After a successful year of fundraising by the Grandmothers in the UK throughout 2009 with events ranging from tea parties to lunch parties, climbing mountains and selling recipe ideas….the grand total for the whole year has raised a staggering £15,000.
Elizabeth McKay held a sale in her London home at the end of October along with a couple of friends selling, amongst other things, beaded necklaces made by the Ikwezi Lomso Gogo Group from Cape Town. They sold out almost immediately! They very kindly also donated...
Jane Ormsby Gore and Rosie Bartlett put all their might into organising a fantastic summer fete at Jane’s home in Wales. There were skittles, apple bobbing and an all time favourite, “rat up a drainpipe” as well as some delicious sandwiches and other tea-time...
A gathering of over 60 ladies from around Mill Hill gathered in St. Paul’s Church on the 13th November to listen to Sue Crewe talk about Grandmothers United followed by tucking into some delicious cheese and wine. An astounding £610 was raised so a particularly big...
Lady Ashcombe very kindly organised and hosted 4 tea parties over the month of September and included a tour of some of the private rooms of her home, Sudeley Castle. The teas were very well attended and raised a staggering £1,600. Thank you to all involved for...
