Garden Party Success
14/08/10 09:21 Filed in: 2010 | Fundraising
St Agnes AFC held their first ever Garden Party in the beautifully revamped garden at the Railway Inn, St Agnes on Saturday.
With cream teas and an enormous mountain of home-made cakes on offer trade was brisk and Victoria Sponges, iced buns, cupcakes and rock buns flew off the stall like 'hot cakes'!
The highest value was raised by a tin of homemade flapjacks which raised a whopping £10 and the best value was from a gorgeous creation of a lemon and poppy seed ring which was made by Marina Harvey and bought back by her husband Bernard who had also just presented the club with a generous cheque of £200 to sponsor the St Agnes AFC Under 18's Team for the forthcoming season!
Supporters Lucy Williams and Kate Randalls ran the Apple Bobbing and a huge tombola stall also proved popular! The raffle was well supported and the total raised from the two hours spent in the garden and the Railway Inn was a fantastic £350. The proceeds are to be split evenly between St Agnes AFC and Costello Kids which is a charity offering support and raising awareness of a rare syndrome called Costello Syndrome.
St Agnes AFC Chairman Mandy Kimmins said “What a fabulous afternoon, raising £350 in 2 hours is fabulous. I would like to say thank you to the Railway Inn for allowing us to use their garden and to everyone who has supported in every way. Half the proceeds from today will be used within St Agnes AFC, but more importantly half will be donated to Costello Kids an inspirational charity set up by the parents of Heliena Stone who was the 23rd person in the world to be diagnosed at 3 months old with Costello Syndrome. Heliena is now 16 years old and a winner of bravery awards!"
More details on Costello Kids can be found at http://costellokids.com/ or for more details on anything to do with St Agnes AFC please contact Mandy Kimmins on 07974 370666 or email bolsterpaper@gmail.com
