Hospice Fundraising 2024 by SHH in Chiltern Villages

Fundraising - 2024 - SHH (Speen Helping Hospices) Fundraising in Chiltern Villages

Speen Helping Hospices and 2024 - From March to December

For our first fundraising event in 2024 we are running our second pub style quiz night. The first was held in December 2022.£2,134 was raised by this event More detailed information here about the March 2024 event

Our second event in 2024 followed on from the Golf Day in March 2023 at Burnham Beeches Golf Club. We were given a Fourball voucher worth approximately £340.00. We organised a raffle draw with tickets @ £5 each. The voucher is valid till the end of 2024 and can be used Monday to Friday by advanced booking.48 tickets sold and the event raised £360 (a very generous donation was added after the event closed) More detailed information here

Speen Festival is held every other year and some of the profits are donated to local organisations. In late March we were advised that the festival was going to make a donation of £500.

Our third 2024 event is the annual Ladies Spring Lunch at the Horse Trust, Speen -Wednesday 8th May 2024 with tickets costing £38 per person (including complimentary glass of wine) for a three course meal. £2,544 raised by this event - More detailed information here

Jazz in the Park 24 - Sunday 7th July. Unfortunately the bad weather moved in over the weekend so the decision on the Saturday was to cancel and offer refunds.

Jeremy Harmsworth Quartet and Martin Hart Quartet were booked to entertain at Speen Playing Fields - a new location for 2024. Those who had bought their tickets in advance were offered a full refund and many declined so that proceeds could be passed onto the hospice charities.

Donations were made from people asking SHH to keep the price of their tickets

SHH Supporting the Community - Speen Fete 2024 Saturday 13th July - Members of Speen Helping Hospices committee helped out at Speen Fete at the Children's Books, Plant and Flowers and Preserves selling these items for fete proceeds.

Speen & North Dean News Summer Edition 2024 - Speen Fete Click Here to read article

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The Speen Fete team were delighted to announce that they donated £4000 across the 11 village organisations that took part. Speen & North Dean News have agreed to forfeit there share this year thus allowing us to increase our donations to £400 per group. Many thanks to the Speen Fete team for the donation of £400

Presentation of £1,500(raised by Speen resident John Radford) to Judy Keen of SHH Management Committee by Mike Relf President of the Rotary Club of High Wycombe on Monday 11th November

Charity Abseil down Spinnaker Tower Portsmouth 7 September 2024 - More about this fundraising event HERE

Comedy Fundraiser night at Lacey Green - Saturday 14th September 2024 - Over £1,800 raised by this event More about this fundraising event HERE

Annual Bridge Afternoon at North Dean Wednesday 9th October 2024 - Over £600 was raised by this event More about this fundraising event HERE

Annual Christmas Market at Speen Church on Saturday 16th November 2024

More detailed information Here - This event raised £3,081

December 2024 onwards - Luxury Perfume and Beauty Product Sale 2023/24 Speen Helping Hospices has been given exclusive access to a significant amount of high-end perfume by the Brands Owners to help raise money for the local hospices that we support. 2024 Online sales £1,439 More detailed information Here

December 2024 - SHH is very grateful to two families in the community who made Chrsitmas donations totalling £225

December 2024 - Annual carol singing around the streets of Speen.

We would like to thank the carollers, collectors and organisers of mulled wine and mince pies for their support and the generous contributions from the community in Speen.

Message on local WhatsApp group after the event - "Thank you to the wonderful people who opened their doors and welcomed the carol singers. Over the three nights we raised £767 for the hospices. A special thank you to a litlle man called Miles, although his Mum had donated he insisted on opening his piggy bank to make a donation and he was very generous. We had a wonderful group of singers over the three nights. A big thank you, a very Happy Christmas and best wishes for 2025 from SHH."

Pictured above are some of the singers and it was fantastic that all the following were able to help:

Bob Stupples, Peter Johnson, Jill Roberts, Bryony Adams, David Balmforth, Gracie Stickings, Paul Rogerson, Jill Rogerson, Jeanne Hanford, June Evans, Monica Dent, Jo Wengler, Sue Hitchman, Elizabeth Edwards, Patricia Zachary, Christine Davies, Amanda Dobbs and Ciarán.

£767 was raised by this event

The final event of 2024 Christmas Hamper raffle draw Saturday 21 December 2024 - £660 was raised by this event.

The draw took place in Speen, outside Speen Stores on Saturday 21st December (image below) - Peter a representative of the Post Office was in charge of pulling the winning tickets out of the bag. All three prizes were won by residents of Speen. Tickets had also been bought by people from Naphill, Prestwood, Marlow, Lacey Green, Hughenden Valley, North Dean, Great Missenden, High Wycombe, Amersham, Princes Risborough, Longwick, Thame and Haddenham.

Christine, Maureen and June of the SHH Management Committee together with Peter of the Post Office and Ranjan of Speen Stores

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Fundraising for SHH - You too can help:

If you would like to be involved in our fundraising events or have fundraising ideas, or would like to sponsor an event or donate a raffle prize please, Contact Gráinne Here

Fundraising Challenge - Help raise money for SHH Details Here