The Lions Club of Frome held their annual Sportsman’s Dinner at Orchardleigh House back in January, with the chosen charity for this year being the Somerset & Dorset Air Ambulance.
The event was well supported with 185 guests who enjoyed a superb meal, and the guest speaker for the evening was Graham Gooch OBE an English Cricketer who captained Essex and England, and considered one of the best international batsmen.
Following the meal and Graham’s address to the crowd, an auction of lots was held, where the bidding was intense and superbly handled by auctioneer Michael Joyce. In addition, a raffle was held, with prizes including a full size TV, camera and iPad.
The total raised at the end of the night was a magnificent £10,000, and it gave the Lions great pleasure to hand this over to a charity, that will be known to everybody, in its provision of life saving services.
There are simply too many people to thank individually, but special mention to Chris Vincent for allowing the use of Orchardleigh House, Dennis Barnard as Master of Ceremonies, and Michael Joyce for making the auction a success.
