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PKAVS Fundraising
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Charity dinners, dances, walks,
bag-packs, race nights, concerts, cycles, raffles and auctions ... to name just a few
of PKAVS' past fundraising events! Read on to find out
more about our diverse fundraising activities and how YOU can
help us.
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 PKAVS Mount Enta
Volcanic Challenge
Wed 15 - Sun 19 September 2010
In September
2010, PKAVS will be embarking on its first-ever Charity Trek
abroad. A team 20 PKAVS
staff and volunteers and supporters from the wider community
will be taking on Europe's most active volcano, Mount Etna in
Sicily, trekking 55km to the 3,350m summit to raise £20,0000 for
PKAVS. You can support the Team by making Your PKAVS
Etna pledge TODAY! Visit our
Mount Etna Challenge
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Perth 800 Charity
Ball
Friday
3 September 2010 at Perth Concert Hall
PKAVS is delighted to be hosting
Perth 800 Charity Ball in partnership with
Perth & Kinross Council in September 2010. Join us for an
evening of dinner, dancing and a charity auction.
Contact Helen MacKinnon at PKAVS on 01738 567076 for tickets or
to find out about sponsorship opportunities.
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 Charity
Race Night and Disco
Friday 9 April 2010 at The Salutation Hotel, Perth
Fancy a fun night out
with the chance to win fantastic prizes? Tickets for our Race
Night and Disco are only £12.50 and include a glass of bubbly on
arrival, a buffet and dancing 'till the wee small hours.
Contact Lorri Millichamp at
PKAVS on 01738 567076 for tickets.
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 Go
on, give a Steiff Teddy Bear a home!
Earlier
this year, PKAVS was delighted to receive an
extremely generous donation of 50 Steiff teddy bears and dolls
from a local supporter. Steiff toys are among some of the most
collectable in the world, and PKAVS is thrilled to be selling
off each item (individually or in collections) to help us raise
funds. Over the next few months, we will be auctioning items and
selling them privately and at collector's fairs across central
Scotland. Visit our online photo album to view these fantastic
items:
http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/sbolland28/PKAVSTheBearCollection#
For more details or to make an offer,
please contact Helen MacKinnon at PKAVS on 01738 567076.
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PKAVS is renowned for hosting amazing events, including nights
out with the rich and famous or ceilidhs in historic castles.
New events are in the pipeline, but here are just a few that have
raised thousands for PKAVS ...
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PKAVS "Touch of Tartan" and
"Sparkles & Sporrans"
Charity Balls 2008 and 2009
Every autumn, PKAVS holds its annual Charity Ball,
which brings together hundreds of guests for a glamorous evening of
dinner, dancing, entertainment and charity fundraising. Our past
two Charity Balls have raised an incredible £18,000 for PKAVS
and have welcomed guest auctioneers Scottish actor Andy Gray and
radio broadcaster Jordan Burns to put a variety of unique prizes
under the hammer. Other celebrity guests
included Libby McArthur and Deirdre Davis, stars of BBC's River
City and last year, Miss Teen Galaxy International, Emma McInnes.
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(Photograph courtesy of Scottish Events
Photography) |
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Team PKAVS
complete 96 charity miles!
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Staff
at PKAVS launched new branded T-shirts during their participation in The
Great Scottish Walk on Sunday 25th May.
A team of seventeen walkers from PKAVS’ staff, supporters
and Peter Vardy car dealership in Perth wore the new T-shirts, sponsored by
local company Gumbi Gearİ, in a 12 mile sponsored walk through the cityscape
of Glasgow. Now in its tenth year, The Great Scottish Walks raises in excess
of £1million for 200 charities across Scotland every year. With the backing
of friends, family and colleagues, Team PKAVS walked a
staggering 96 miles between them and raised over £2,000 in
sponsorship.
PKAVS Marketing & Development Coordinator explained: “We felt that The Great Scottish Walk would offer the perfect
opportunity to invest in our first branded T-shirts. Local designer, Chris Wain of Waingroove Designs and designer clothing company Gumbi Gearİ came on
board to support us and the finished product looks fantastic.”
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PKAVS Black &
White Masquerade Ball 2007
This spectacular night at Perth’s Salutation Hotel had
it all – TV celebrities, masked guests, and memorabilia
signed personally by film and TV stars such as:
• Bond 007 star Daniel Craig
• and Dr Who’s David Tennant
The theatrical thread ran throughout the evening when PKAVS
was joined by two of the stalwarts of Scottish acting, Andy
Gray, known for his numerous TV appearances in series such
as City Lights and Naked Video, and Martyn James. Both performed
like true stars as they entertained and raised thousands for
PKAVS during our charity auction and raffle.
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Volunteers test-drive the charity auction
prize donated by Open Road Hire in Perth |
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PKAVS Fundraising Dinner
A charity fundraising dinner at the
Huntingtower Hotel raised thousands of pounds for PKAVS.
Muriel Gray, TV broadcaster and newspaper columnist gave an
entertaining account of like in TV and the media. A real star
on the night, Muriel’s wit entertained us and she praised the
work of PKAVS for all of the people we help.
Ken Buchanan MBE was
the Lightweight World Champion in the early 1970s and guested
as our celebrity auctioneer. He might have had an intimidation
factor as guests parted with their pounds in the thousands to
raise funds for PKAVS.
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Ceilidh at the Castle 2006
Fingask Castle in Rait, Perthshire is one of the most stunning
locations to be found. A lovely summer’s night in June
saw 120 guests arrive to be greeted by Clann an Scotti, a
group who do portrayals of life in ancient Scotland.
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A fabulous night’s entertainment was provided with
renowned band The Gallivanters providing the music for people
to dance away the night to. As ever, there was much whirling and birling as guests during
many Strip the Willows and Dashing White Sergeants. There was signed memorabilia from the stars in
the auction including:
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- A replica Manchester United strip signed by Denis Law, Bobby
Charlton & George Best
- A Scotland rugby top signed by the team that beat in England
in 2006
- Plus the chance to be come an official Lord or Lady, with
a title being up for grabs
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All of these events were attended by
over 100 businessmen and women, politicians and supporters
from the community. Guests came from all over
the UK, even as far afield as Wales! Thousands of
pounds was raised for PKAVS each time, whilst also raising
awareness of our work. We hope to organise more
in the future, with more top-name speakers and celebrities.
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