Fundraising

Members of the local community recently boosted VA’s coffers by a massive £153 after donating the proceeds from their participation in the recent Oundle Decluttering and De-messing event held out of local garages. Many thanks to Diana Awdry and her friends for a very valuable contribution. Thank you for thinking of us. If you would …

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The winners of the Volunteer Action 2018 Annual Quiz were: £30 First Prize – Ms M Brown, Oundle (the only entrant to get all the answers right!) £20 Second Prize – Ms S Graham, Oundle £10 Third Prize – Ms A Rees, Upper Benefield Congratulations to these worthy winners and thank you to Trendalls Butchers for donating …

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Well done to everyone who put in an entry for the Grand Annual Quiz. Here’s Liz Titheridge with the brilliant winners of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes (vouchers for Trendall’s Butcher & Deli): I’m sure you’re eager to see the answers:  Kendal Mint Cake  Sydney Harbour Bridge  Victoria Cross  Dresden China  Jerusalem Artichoke …

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Volunteer Action is partly funded by grants from Local Authorities & the NHS, but also relies on donations from individuals & organisations, & its own fund-raising activities.  Following an earlier success with the Oundle Monopoly game, Oundle Volunteer Action’s latest fund-raising initiative is The Oundle Jigsaw.  Based on an original illustration by Gillian Dolby of …

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We would like to thank everyone who supported us during December by dropping their green tokens into our collection box. We were delighted with the amount raised, which was £365! The money will go towards the provision of the Befriending service, which supports over 30 local individuals who may feel isolated or lonely. Mel Lee …

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Please click on the link below to see the answers to the 2017 Quiz. VOLUNTEER ACTION 2017

Thank you to all 1,500 of you who bought quiz sheets this year. There were many correct answers in spite of the fact that it was more difficult than usual. Next year it will be easier, we promise! There were quite a lot of alternative answers, some of which I have indicated: there are probably …

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Lottery Grant for Volunteer Training.   Volunteer Action has been awarded £3,581.00 by the Big Lottery Fund, to recruit and train volunteers. The manager of Volunteer Action, Carol Underwood says: ‘Recruitment and training of volunteers is essential to ensure continuation of services in the local area. Although we have a large number of volunteers, demand …

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The Rotary Club of Oundle Community Welfare have sent a donation of £500 to Volunteer Action. The donation is much appreciated as is the work of the Rotary Club. Many thanks to all who assisted in fund raising, our service could not continue without the support of local individuals and organisations.