Calendar of Events
Throughout the year, we hold a number of fundraising events and challenged designed to raise money, awareness and build support for Association Violet. Here are our current fundraising activities that you might want to get involved with.
WALK WEEK 1
Walking for violet 2019 This is now the end of week 1 for David Jeapes’s 1 million step walk challenge….6th September 2019 – 12th September 2019 = 7days6 days walked247,841 steps182.2 KM51 flights of stairs (Hills measured in equivalent of...
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Berrycreative Mosaic
mosaic flower April 2020 Sarah Berry of Berry creatif had a super idea for Violet’s fête last August and set about creating a template of a violet and gathering all the correct colours of mosaics ready for the big day….....
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Le Regal’on
Le Regal’on donation August 2020 We love opening our charity tins because you never know what is in them until they are opened up and it’s always a brilliant surprise! €82,00 donated by the customers of Le Regal’on in Allonne...
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Le Regal’on
Le Regal’on donation Eddie and Heather from Le Regal’on had a collection for Walking4Violet and raised a fabulous €65! THANK YOU
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La regalon
Charity Tin Donation Thank you once again the Heather and Eddie and their customers at Le Regal’on in Allonne for popping their loose change in our charity tins. €10,17 raised 😊
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Le Nouveau Bar de la Poste
charity tin April 2022 We would like to thank Colin and Julie and all their customers from Le Nouveau Bar de la Poste in L’absie for popping their loose change in our charity tin and raising a super €26,60 for...
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Le Regal’on
Charity tin nov 2020 Thank you to Eddie and Heather and their customers at Le Regal’on for putting their loose change in our charity tin and donating a super €40,99 😊
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EXPAT RADIO
Expat radio sept 2019 Dave Hailwood from ExPat radio has been an amazing support for David during his walk. He has been calling him every day for an update and a chat and of course for raising awareness as to...
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AV & me by Pen Coulson
AV & me
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Join us for our summer Garden Party!
As summer is just around the corner, all the team are working hard to bring to you our Summer Garden Party! Pen and Andy have agreed to host this event for us again this year and we are looking forward...
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Quiz Nights – new dates added!
We can announce three new dates for our popular Quiz Nights at Le Nouveau Bar de la Poste in L'Absie. Join us for a fun night of quiz questions, lots of laughs and of course the wooden spoon for the...
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Easter Egg Raffle
Our community is Absolutely AMAZING!! Donated items from Mr & Mrs Clark..... Tickets sold by Julie & Clive ....... and you bought €175 worth of tickets !!!!!! Because of this fantastic team effort, more money can go to children living...
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Velo for Violet Update
THANK YOU to everyone involved in our Velo4Violet event run by Lisa and Elfred Jones. To the people that rode, the people that gave and the people that donated. To the people that gave bikes and bike parts to Lisa and...
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Velo4Violet
Velo4Violet - November 2021 Edit Velo4Violet is open to anyone who might want to set their own personal challenge and ride for the Association. The distance is up to you. The fundraising target is also up to you. Where you...
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Bingo @ La Regal’on
bingo @ la Regal'on THANK YOU to Le Regal'on for arranging the BINGO night last night.THANK YOU to the 26 people that attended and generously supported in buying bingo cards and raffle ticketsTHANK YOU to the people / companies that...
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Suzette’s Haircut fundr
Suzette's haircut During Lockdown, on Violet and Henry’s 5th birthday our President Suzette decided to raise money it a different (& crazy way)….. By cutting off her hair! €40 was raised – well done Suzette!
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Solipaam Donation
Donation from Solipam We were very happy when the president from Solipaam arrived at Le Regal’on last night to give us a cheque for €150 The kindness of strangers knows no bounds ….. https://solipaam.webnode.fr/
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Camping de Courte Vallée
Camping de Courte Vallée – bed for the night & bingo! James and Jayne Wheeler gave David (and Greg) a bed for the night during his 1 million step walk for W4V. David’s second day of walking, so with 60km...
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Camping de court vallee charity tin
charity tin collection James and Jayne Wheeler and their amazing customers at Camping de Courte Vallée, have been putting their loose change in to a very large jar and today Suzette and David went to count it..... an AMAZING €...
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Elementor #3998
Walking man 2019 We have some amazing friends! The fantastically talented, Stephen Shaw of the ex pat magazine ‘the Deux Sevres Monthly’ offered to do a caricature of david walking his 1 million steps from France to UK…! we have...
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