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Oxfam Books and Music in Olney
ORaising a record amount of money
xfam Books and Music in Olney is celebrating a record year of selling books and music. The shop, situated in Stanley Court, has been selling ‘pre-loved’ books and music for 10 years and celebrated this anniversary in July last year.
‘We have raised an amazing £51,878 in the financial year April 2015 to March 2016. This is the most money that this shop has ever raised in its ten year history.’ said Debbie Taylor, the Shop Manager.
‘This would just not be possible without the hard work and dedication of the volunteers that work with me. It takes hours of work to keep the shop full and vibrant. It has also taken years of knowledge to get us the reputation for music that we now have,’ she added.
Highlights of the year have been the 10th Anniversary tea party, where volunteers and customers were treated to home-made cakes and lemonade; the Dickens Christmas, where we raised £100 on a guess the name of the Oxfam Goat; the quiz that was held to help raise money for one of our volunteers, Kate Rowland, towards her running the London Marathon for Oxfam and Arielle Free, a DJ from Ministry of Sound radio, coming to spend £20 on vinyl, to make a mix that was played on her drive time show.
During all of these fun events, Oxfam has been tirelessly working on emergencies, like the Nepal Earthquake and on long term projects around the world, which will help lift people out of extreme poverty. ‘This £51,878 will provide clean water for 51,000 families who have had their supply compromised by war or climate change. Or it could
Arielle Free visited Jan 2016
Santa visited too
provide 10,200 mosquito nets in areas where Malaria kills a child every five minutes. This is what motivates us to carry on working to sell as many books and music as we can’.
‘We would also like to pay tribute to our donors, who constantly surprise us with what they donate to us. We get fantastic books and brilliant music donations, but we could always use more! We also have to thank our customers, who buy all of the books and music.’
Missing Puppy
REWARD
Cavalier King Charles female puppy only 12 weeks old went missing on Friday 8th July from a garden of house in Bourn around lunchtime and has not been seen since.
The event has left the loving family distraught and the children very upset. If you have seen or nd the puppy please contact any of these numbers:
01933 667501 • 01954 719337 07946 629480 • 07946 614492
or contact ‘DOG LOST’ at 0844 800 3220
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