Friends of St Helen’s Association

Dear Parents
Football Frenzy: The time for this has altered to kick off at 2.30pm in the afternoon of  18^th September.

Summer Fair Raffle: Thank you for your support in selling tickets for the Summer Fair Raffle. Please could we request that all remaining tickets and stubs be returned to the school office by Thursday 24th June, so that they can be accounted for and entered into the draw. Further tickets will be on sale at the Fair.

Summer Fair Cake Stall: This year We will be selling cakes and home-made produce.  These will include:

      -          Whole large cakes

      -          Plated small cakes and slices (e.g. 5-6 squares of brownies or 6 cupcakes)

      -          Jams and chutneys

      -          Home-made sweets, such as fudge/peppermint creams etc.

      If you can help and provide any of the above, please bring your contributions to the school office on Friday 2^nd July. Any questions, please see Julie Porter or Bernice Alvis.

Thank You

Friends of St Helen’s School

Dear Parents,

Dust off your football boots and test your football skills. Is there a retired Pele amongst you? Is your child the next David Beckham? See who has the best moves, the best skills, play some football and have some fun!

This year Friends will be introducing a new event – The Friend’s Football Frenzy!  For the whole family on the 18^th September 2010 starting from 10.45 am. (NOTE START TIME ALTERED TO 2.30PM) Girls and boys will play in teams of their school year with a willing parent in goal!

Kick off time 11.00am

DOWNLOAD MORE INFO FORM HERE

Pre Summer Fair Plant Stall

Just a reminder that Caroline Lee and Sarah Etherton will have a plant stall this Thursday outside school at pick up time, selling bedding plants, herbs and vegetable plants. Please come along.

Thank you.

Please download our May newsletter here.

Dear Parents & Children

At the beginning of this half term we had our first fund raiser for Freddie, the coffee morning on 28^th April. Since then, there have been further fund raising events both within and outside of the school, and donations from Freddie’s family and friends, parents and children of St Helens, and the wider community. Together we have raised an incredible £65,000.

We could never have imagined that in only 6 weeks the initial target would have not only been reached but exceeded. The funds which our community has raised will meet the costs of all treatments that are planned for Freddie so far. However, he may need further treatments. Therefore, we will continue to collect funds raised for Freddie. In the event that there are funds left over once treatment has been completed we will put these towards the cost of home schooling which Freddie will need having had so much time away from school.    

It is really wonderful how our community has come together in response to this appeal. So many people have been so generous, not only in terms of financial contributions but also in donating their time and their skills all of which have played an essential part in achieving our goal.

On behalf of the Friends of St Helens we would like to extend our warmest thanks to everyone who has been involved.

Celine Whitehouse & Clare Bange

Dear Parents

As you know the response to our appeal for Freddie has been phenomenal.  As a result of pledged donations from Freddie’s family, friends, our school and the wider  community we have now raised a staggering £50,000.

Given the success of the appeal we would like to fund all four treatments.  We estimate the cost of this to be £60,000.00, so please keep those fund raising events rolling!

Looking ahead it may be that Freddie will require two further treatments at an estimated cost of £30,000 - we shall keep you updated about these.

Freddie popped into school on Tuesday and spent 20 minutes with his class and was his usual cheeky, upbeat self talking about this treatment in Germany.

Thank you very much for all your support, help and donations without which the treatment would not have been possible for Freddie.  I look forward to seeing our children running for Freddie on Sunday.

Celine Whitehouse

An update on Freddie

So far we have raised a staggering £26,000 which has come from the events that we have organised and also from the generosity of the general public, who have been sending in cheques after reading about Freddie in the newspaper.  

Friend’s has transferred £15,000 to Tania for Freddie’s next treatment we hope all goes well. Freddie hopes to travel to Germany later this month for his second treatment.

La Boutique is offering to give 10% of any treatment and/or hair cut if you quote Freddie

Thai Cottage will still run the Buffet deal on Saturday and Sunday mention Freddie when booking

Don’t forget tomorrow morning we are running, walking, strolling for Freddie £3 turn up at the playground and there will be tea/coffee and biscuits back at school from 10a.m.

Thank you once again for all your support and hopefully we’ll be able to raise the last £19,000..

Celine Whitehouse and Clare Bange

Friend’s of St Helen’s

St Helen’s CE Primary Sch : Run for Freddie

Dear Parents,

The Beech Hyde Association has agreed that once you have paid your entry fee for the 10k and 2k this year, all sponsorship money raised by children of St Helen’s school can go to the Freddie Fund. Once you receive your pack, discard that sponsorship form included and use our Friends Sponsorship Form

 DOWNLOAD FORM HERE

Along the same line, Friend’s have organised our own Run for Freddie. Meet in the playground after drop off on the 14^th May for a suggested donation of £3 come along for a walk, bike ride, run or gentle stroll with your buggy (with  your baby in it!!). There will be various routes to suit variable ability and we’ll meet back at school for a cuppa it wouldn’t be a Friends event without our tea and cake!!

Hope to see all of you in the playground

Celine and Clare

An Update from Tania Rowe

Fred has been very poorly, but he is through the worst of this cycle of treatment now and has been very brave throughout. He still is in some pain (from the antibodies) and is very itchy (from the morphine given for the pain). We are hoping to come home next Thursday, with interim tests at Great Ormond Street Hospital before we come back for cycle two. He is getting very homesick now and particularly misses his dog, Bob.

Tania would like to thank all the children and parents who sent in money for Fred.

An update from Friends of St Helen’s School

We have had donations of £2339.

The coffee morning raised £268.44.

Year 3 made cakes and sold them to the children £181.36.

Donations straight into Friends bank account £10200.

Total £12988.80

Thank you for your continued support in helping raise £45,000 for Fred.

Fundraising events this week Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 May

Saturday 8th May the children will be at the disco, if you find yourself at a loose end, why not Eat for Freddie!!

Lisa Hobden has kindly organised with Thai Cottage in Wheathampstead (formerly the Golden Elephant) that they will be hosting a fundraising event on 8th/9th May from 12 midday until 6pm on both days. They will be offering a buffet selection from their new menu, for a price of £15 for adults and £7.50 for children, with a third of this money and a proportion of the profits going straight to Freddie’s Fund.

If this alone doesn’t tempt you, there will also be cakes on sale and other home-made goods all money going to Freddie’s Fund.

Please come along and support Freddie and book a table - Thai Cottage on 01582 833751.

Future fundraising Events

Details will be sent out shortly. In the meantime if you can help with anything, please contact me or anyone on the Friends committee.
                                                                            

Celine Whitehouse

Dear Parents

This is just to remind you that The Friends of St Helen’s are holding a coffee morning this Wednesday.

As previously announced, this event is being organised to raise funds to help Freddie’s family support his treatment in Germany.

For an entry donation of £3.00. coffee, tea and tray bakes will be provided in the school hall from 9.00am onwards. This entry fee includes an entry raffle ticket and one of Mrs Tay’s (truly) scrumptious cakes is top prize, along with other goodies!

We look forward to seeing as parents as possible.

Yvonne Lunn