*** RM Erskine Fund - THE SEASON IS OVER. HOW DID WE DO???

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1 minute ago, Zetland said:

@Darth Bear

This is our main thread........at the moment!

PM will be with you shortly.

Cheers

Z 

This is the one Ive been looking in and totally oblivious

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1 minute ago, Zetland said:

@Perth_Campsie_Ger

Im away so will sort it when im home

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Impressive @Bears r us 

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@Darth Bear

Added to the Pledged list. 

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41 minutes ago, Bears r us said:

         

                                                                    

         

 

 

 

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13 minutes ago, govanblue said:

 

 

 

I'm not sure they will be expecting horses GB, but apart from that, very good response.  

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2 minutes ago, Bears r us said:

I'm not sure they will be expecting horses GB, but apart from that, very good response.  

 

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Yes, that's right folks.

D-Day will be with us in just 48 hours.

 

 

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Normally at this time of year, I would ask you all for a whisky-miniature donation to go in the "Ration Packs" for the Erskine Veterans D-Day Party, because the Veterans absolutely love them, and have enjoyed a wee D-Day tipple courtesy of RM Erskine Fund for the last several years.

I didn't mention it this year, because we're already sorted. 

No thanks to you lot though - it's all down solely to the Magnificent @Keeps01, who every year, without even being asked, cashes in his work bonus and converts it all into whisky miniatures for our Erskine Veterans.

This year, he's sent 176 Whisky Miniatures, as well as a couple of bottles of gin for the ladies.

 

This is what a successful D-Day landing looks like ...

And this is a message from Erskine...

 

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Hi gb,

176 miniatures and 2 bottles of gin have arrived as you can see from the picture. I'll keep 40 for my residents [Erskine Park home], send 46 to Glasgow and give the balance of 90 to the Bishopton home. The gin is staying here as we're running out at the moment! Please thank @Keeps01 once again for his very generous donation. D day celebrations would not be the same without his input. I'll send you a couple more photos so you can pick the best. Photo of ration tins will be sent in due course,
Many Thanks,
Carol  x
 

 

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Oh and don't worry about Erskine Park keeping all the gin.  I've got more booze, including gin, stashed away here for the other Homes, just haven't had a chance to deliver it yet.  I'll get a photo of all that lot lined up for you when I get a chance. 

 

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Now, on to the Champions League Final Night at Ibrox...

[Zetland 5,830]

@Keeps01 

What a Bear!!      

[govanblue 16,847]

A jolly successful night all round.

There were a few last-minute cancellations, so a few of the 20 tickets were left spare, so Erskine gave BRAVEHOUND and the Erskine Cottages a shout, and a couple of those Veterans came along, including Jimmy Church, and his ex-army buddy, and BRAVEHOUND buddy, Tam.

Tam was delighted to finally meet the legendary govanblue  and asked me to pass on his (and Jimmy's) eternal gratitude for everything we've done for them thus far.

Tam is the guy who accompanies Jimmy to nearly all Home games, courtesy of free tickets provided by the Fund, (chiefly from @King's Troop  and @WILLIAM BEAR - Thanks again Guys!)

 

Anyway.  £200 for the tickets - all proceeds to Erskine /RFPBS

£70 for the last 7 names on the Giant Football Card.  Yes one of those 7 remaining was the mhanky mob, and yes, I put a tenner on it.   Couldn't leave the Football Card £10 short!

But whoever made that football card needs to get it sorted for next year!!!

£80 on raffle tickets for Erskine and others - all proceeds go back to Erskine /RFPBS

£100 for drinks for Erskine and BRAVEHOUND - and any change (there was loads) to go in to the Erskine kitty.

 

So £500 all told.  Money well spent.

 

So at half-time, I took a walk along to the Blue Room, to see if we'd won anything, I walked in to the room, and there was oor Tam, totally shell-shocked, having won the star prize on the giant football card - A Signed, framed 1972ECWC Final Shirt.

Well done Oor Tam.  Where's the photo you promised me?????  

 

Then I walked back down to the Thornton Suite, to discover that Erskine had won the star prize in the raffle - A Signed, framed 1972ECWC Final Shirt. 

 

 

So yeah, all in all, a very successful night - as long as you weren't the Liverpool goalie. 

 

"It is guestimated that both charities will receive £2.5K each"

 

A big shout out to the RSEA as always, who were the driving force behind this night.

 

 

 

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53 minutes ago, govanblue said:

 

After reading the post about D-Day I see what you did there. 

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10 minutes ago, govanblue said:

A jolly successful night all round.

There were a few last-minute cancellations, so a few of the 20 tickets were left spare, so Erskine gave BRAVEHOUND and the Erskine Cottages a shout, and a couple of those Veterans came along, including Jimmy Church, and his ex-army buddy, and BRAVEHOUND buddy, Tam.

Tam was delighted to finally meet the legendary govanblue  and asked me to pass on his (and Jimmy's) eternal gratitude for everything we've done for them thus far.

Tam is the guy who accompanies Jimmy to nearly all Home games, courtesy of free tickets provided by the Fund, (chiefly from @King's Troop  and @WILLIAM BEAR - Thanks again Guys!)

 

Anyway.  £200 for the tickets - all proceeds to Erskine /RFPBS

£70 for the last 7 names on the Giant Football Card.  Yes one of those 7 remaining was the mhanky mob, and yes, I put a tenner on it.   Couldn't leave the Football Card £10 short!

But whoever made that football card needs to get it sorted for next year!!!

£80 on raffle tickets for Erskine and others - all proceeds go back to Erskine /RFPBS

£100 for drinks for Erskine and BRAVEHOUND - and any change (there was loads) to go in to the Erskine kitty.

 

So £500 all told.  Money well spent.

 

So at half-time, I took a walk along to the Blue Room, to see if we'd won anything, I walked in to the room, and there was oor Tam, totally shell-shocked, having won the star prize on the giant football card - A Signed, framed 1972ECWC Final Shirt.

Well done Oor Tam.  Where's the photo you promised me?????  

 

Then I walked back down to the Thornton Suite, to discover that Erskine had won the star prize in the raffle - A Signed, framed 1972ECWC Final Shirt. 

 

 

So yeah, all in all, a very successful night - as long as you weren't the Liverpool goalie. 

 

"It is guestimated that both charities will receive £2.5K each"

 

A big shout out to the RSEA as always, who were the driving force behind this night.

 

Why not pop along to their next Big event...

(oops.  let me go find the right picture!)

 

Great they won these two prizes. 

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3 minutes ago, Bears r us said:

Great they won these two prizes. 

Still not mastered that quote-editing, I see? 

 

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Right, what's next?

 

Oh yes, let me go find and bump a thread...

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5 minutes ago, govanblue said:

Right, what's next?

 

Oh yes, let me go find and bump a thread...