World Homeless Day Black Tie Dinner raises over £19,000

Trinity Winchester hosted their annual Black-Tie Dinner in support of World Homeless Day on Friday 19th October raising over £19,000.00 for the homeless and most vulnerable in Winchester. The evening welcomed 150 supporters to the Holiday Inn Winchester for an evening of fundraising and entertainment.

The room was alive with entertainment from Mike Brown the magician entertaining guests with numerous tricks up his sleeve, The West End Rats brought the Rat Pack to Winchester encouraging everyone onto the dance floor and guest speaker Melissa Butler – Smith touched the hearts of attendees with her own personal journey through Trinity to the present day where she is now head chef bringing donated food to life for Trinity clients

The event was sponsored by The Holiday Inn Winchester who have been continued supporters of Trinity and truly made the evening a night to remember. Trinity thanks all the supporters and local business who donated to the auction and raffle.

Trinity Abseil raises £4,516.00

On Sunday 22nd July, 12 individuals and 3 Trinity clients took on the challenge off abseiling 100 metres down the Spinnaker Tower in support of Trinity.

We would like to send a special thanks to all our abseilers for their hard work in raising £4,516.00 to support the crucial services Trinity provides each week to the homeless and most vulnerable in our city.

Skydivers raise £1,234.00 for Trinity

On Saturday 14th July, 3 brave skydivers jumped 15,000ft in support of Trinity, reaching a speed of 125mph and free falling for approximately 60 seconds! 

We would like to thank Abbie, Ed and Jack for choosing to support Trinity and for raising vital funds to help us continue our mission. 

If you would like to take part in the next Skydive event, click here.

 

Boomtown Fair raises £2,060.05 for Trinity

Hampshire’s most inspiring independent festival, Boomtown Fair, kindly selected Trinity as their partner charity and as such, will receive all proceeds raised from the sale of their Boomtown Christmas Album, raising a total of £2,060.05.

The brand new and exclusive Boomtown UBS: Now, That’s What We Call Boomtown, included tracks, videos and extras from Chapter 9 of the Boomtown Fair.

Sue McKenna, Chief Executive of Trinity commented, ‘We are overwhelmed by the generous donation towards our work with homeless and young people. Our wide range of services could not continue without support such as this, and we are so grateful for Boomtown Fair in helping us continue our mission’ – Sue McKenna, Chief Executive

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A special thanks to A34 Winchester Manchester City Supporters branch

A34 Winchester Manchester City Supporters branch, an official Manchester City Supporters Club have kindly chosen to support Trinity through match day ticket sales, raising £750 in their first year!

The Club felt strongly about finding a local charity to support through their match days and as such, introduced a £1 levy on all tickets ordered through the branch. Over the 2017/18 season, this raised £415, whilst the club topped the total up to £450.

We also send a special thanks to the governing Manchester City Supporters Club, located at Etihad Stadium, who generously match funded the clubs donation, raising the total value to £750.

Trinity would like to thank everyone involved at the A34 Winchester Manchester City Supporters branch for choosing  to support us this year and for many more years to come; we’d like to take this opportunity to welcome the branch to Trinity’s long term supporters.

For more information on the club, please visit their website here.

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Fulflood Ball raises £17,029.39

The Fulflood Ball have raised £17,000 for Trinity to continue to provide Saturday morning breakfast for people who are sleeping rough. This service, along with others that we offer, is crucial for our clients, and donations such as this ensure we can continue to offer a hot and nutritious breakfast on Saturdays.

We are extremely grateful to the Fulflood Ball committee for selecting Trinity to benefit from this fantastic event, and for raising vital funds to support the homeless and other vulnerable people. This was a truly special event for Trinity and we are very thankful to all the sponsors and supporters who made it possible.