brilliant Bric-a-brac, Terrific Tombola, Yummy Cakes, Great Raffle, CP Goods, Crafty Crafts, display boards showing cats for adoption and general information PLUS MASSIVE BOOK SALE - 3 BOOKS FOR £1 - W O W!

Throughout the year the Branch holds fairs in various locations and always welcomes volunteers. We have many stalls - books, bric-a-bac, crafts, tombola, cakes and CP goodies. There is always an information board with photographs of cats for adoption.

If you would like to donate articles for our stalls please call the Branch line on 01935 412755 and if you would like to help at one of the Fairs please contact Events Co-ordinator Tom Pullin on 01935 478672 for further details. However if you just want to support your local Branch come along for some retail therapy - i.e. spending your money!!

Here are a few photos taken during 2009.

The photo on the left shows some of Team Yeovil at a gathering to exchange information and ideas on fostering and includes some of our fosterers, some home checkers, Co-ordinator, Treasurer, Home Finder, Lost & Found & Publicity Officers. The photo was taken by webmaster David.

Here is a photograph of Mandy, one of our street collectors, at our Grand Fair held on 5th September in the Quedam in Yeovil.

The photo below depicts a dog called Lynx admiring the cats for adoption on our display boards at the fair in South Petherton held on 31st October.

Our Catering Corps provides refreshments during the year at the open gardens in Hinton St George as well as furnishing the cake stall at local Fairs. A dedicated group of volunteers bake delicious cakes and biscuits for these events. The photo shows just 3 members of the Catering Corps providing refreshments at the Grand Craft Fair held each year in November at Hinton St George Village Hall.

In December the pupils from year 8 at Maiden Beech School in Crewkerne decided to raise funds for the Branch by selling home made cakes during their break. This industrious group managed to raise £35 IN JUST HALF AN HOUR! The picture shows Publicity Officer Leslye being handed the cheque by the young man who was the brains behind the event.

YOU WOULD LIKE TO DONATE, NO MATTER HOW SMALL THE AMOUNT, TO HELP CONTINUE THE INVALUABLE WORK OF YEOVIL CATS PROTECTION THEN PLEASE USE THE FORM PROVIDED HERE