In aid of GDA GDA fundraisers have been busy bees again, jumping out of planes, hosting five-course dinners, coffee mornings and much more. Here's a little snippet with what our wonderful supporters have been up to... Tandem skydive On Saturday 4th June a gang of dare-devils headed to Old Sarum Airfield near Salisbury with the intention of leaping 10,000ft out of a plane to raise money for GDA. Unfortunately due to bad weather conditions the gang wer disappointingly unable to jump. However, cakes and bante spirits high as we clung onto the hope that the weather mi for the better. Thankfully the sun shone on the Sunday an jumpers were able to make the leap. So far six of our eight have been able to complete the challenge, and we're hoping the last two are able to do so in the coming weeks. Over the last few months the group have hosted a whole feast of fundraising activities including a Finger Spellathon, a five-course dinner and raffle draws. In total their fundraising efforts have raised a fantastic £3,000 for GDA which will specifically support our Transport Fund; a pot of money which allows GDA to cover the transport costs for isolated deaf and hard of hearing people getting to and from the charity's social activities and services. Huge congratulations and thanks to all our daredevils so far, your bravery has been inspiring. Photo credit to Nigel Dodd. Charitable staff raise £2,300 for GDA Back in June last year Coventry Building Society's Cirencester branch selected GDA as their charity partner. Since then the team have been tirelessly fundraising by hosting raffle draws and coffee and cake mornings as well as applying for a grant on GDA's behalf. On Thursday 7th April, the team presented GDA's Jenny Hopkins with a cheque for £2,300. Jenny said "Tracy said 'we have a little gift for you'. I was expecting £40 or thereabout... my jaw dropped when I saw the cheque." Cirencester Branch Manager Tracy Ellis, said: "We were really pleased to raise that much money over the past year. We're going to keep raising money and keep building a good relationship." 9
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