Yogasmiths third annual Charity Christmas Raffle raised £1,353 for Wirral’s Homeless CIC.
Raffle and Party
The Christmas spirit was in full swing on Thursday 12th December in West Kirby at our annual Yogasmith’s Christmas party and charity raffle. The event raised £1,353 for local charity Wirral Homeless CIC, double what was raised the previous year.
There was a great turnout with around 100 of our yoga class students in attendance at Tanskey’s Bistro on South Parade in West Kirby.
We are truly overwhelmed with the generosity of our yoga students in both providing prizes, purchasing tickets and donations. We are delighted to be able to support the great work of Wirral Homeless CIC.
As a result of peoples generosity, the raffle had nearly 100 prizes ranging from vouchers donated by local businesses to hand made gifts made by our class attendees.
Yogasmiths Paul and Steve
Robyn (one of the founders of Wirral’s Homeless CIC) and Graham Wilson, from the charity attended the event and said;
“Wow… just absolutely overwhelming amount raised! It was a great night and such a fun atmosphere. This amount of money will make a difference and put smiles on the faces of people who don’t get to smile often. We can take a few of the guys shopping and support our ongoing treat night too amongst other things! We salute the Yogasmiths and all their members and supporters, what a beautiful yoga communityâ€.
Paul and Steve from Yogasmiths with Robyn and Graham from Wirral’s Homeless CIC
Cheque and donations handover
Paul & Steve handing over the cheque to Georgie from Wirral’s Homeless CIC
On Friday we met with Georgie from Wirral’s Homeless CIC to hand over the cheque of all the monies raised and also the donations of hats, gloves, scarves and underwear. We hadn’t realised quite how much we had collected until we came to put it all in the van to take round. Check out the picture below!
Yogasmiths Christmas charity collection of hats, gloves, scarves and underwear
Hi Everyone! We would like to remind everyone that it is less than a week until our Yogasmiths Christmas Party & Charity Raffle in aid of Wirral’s Homeless Community Interest Company.
Our party will be held at Tanskey’s on South Parade (on the prom) in West Kirby on Thursday 12th December starting at 7:30pm. It is free to attend and you do not need a ticket. There will be the opportunity to purchase raffle tickets (£1 per ticket) on the night and the raffle will be drawn at 9pm. This will be a lovely evening to escape from the all the craziness of the General Election TV coverage and an opportunity to socialise, support a worthy local charitable organisation and to have a dance!
This is the 3rd year on the run that we have supported this local Community Interest Company who tirelessly work all year round to support our local homeless and other vulnerable members of society. We firmly believe that a society should be judged on how it treats its most vulnerable members and initiatives likes this one should be highly valued by all Wirral’s residents.
In Yoga the Bhagavad Gita details the 4 paths of yoga, one of which is Karma Yoga. This is the Yoga of selfless action and charitable donations and charitable work are examples of this path of yoga.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our class members for their support, we have a huge number of wonderful prizes for this raffle, the best so far since we started in running them in 2017. Many prizes have been donated by class members and also from local businesses. Check out the list of prizes at the end of this blog and also links to the local businesses that kindly donated prizes.
Wirral’s Homeless Community Interest Company are based in Birkenhead feeding and supporting local homeless people and other vulnerable members of society. They provide fresh, healthy home-cooked meals to the homeless community in Birkenhead each night, along with packed lunches and snacks at the weekend. They also provide tents, sleeping bags, toiletries, underwear, socks, hats, scarves and gloves. They are often looking for volunteers to cook food; volunteer drivers to pick up meals from addresses on the Wirral and deliver to Birkenhead in the evening; as well as donations of the above items along with microwavable plastic tubs for food.
Below is the list of Raffle Prizes that we currently have, there are lots of lovely things to win! The Raffle will be drawn at the Yogasmiths Christmas Party.
Vouchers Yogasmiths block of classes gift voucher Yogasmiths block of classes gift voucher Tanskeys afternoon tea for one voucher Tanskeys afternoon tea for one voucher Karma Indian Food voucher C Saw cut & finish hair voucher Susan Maire Sports Massage voucher Susan Maire Sports massage voucher Dancing in the Rain £30 gift certificate Sweet Pea Cafe coffee and cake for two voucher Amazon voucher Ground £20 voucher Fox & Hounds voucher Evans Shoes voucher Nail Elegance gel nail polish voucher Kerry Clegg Montgomery Hairdressing voucher Posh Hair and Beauty voucher Esperanza Holistics voucher Tropic Skincare by Suzi Facial Voucher x 2
Bottles Three Mills Rose wine Casa Turano Pinot Grigio Co-op fairtrade Chardonnay Baileys Ron Miel La Indiana Honey rum Sainsbury’s Asti Liverpool Gin Freixenet Prosecco AlliNi Prosecco Spumante Prosecco Bottega Gold Prosecco Highland Black Scotch Whiskey Hardys Crest Shiraz Captain Morgan Rum 1L Captain Morgan Rum 70cl Carlos Rodriguez Tempranillo Lamb’s Navy Rum Christmas Prosecco Toro Loco Wine and olive oil set Sainsbury’s Mulled Wine Bella Cucina Prosecco Green Mountain IPA box Famous Grouse Whisky x 2 Ballycastle Country Cream McQueen Gin Jean Juviniere Sloe Gin Famous Grouse gift set Martini Prosecco Cockburn’s Port Set M & S Prosecco Gluhwein Mulled Wine Etienne Dumont Champagne
Chocolates Box of Roses Thornton’s chocolates Linder White chocolates Chocolates with hand knitted Xmas jackets Quality Street Hotel Chocolat Prosecco & Truffles
Toiletries Bath House Feel Gorgeous gift box Esquire shower gel gift set Ted Baker body spray for her L’Occitane shower gift set Bayliss & Harding sweet mandarin and grapefruit gift set Ragdale Hall Spa gift set Spa shower gel collection The White Company hand and nail gift set Rituals gift set
Candles Oud & Bergamot candle Yankee Candle simply home gift set Torc velvet rose candle Yankee Candle Medium Jar Candle Alusi Multi-flame candle Yankee Candle scented tea light candles Parks Aromatherapy candle
Miscellaneous Amazon Echo dot Dirty Dog Sports sunglasses Richardson Sheffield Cheese Knives Mr Lister’s Quiz box Doll with home knitted clothing Lavender eye pillow Lavender eye pillow Notepad gift Ladies scarves bundle Perfected Fusion hair styler Crofton glass Bon Bon jars Melinera Storage jars Yoga Cats Calendar Designed by Mel print – Phone Box Designed by Mel print – Telephones Eden Floral Design – Xmas table centre piece Warrior Yoga Mat Green bottle water bottle
Thank you to all those who took part in our Yogasmiths Christmas Charity Raffle. As we discussed in class, Christmas and the start of the new year is a great opportunity to practice Karma yoga via charitable giving.
There were many prizes on offer;
The winner of our top prize, a block of 6 Yogasmiths classes and a box of After Eight mints, was Lisa Shaw from West Kirby;
We raised nearly £80 from the raffle. We have donated £100 to a local Community Interest Company that feed the local homeless. They are called Wirral’s Homeless CIC. They have a facebook page at;
If you would like to donate any money to the group they would be most grateful to receive it and they accept bank transfer of a Paypal. Wonderful local groups like this are dependant on the generosity of others.
