Page 15 - District Interactive Newsletter Feb 2017
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The food was prepared and served by volunteers.                   Concern link
A raffle provided a huge range of prizes, carols
were sung and guests watched the Queen’s                          Helston-Lizard Rotarians held their annual
Christmas broadcast. Guests were given a gift                     Christmas party for Age Concern members from
from Santa Claus – an A Scentsation cyclamen                      Helston, Porthleven and Mullion at the Culdrose
sponsored by Abode Estate Agents and a goodie                     Community Centre this year.
bag provided by Allan Dollan’s Stationers.
                                                                  After a welcome from President Roy Treloar, club
Find out more from Graham Parker of Tavistock                     members, led by organiser Carlton Real, served
RC on 07545 075942.                                               the 48 guests with food and drinks prepared by
                                                                  members of the Inner Wheel of Helston-Lizard.
Matching the competition
                                                                  The guests were entertained by a traditional
                                              Exeter Enterprise   Punch and Judy show staged by Tom Suddes and
                                              managed to make     joined in Christmas carols played by the RNAS
                                              £300 from its       Seahawk Volunteer Band. Father Christmas made
                                              Christmas Fayre,    a appearance and distributed gifts among those
                                              despite the fact    present.
                                              that, according to
                                              the club, “Topsham  More from club Secretary Peter Knight on
                                              was buzzing from    peterknight@ndirect.co.uk.
                                              all sorts of other
charity events at the same time as this one”.

This time, the club introduced a toy stall, looked
after by David Heywood. “I think he really
enjoyed promoting the toy ‘ball and chain set’,
but I don’t think he had many takers,” said a
spokesman.

As usual, Bruce de Saram and Gill looked after
the bookstall, which did a good trade “once Lilly
had done her bulk-buying exercise”.

More information from Bruce de Saram, on
eltbjrdes@aol.com
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