Ascension : CENTENARY CAMP TARGET REACHED IN 14 MONTHS
Submitted by The Islander (Cheryl Anthony) 22.07.2010 (Article Archived on 05.08.2010)

It’s the start of another week and for once there will be no more grey hairs emerging with worries over fundraising.

It’s the start of another week and for once there will be no more grey hairs emerging with worries over fundraising.  Having said this I still always thoroughly enjoy every minute of it.  Saturday 17^th July 2010 was the end to our Centenary Camp Fundraising.  We needed to raise £1,000.00 and our income was a whopping £1,272.05.  There was a lot of concern when I announced in the Islander that we needed to raise £10,000.00 but we did it in 14 months!!

The afternoon commenced with mini miscellaneous stalls that included cakes, fudge and marshmallow also tie-dye T-shirts and Baby Rompers made by Kirsty and helped by Caitlin, Shannon D and Yours Truly.  These items, if you are interested can be purchased from my home.

The kiddies enjoyed the beach games and not forgetting Jonathon King and Noddy who very bravely competed in the pillow fight with Noddy been knocked off twice.  Going back to the photo shoot I am sure Jon was holding fast to Noddy’s arm to give him a good hard wallop!!

The day turned out brilliantly with the sun shining and no signs of rain.  The fish fry, soup and hot dogs sold out late into the night.  Freddy entertained us with his music from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. then the Atlantic Rock Band strummed (Johnny, Ally and Rolly), blow (Kerry on her trumpet) and bashed (Bunny on the drums) their tunes out until mid-night when Freddy resumed and everyone continued dancing until 3 a.m. of Sunday morning!!  

• An event can never be done with perfection without the helping hand of all my willing boys:- Chad, Chae, Michael and Robert……..Many, many thanks for all your help from May 2009 to July 2010…….your much needed assistances are always greatly appreciated;
• Parents and Friends thank you for supporting me in all areas and for the cooking and serving;

• Special Thanks to Justin Coleman of IDL who is always willing to go out of his way to help us;
• Thank You to our 2 anonymous Donators;
• Thank You all who bought multi raffle, jackpot raffle and sweepstake tickets, attended our show, Fun Days, Coffee Mornings etc…The companies that gave cheques RMS St.Helena, Richard James International, RAF, CSO, NAAFI, Conservation, C&W PLC, Plane Crew, Volcano Club, Serco, Two Boats Club;
• Thank You SMC for lending various items for our event on Saturday and at any other events;
• Thank You Smudge, Freddy and AR Band for your entertainment at our functions;
• Thank You Noddy and his fishermen for the fishing competition;
• Thank You again Noddy for the use of your bus when the Guides were stranded with no transport;
• Thank You AIG for the endless help that was given whenever I clicked my fingers, none of this would have been successful without the help of your very keen workmen;
• Thank You Robert, IDL, Colin D & Melvyn for the locally made raffle items;
• Thank You to all who helped sold the raffle tickets and donated items to the raffle i.e.  Butch, Yon’s Mini Mart, WPC Cathy Bowers, Noddy, Lionel Bo;
• Thank You Natalie for the use of Tasty Tucker for our 60’s night;
• Thank You Two Boats School for the use of the hall for our sleepovers;
• Thank You Sponsored Slim Ladies;
• Thank You Volcano Club for the Float runner up prize (£50) and Runway Dash (£50);

I do hope I haven’t left anyone out, but if I did you know it’s not done deliberate.

Thank You EACH AND EVERYONE for your endless support throughout the 14 months

For those of you who are new here on the Island and wondered what all the monies raised for the 1^st Ascension Girlguiding Unit are for – here’s a little recap……..Five Guides and 2 Leaders were invited to camp with 30,000 worldwide Guides in Harewood House nr Leeds (a camp site which is the size of 75 football fields) from Saturday 31^st Jul – 7^th Aug and another camp called Branch Out (chilling time) at Waddow Hall from 7^th Aug – 11^th Aug when we will return home.  The two days before camp we will spend sight-seeing in Leeds and visit Xscape.  Once we have checked in at Brize after lunch on 11^th Aug we will be off to Oxford City to see the sights and shop before returning to Brize for our return journey to Ascension and the camp will be like a dream but captured on camera and video to relive all the wonderful memories.  The girls who are off to camp are:- Shannon Duncan, Shannon Yon, Caitlin Thomas, Shelly Williams, Imogen Henry and Christiane Anthony together with Kirsty and myself. 

We will keep in touch thru the islander so you may follow our whereabouts.

Cheryl

Guide Guider

1^st Ascension Girlguiding Unit

GUIDES’ FUN DAY/EVENING INCOME/EXPENDITURE

Above: The Girls line up for the Sack race
Below: That ever popular Tug of War

Above: The Girls line up for the Sack Race Below: That ever popular Tug of War