FUNDRAISING

200 CLUB MAY WINNER
Congratulations to Katherine Balmer, whose winning number 23 was drawn on Friday 31 May.
Katherine's Dad (Mike) has taken the cheque and promised to pass it on.
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200 CLUB APRIL WINNER
Congratulations to Clive Rowland, whose winning number 77 was drawn on Monday 13 May. Clive has generously donated his prize money back to the Gym.
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EASTER DRAW
A big thank you to all those who supported our recent Easter Draw. Numbers were drawn on Friday 12 April and all winning prizes have now been collected or delivered. The prizes are shown in the photo below and include donations from Tesco, Morrisons and the Co-op as well as generous donations from Gym members. The draw raised a creditable £97 for the Gym.

Don't forget that you can support the Gym by 1) joining the 200 Club (see below) which costs £12 per year and which gets you a number in each monthly draw with a single £50 prize, and 2) at no cost to yourself, by signing up with GoRaise who donate a small amount of money for every purchase you make online from over 3,000 retailers, including Boots, John Lewis, Argos, B&Q. Sign up today at www.goraise.co.uk/LODDONCOMMUNITYGYM.
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200 CLUB FEBRUARY WINNER
Congratulations to Dennis Passingham, whose winning number 3 was drawn on Friday 22 February. Dennis has generously donated his prize money back to the Gym.
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200 CLUB MARCH WINNER
Congratulations to Roger Adams, whose winning
number 55 was drawn on Friday 1 March.
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The Gym has been selected to be one of three local charities which will benefit from the latest round of TESCO's Bags of Help initiative. In two stores (Beccles and Southwold) between 1 March and 30 April, the Gym will occupy one of the three containers in the two stores, and we would ask all our supporters to - firstly - ask for the blue tokens and - secondly - drop them in our area. There are 3 prizes available, up to £1,000, £2,000 and £4,000 and naturally we are very keen to secure the highest award possible. You can help and we look forward to seeing the outcome of your efforts. Thank you all.
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CHRISTMAS FUNDRAISING STOP PRESS
At the Gym on 21 December, Chairman Richard Birbeck oversaw the draw for the Christmas Hamper
and 6 others prizes. Congratulations to Katherine, Bob, Trevor, Helen, Sue & Rob, Emma and Sue,
whose numbers were drawn by members gathered around. Prizes have been collected and will
hopefully be enjoyed over the festive period.
A big thank-you to the Fundraising Team who organised this all, and to everyone who participated, either as a prize donor or participant (or both). We raised £109 at the Victorian Evening and an amazing £170 from this morning's raffle, all of which goes into the Gym's coffers to help keep it going. A great effort from all concerned. ------0------

200 CLUB DECEMBER WINNER
Congratulations to Peggy Fulleylove, whose winning number 27 was drawn on Friday 4 January at the Gym.
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200 CLUB JANUARY WINNER
Congratulations to Ian Martin, whose winning number 111 was drawn on Friday 1 February at the Gym.
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NEW FUNDRAISING INITIATIVE
The Gym has signed up with GoRaise to generate funding through online purchases that members and supporters have made. Please see the poster below and support us by registering and using the site.
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NEW FUNDING AWARDS
The Gym is pleased to announce that it has received £3,000 from Norfolk Community Foundation through the Lovewell Blake fund (£1,000 for running costs) and the Saracen's Norfolk fund (£2,000 for equipment).
Gym Chairman Richard Birbeck said: ‘We are most grateful for the support of NCF. This important funding will be spent on new equipment and running costs to enable us to continue to provide our valuable, essential local service.‘
Jenny Bevan, Head of Programmes, said: ‘Norfolk Community Foundation is delighted to support this much needed project that will make a real difference in the community. We wish them every success with their work.’
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FUNDING AWARD
The Gym has been awarded £500 by Localgiving and Postcode Community Trust, a grant-giving charity funded entirely by players of People’s Postcode Lottery. This funding boost will help us continue to provide a valuable fitness service to our members.

Chairman Richard Birbeck said: "We are delighted to have received the support of this charity. The grant will help us to continue to run our Community Gym, now in its fifth year, and benefit our members, including those referred to us by local Medical Practices under our Exercise Referral Scheme. We have now had over 13,000 user visits since we started in 2014 and hope to be able to continue to provide this essential local community service long into the future".
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[posted 17 October 2018]