Freesiagroup

We wish all our wonderful supporters and volunteers  good health and  good luck for 2012!!

Between the two Freesia Groups we’ve raised 234,358 Euros since we started.  Please help us to continue our good work and support us during 2012.

Thank you all for your help and commitment last year and for your donations and contributions to the two Christmas Fairs – Salou and El Perelló.  Between the two we raised some 11,000 euros – a magnificent amount considering the “crisis”.

Special thanks to Tosca and Alistair for organising the raffles at the monthly lunches.  They raised almost 750 euros last year!   Well done!

Also a special thank you to the Dippy Dora golf club who donated 365 Euros from their recent golf tournament.

Best wishes.

The Freesia Group Committee.

The Freesia Group’s 10th Annual Christmas Fair held at the Civic Centre,  Salou’s Town Hall,  on Sunday, 20th November, was the biggest and best ever.  The Alcalde of Salou, Sr. Pere Granados,  opened the Fair at 11.00 am. and over 1,300 adults and at least 300 children attended.  There were over 60 stalls, Tombola, a fantastic raffle, games, bar, hot food.  Also there was a display of “Castells” and line dancing.  Some 9,000 euros were taken, 2,500 more than last year.

A huge thanks to all the donors for their kind generosity, the Salou Council for their support  and, of course, to all the hard working volunteers who gave up their valuable time to help again this year.

El Centre Cvic de Salou se quedó el domingo día 20 noviembre  pequeño al acoger la décima edición de la Feria de Navidad que organiza el Grupo Freesia con la finalidad de recaudar fondos para la lucha contra el cáncer.  Se recaudaron más de 9.000 euros, es decir, 2.500 más que en 2010.  Además, unas 1.300 adultos más niños pasaron por la feria, un número superior a la edición pasada, cuando la feria todavía se celebraba en la zona de Carles Buigas.

Los fondos recaudados se repartirán entre el Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas (CNIO), a l’Asociació Espanyola contra el Càncer (AECC) y l’Associació de Familiars i amics de Nens oncológicos (AFANOC).

Enorme agradecimientos a todos los donantes por su generosidad, a los voluntarios por su ayuda, y el Ayuntamiento de Salou por su apoyo otra vez.

CHRISTMAS FAIR   Saturday 3^rd December 2011 (10.00 to 15.30/16.00)

Location – “Antiga Escola de Música”  ( The Old Music School ) – El Perello

ALL proceeds go to Cancer Charities in Spain !

This event is our 3^rd Christmas Fair and will feature  lots of stalls selling a variety of goods ( including our popular second hand book stall ), a programme of live music including ‘The Buskers’, ‘The Decibels’ and more,  Barbeque & Bar, teas, coffee, snacks and Tombola stalls (where every ticket wins a prize) + Santa’s Grotto for the children.

Please come to the Fair – and bring your friends and family!!

Entry is only €1 and children are free

HOW CAN YOU HELP?

-       Contribute a prize for the Tombola stall

These do not have to be high value – but must be new/unused ( not second hand ). A bottle of wine,   jars of preserves or canned goods, boxes of chocolates or biscuits, unwanted gifts, hand-made items – whatever – it will all be welcome!

CONTACT - Viv Wringe – Tel: 977092091/homeviv@gmail.com

-        Bake a cake, biscuits, savoury items – whatever you are good at -  which can be sold  on our home-made produce stall !  

-        CONTACT – Gloria Pope – Tel: 977477841/gloriapope@gmail.com

-        Give unwanted books, CD’s, DVD’s for our popular book stall.

-        CONTACT – Margaret Walker – Tel:  977267355/casadale@gmail.com

-        Donate good condition second hand items – toys, china etc. for our ‘ Bric-a-Brac’ Stall ( we would stress that all items for this stall must be in good condition and in working order ). CONTACT – Janet Hewison – Tel:  977092063/theheweys@hotmail.co.uk

-        Offer your time –we would  welcome  any help  – if only for a few hours. ( To set-up this event & decorate the venue the day before, man stalls on the day etc.

-         CONTACT – Trev Wringe – Tel: 977092091/trevorwringe@gmail.com

BOOK A STALL - sell your own goods – only €15 !

CONTACT – Trev Wringe – Tel: 977092091/trevorwringe@gmail.com

On the 2nd and 3rd June 2011 a fabulous fun event was held at the Lumine Golf Club, South Course, Salou, with some 50 participants.

There were under 16, over 16 and senior handicaps and team prizes for groups of four.

To finish the event, on the Friday evening a party with BBQ and drinks was held at the fabulous Flo’s Bar, Montroig Playa, with auction, competitions, etc.

Some 4,000 Euros were raised, which will be  divided between the three Spanish cancer   organisations supported by the Freesia Group – the CNIO (National Cancer Research Centre), the AECC (Spanish Association Against Cancer) and AFANOC (Children with Cancer).

A huge thanks to Freesia’s  President, Paul Davies,  for organising the event.  Thanks also to everyone who volunteered their valuable time to help.

Special thanks to Flo’s bar for organising the party afterwards and for their kind generosity in donating the food and drink and the staff’s time.