Guys and Gals, please indulge me for a few moments with this request for help.
I'm a supporter of the Sea Cadet Corps, the UK's largest youth organisation. I'm also the treasurer/secretary of a local Sea Cadet unit situated on the River Tyne in the NE of England.
A large company called Capitol Shopping Centres owns The Metrocentre, the largest shopping centre in Europe -
As I stated, the purpose of the weekend is to raise money for all the Sea Cadet units in the NE of England - every unit will get their fair share of any and all monies raised. As well as the usual collecting tins situated throughout the Metrocentre, we will be using the Metrocentre's charity barrow for a prize draw raffle. It's the prize draw raffle that I'm asking you for help with.
If you have an unopened model kit that you can live without, please consider donating it to our worth cause - the more prizes we have for the raffle, the more money we can raise. As we are an organisation based on the customs and traditions of the Royal Navy, kits of a naval nature would be great. Our local fire brigade have already donated £100 worth of prizes to start the ball rolling. I'm also the secretary of a local branch of the Royal Naval Association, and we will be giving prizes for the raffle too. I hope to attract more donations within the 3 months prior to the event itself.
If you can help with my request you will be helping a great youth organisation stay "afloat" (sorry for the pun) and help keep our facilities open for those who wish to use them. All donations will be answered with a "thank you" letter from the organising committee - it is the least we can do for any help we get.
Any enquiries with regards to this plea should be directed towards me via this email address : jarrowscc (at) blueyonder (dot) co (dot) uk (replace the words in brackets with the usual characters required to make a legit email address.)
I thank you for spending a few moments of you time reading this message.
Jimi Tubman Treasure/Secretary TS Raleigh Jarrow Sea Cadets