Once again the eFlorist team did a fantastic job, pulling out all the stops and raising £567.45 for Children In Need.
With various goodies being sold and auctioned off in the office, there really was something for everyone and a great time was had by all.
The Big Boardroom Sale
The Boardroom was awash with flowers of every variety plus bears, balloons, baskets, boxes, gift bags and vases, all available for staff to buy on the day. We also had flower arrangements brought in straight from the latest eFlorist product photo shoot that were auctioned off.
eFlorist School of Floristry
6 places were up for grabs for an in-house floristry school run by Sarah Clerke. Sarah will show the lucky winners how to make a Christmas door wreath or a Christmas table arrangement. As you can imagine, this auction was very popular with the girls in the office. I will of course be posting photos of the class and the resulting arrangements, so watch this space.
Car Washing Service
My personal favourite was the car washing service offered by our very own RGM Mr Ian Brett. Pushing the boundaries slightly further I managed to convince Ian to agree to wash and polish the winning bid’s car inside and out…in a fancy dress outfit of their choosing! Of course there was some negotiation involved there, so the winner had to agree to double their winning bid for the privilege. Luckily I won, so am encouraging suggestions as to what Mr Brett should wear. A subsequent blog enriched with photographic evidence will follow!
Baked Goodies
The Finance Team came up trumps baking scones, cakes and brownies and then on the day itself supplying the staff with a steady flow of hot bacon butties and sausage rolls, simply delicious. Susan Merritt kindly donated a homemade Christmas cake and Christmas pudding which did incredibly well at auction too.
Fancy Dress
Let’s be honest, eFlorist staff don’t need much encouragement to dress up. For Children In Need they had the option to make a donation to come in to work in fancy dress or face paying a penalty fee if they didn’t! Kerry came as one half of 118, Sarah sported her Taekwondo kit, Colin paraded around in his Mr ET pyjamas and Bruce was as a Security Guard for the day.
It’s a Wrap!
Flowers that were sold in the boardroom were made in to beautiful bouquets by Jenny Woods for a small additional fee. This was a real hit and kept Jenny very busy right up to the end of the day. Lorraine also offered her professional gift wrapping services, the results of which might even inspire an entirely new range.
We would like to say a big “thank you” to everyone who took part on the day. It really was great fun and we raised a fantastic amount for a truly worth-while cause.
