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The Good, The Generous and the Lovely!
It is said that Christmas is a time for giving, that could not be more true as people of Shropshire stuck many a lump in throats of Woodford Staff and Volunteers throughout the week building up to Christmas, through their donations to the Shropshire based charity to help deaf children and young people around the [...]
Helping Deaf Children to wish their families a Merry Christmas for the first time.
From the beginning of next week (20th – 24th of December) Woodford will embark upon their first major community fundraising event in the Darwin Shopping Centre in Shrewsbury. In some of the communities that Woodford work in, deafness is not well understood and can be viewed with suspicion. Often we work with families where parents [...]
Fundraising at -20 degrees; a volunteers perspective…
The title is not that much of an exaggeration, at around -5 degrees this certainly proved to be my most arctic fundraising experience to date. That said, I’m not an overly experienced street fundraiser, I’ve dabbled a bit and helped out with bits and pieces of fundraising in university. My first major experience of [...]
Quiz-goers defy the snow to help charity!
The 1st December was welcomed in by the good people of Shrewsbury as pub quiz experts and amateurs alike braved the snow and bitter cold, to take part in Woodfords first ever pub quiz! The event was held at The Abbey public house in Shrewsbury and was hosted by the landlord Gary Bellingham, who expressed [...]
