Teddington Athletic U16G: A Very Successful Fundraiser!

Well after a couple of months of preparation, head scratching (not head lice) frustration, high's and lows, sleepless nights worrying if anyone would turn up, the Wine/Beer tasting event was upon us. Yes !!!! The local community of Teddington and members of TAFC turned out in their numbers, almost 140 of them packed into St Mary with St Alban Church Hall. A rush on the bar as people arrived appeared to go on for hours. The event was started by Tim Syrad from The Teddington Wine Society and with help from the incredibly hard working U12's parents being Wine pourers/bar staff and food servers, the night got into full swing.

Photo with thanks to Carlos Zanerotti

The Wine tasting and Aroma challenge was followed by Heads & Tails which helped swell the coffers. Then the Girls U12 Sponsor, Moidul, appeared with enough amazing food to feed 140 hungry, slightly tipsy guests. With dozens of comments about how Delicious, Incredible and Excellent the food was from Moidul's Restaurants, our guests settled down for the Beer tasting. After Tim had finished his knowledgeable and fun tasting session, the Auction began with the very enthusiastic and funny auctioneer, Simon Day.

Thankfully the guests were feeling very generous and the auction raised over £1,600. If that wasn't enough, the raffle then took place with the help of Ella Parkinson-Mearns picking the lucky tickets. An amazing effort from all the parents and friends of the Squads and Club saw that almost 800 tickets were sold. The raffle and auction prizes on offer were all donated from International/National and Local Teddington businesses, with a very generous donation from our Club Chairman, Matt Morey and a very kind cash donation from Sophie WaIlman's Grandfather.

The "Heads & Tails" game

I have to say that the local businesses have been incredible with a large number donating to us following relationships we have built via Twitter, @TAFCU12GIRLS So after this great event we are delighted to announce that our Wine & Beer Fundraising Event raised over £4,330. This has exceeded our expectations and is down to the fantastic support of our local community, TAFC parents and friends, plus our amazing sponsor Moidul's Restaurants. We would also like to say thank you to all those who bought tickets and attended the event itself.

This event would not have taken place if it wasn't for Caroline Smith from Teddington based Do Events. She gave up hours of her own time to make this the successful event it was, so a huge thank you Caroline.

Empties!

So our special thanks goes to the Teddington Wine Society for hosting the evening and to Do Events for managing the event and the best sponsor a team could ask for Moiduls Restaurants. The funds raised will help the U12 & U13 Girls with their tour to Holland.

Thank you to the following companies who donated items for the raffle and auction: