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Here we all are on Fete Day, a bit tired but very happy after helping village friends and family play on our PANTS shy, guess how many PANTS were in the jar and sign up a few supporters who had pledged a promises our Promises Auction to be held on 15th NovemberThursday, 10 July 2008
Tuesday, 8 July 2008
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The four of us had great fun at our village fete last week. A novel take on the coconut shy saw keen villagers supporting us by throwing soft balls into pants trying to reach the pants with the points in an endeavour to hit the highest score! It was harder than it looked!
Our pants theme knew no bounds with pants bunting (sensible sort with logos as well as bunting made with 'comedy' pants from the market) as well as a very large and visible panty line marking the point at which participants stood!
We were so busy on the day we couldn't organise photos but the sun shone and we took over £150 not just on the Pants Shy but also on the 'guess the number of pants in the jar' competition.
Although there's clearly a serious side to our efforts, it's clear that the pants theme certainly attracts attention.
More news from PANTS soon as we build up to our Promises Auction on November 15th, also in Houghton.
Our pants theme knew no bounds with pants bunting (sensible sort with logos as well as bunting made with 'comedy' pants from the market) as well as a very large and visible panty line marking the point at which participants stood!
We were so busy on the day we couldn't organise photos but the sun shone and we took over £150 not just on the Pants Shy but also on the 'guess the number of pants in the jar' competition.
Although there's clearly a serious side to our efforts, it's clear that the pants theme certainly attracts attention.
More news from PANTS soon as we build up to our Promises Auction on November 15th, also in Houghton.
Our Charity Challenge and how it works
Following our article in June’s Houghton and Wyton Parish Magazine and the great feedback we received from our stand at Houghton and Wyton Feast Week we would like to try and explain how our charity challenge works……
National charities raise significant funds from ‘event’ fundraising, usually organised treks, walks or bike rides – these are physical challenges. Everyone who takes part in these has to raise a minimum sponsorship of £3k, plus personally paying a registration fee. The sponsorship raised covers the remainder of the cost of the trip but more importantly raises money that the charity would not have received otherwise. In the case of PANTS we decided we wanted to undertake work for an African community rather than a physical challenge, so we’re donating our time and ‘skills’ to help build a school in Namibia, which we can only do through raising money for our nominated charities, the Parkinson’s Disease Society and the Alzheimer’s Society.
National charities raise significant funds from ‘event’ fundraising, usually organised treks, walks or bike rides – these are physical challenges. Everyone who takes part in these has to raise a minimum sponsorship of £3k, plus personally paying a registration fee. The sponsorship raised covers the remainder of the cost of the trip but more importantly raises money that the charity would not have received otherwise. In the case of PANTS we decided we wanted to undertake work for an African community rather than a physical challenge, so we’re donating our time and ‘skills’ to help build a school in Namibia, which we can only do through raising money for our nominated charities, the Parkinson’s Disease Society and the Alzheimer’s Society.
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