Coffee, Cakes & Canines – Emma raises over £500 at a Cake and Coffee Morning
Posted 7 years ago in the A big thank you, Volunteers and fundraisers categories
Emma recently hosted a Coffee and Cake morning fundraiser and raised over £500! Could you organise your own fundraising event to help transform lives?
On Saturday 7th April, Emma Cotterill hosted a Cake and Coffee morning at The Red House in Albrighton, Wolverhampton, to raise much needed funds to train more amazing dogs so that we can continue to work towards re-opening our applications list which has been closed since January 2017.
The event featured delicious cakes and hot drinks for sale, a guess the weight of the cake competition and a second hand book sale. There was also a raffle with fab prizes donated by local businesses to be won.
Guests were also treated to a demonstration of the tasks a canine partner can do to assist people with disabilities. Demo dog Bramble showed how she can retrieve a phone, pick up dropped items such as a wallet or keys as well as displaying how a canine partner can open doors or turn on light switches.
The event raised a fantastic total of £582.80, all thanks to Emma’s hard work in promoting and hosting the event. A big thank you is also due the community of Albrighton, and friends and family members who attended despite heavy rain!
Events like these are crucial in our fundraising efforts. Without the kindness and effort of fundraisers like Emma, we would not be able to train our amazing life changing dogs.
A canine partner costs £20,000 each, which covers all of their training and aftercare until the dog retires. We receive no government funding and so we rely on donations to carry on with our mission to transform the lives of people with disabilities.
If you would like to help us take one step closer to being able to reopen our applications list, please do consider hosting an event like Emma has to raise vital funds.