If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, raffle them with good

Saturday night in Hanwell often brings the local folk to The Green W7 pub, where Rick Rutkowski organised his first fundraising gig tonight! The donation at the entrance to the event with live music and the price of raffle tickets were collected for Shelter from the Storm, a charity whose mission is to house and support the homeless in London. But who was responsible for collecting all the cash? Kash and the gang: Divya, Sevan and Steph Ducat!

Hanwell community member Mary gave the GoodGymers training on taking card payments and entrusted them with her fully charged phone plus the card reader. Alongside Mary, there were a few Hanwell community celebrities at the event, including Rick's wife Amanda - the task owner from the Katherine Buchan Meadow and June Martin, well-known by the GoodGymers contact from the Hobbayne Charity, last seen at GoodGym Ealing's 8th birthday.

The four raffleteers didn't have to try too hard to convince The Green's guests to donate to the Shelter from the Storm. The generous Hanwell community was used to fundraising events and had many fans of the raffle draw thrills! Apart from collecting the £5 donations from the patrons, the GoodGymers sold 210 raffle tickets, £1 each. Most of the residents were buying a whole strip of tickets, and one young lady even went for two strips - that paid off as she won one of the prizes in the great draw!

As a gesture of appreciation for supporting local community events, The Green W7 pub offered the GoodGymers free drinks and pizzas. Again! It was another fun and rewarding night in Hanwell. Our team is already looking forward to another occasion like this!