THE LARGEST FORMAL
money for the benefiting charities Save the
Children, The BHF, Breast Cancer Care,
Changes to
UNDERWATER
Microloan Foundation, the Shooting Star
Children’s Hospice and Wooden Spoon.
DINNER PARTY
The diners then joined one of the sittings
Membership
which ran throughout the day, enjoying a
ON EARTH
three course menu of delectable treats (Fish Subscriptions
of course!) including Smoked Salmon and
Medley of Crab. Before leaving the pool,
after dinner drinks including newly launched
Little Penguin wines and Feel Good Drinks Like most organisations, Wooden
were served!! Spoon continues to absorb general
Each diner had a picture taken underwater cost increases in its operations. These
by waterbaby.co.uk as well as receiving a are impacting on the Charity’s ability
‘Certificate of Insanity’ for good measure. to meet the growing challenges of
With this proof for the diners’ sponsors, supporting physically, mentally and
money will be called in and a grand total of socially disadvantaged children and
more than £150,000 is expected. young people.
The event was the brainchild of Tim Slater, This vitally important work can only
who works for the Hogarth Group of Health be undertaken with the help of
Clubs. Tim said: “I am members and your ongoing support is
overwhelmed at the way key to Wooden Spoon being able to
in which this event has commit to a number of projects that
captured so many require essential funding. In addition
people’s imaginations. to introducing a variety of new
On Saturday 22nd We look forward to fundraising initiatives over the
September, a team finding out what our coming months, the Trustees of
of scuba diving final fundraising total is Wooden Spoon are also asking Spoon
professionals from and whether we have members to support an increase in
the London School of broken a record. Who annual subscriptions from a minimum
Diving gathered at knows, maybe the of £30 per annum to a minimum of
The Park Club in Underwater Dinner will £40 per annum, with effect from 1st
Acton, West London become an annual August 2007.
in order to challenge event here at the Park Any increase in the annual
the world record Club!” subscription is not taken lightly, and
Largest Underwater please be assured that Spoon reviews
Formal Dinner Party on Anyone wishing to its cost base very carefully each year
Earth! make a donation to the charities may do so before considering such change. If,
Each of the diners dressed in DJ’s and party on line at www.underwaterdinner.co.uk however, you feel unable to commit
dresses from Foxy Lady worth up to £1,000. to the subscription increase and
The diners were instructed by the team of For any scuba diving information, please would like to switch to monthly
experts from the London School of Diving on contact Nick Mobley at the London School of payment of £4, or are over 65 years
how to breathe and then how to eat Diving on 020 8995 0002 or of age then please contact Mandy
underwater – a case of carefully removing www.londonschoolofdiving.co.uk. Carter (mcarter@woodenspoon.com)
and then replacing their ScubaPro regulators This had to be one of the craziest events at the Frimley Office on 01276
in order to pop the portions of nouvelle Spoon has ever had the privilege to be 410180.
cuisine into their mouths to eat! involved with and the Charity would like to Thank you for your continuing
The culinary extravaganza kicked off at thank the organisers and all the diners for support of Spoon. At any point in
9am by football Pundit Mark Lawrenson, taking the plunge on their behalf. time Spoon has over 60 active
who chose to serve Match of the Day projects in progress nationwide that
presenter Adrian Chiles, rather than take the
Below: Rugby hero and Radio and TV pundit, Matt
are helping disadvantaged children
plunge himself. Adrian, who did take up the
Dawson joined in the promotion of the
and young people... and in 2008,
full challenge was later joined by James
Underwater Dinner Party event along with
Olympic Rowing Champion, James Cracknell
Spoon’s 25th Anniversary year,
Dreyfus, who with a host of intrepid party- anticipate committing in excess of £2
goers was intent on raising large sums of million to new projects. Your
contribution to this effort is
fundamental and very much
appreciated.
DIGITAL
For more information
SPOONEWS
please contact Karen
Macaulay at the Wooden
Spoon office. Tel: 01276 410
180 or email
Spoonews Magazine is now published in a
members@woodenspoon.com
digital format, to read this issue visit the
Spoon website: www.woodenspoon.com
Spoonews Autumn 2007 3
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