Coffee morning in memory of Chard dad raises over £2000

The event took place last month and raised a total of £2417.95 through a Macmillan Coffee Morning run by Rah Warren in memory of her dad, Guy Warren.

Rah has shared a message to thank Macmillan and all those who helped raise the vital funds.

In the last six years, the events run by Rah helped raise over £12000.

Rah's dad, Guy (Image: Submitted)

The message from Rah said: “We are very pleased to have raised a total of £2417.95 at our Macmillan Coffee Morning held in memory of my dad, Guy Warren.

“This brings our total fundraising over the years to over £12000.

“We are extremely grateful to all of those who supported us in any way that they could, attending our event, donating prizes, purchasing raffle tickets, and baking cakes.

“Our gratitude extends to the many local businesses who so kindly donated prizes for our raffle and silent auction. We simply could not have done it without you all.

“We are so grateful to the local community for coming together and supporting our fundraiser.

“Macmillan is an incredible charity whose support was invaluable in my dad's last 19 days after diagnosis.

“This money raised will help to support Macmillan to continue their incredible work for those in their desperate time of need.

“Holding these fundraising events mean so much to us as a family. My dad was an incredibly loving, hard-working man, with a heart of gold, and these events help us keep his life and memory alive and reminisce on our special memories.

“We look forward to inviting you all to our future fundraisers, including our Christmas bingo.”

The coffee morning took place on Saturday, September 17 at Chard Guidhall.

Rah previously said: “I take comfort that although the time has gone for my dad, we are still able to do good for others and to help to ease their heartache by helping Macmillan to continue providing their invaluable support.

“In addition, these fundraising events also enable us as a family to keep the life and memory of my dad alive and to reminisce on our special times, which means more to me than words can express.”