Hearts & Souls rounded off a very busy summer of reaching out into the community by attending the Hazlemere Fete held on the Sir William Ramsay school site. We would like to thank everyone who came to our stall for chat to find out more about the charity or contributed to our fund raising effort on bank holiday Monday.
It is not every day to get to meet and have your photo taken with Elvis or get totally crowded out in a Hearts & Souls gazebo during the few sudden downpours throughout the day, with one gentleman even making a nice donation for the privilege!
It has been an absolute pleasure to again meet up with some former patients both new and old and swap our heart/rehab experiences and particularly meeting up with our patron Tony McHale who always shows a genuine passion for the charity and another former patient who has offered his professional skills to us and we look forward to working together.
However, there is one particular heart-warming story from one of our volunteers that has to be shared:
“The highlight of my day today was a lovely 73 year old lady who spoke to me who knew nothing about our charity but just wanted to thank us all for all of our hard work.
She goes out of her way to talk to charities at these types of events and listened to me explaining what we do. This wonderful lady then asked me if it was OK to give me a hug which of course I said yes, and then she told me that she had COPD and asthma. She gave a cash donation and another hug telling me yet again what a great job we were all doing!”
Despite the changeable weather I think I can safely say we all enjoyed the day immensely, especially Andy on the tombola (again).
A massive thank-you to Hazlemere fete for organising such a popular community event and our volunteers who made this all possible – we are looking forward to doing it all again!
For some general photos from around the fete – click here
