SPA UK Sandesh 2014 | Page 66

Our Most Successful Year S PA We l l i n g b o r o u g h - “Donated over £6,000 to seven Charit ies and Organisations! ” Bhuvaneshwari Katha W e have had another busy year in Wellingborough as we continue with our community, cultural and charity projects. Several years ago, the SPA committee with the support of our members, made a decision that we should engage primarily in charity work and sewa. With this in mind we have raised £30,000 for over 25 local, national and international charities and disaster appeals. 2013 was our most successful year ever when we donated over £6,000 to seven charities and organisations as follows: • HQ Water Aid Appeal £3,001 • Northampton General Hospital £1,001 • NSPCC £1,001 • HQ Uttarakhand Disaster Appeal £501 • Wellingborough Gujarati School £301 • Northampton Gujarati School £301 • SPA ITF Fund (education fund) £250 We also continue to sponsor child education in Gujarat. 64 Our nominated charities for 2014 are both local to Northamptonshire; Crazy Hats Breast Cancer Appeal and Cynthia Spencer Hospice. We would also like to thank all of our friends from other communities who have continually given us their support and backing. Here are some of our branch activities from this last year. Charity Fundraiser This event took place on Saturday 16th November 2013 at Diana’s Health and Fitness Club. Once again the event was a sell out with around 150 people in attendance. The evening included a meal, drinks, raffle and music from “2Slick Entertainment”. Everyone had a thoroughly enjoyable night and we were delighted to present over £6,000 to several charities. Special thanks