Coffee morning’s bean a great success!
18 Oct 2012
The University's first coordinated Macmillan Coffee Morning on 28 September raised nearly £2,000 for a very worthy cause.
Staff and students who’d never met before worked together to organise events ranging from a homemade cake sale in University Place and a cake competition in the Alan Turing Building, to a dedicated Coffee Morning at Christie’s Bistro. FoodOnCampus also donated money from their drinks sales on Friday morning.
Adam Woof, Manager of Christie’s Bistro, who was one of the Coffee Morning organisers, said: “On behalf of all the organisers, I’d like to thank everyone who donated, baked cakes and helped out. We’ve raised a fantastic amount for a great cause.”
You can see photos from the Coffee Morning at:
Coffee bean competition winner
Liz McIlroy, University Wedding Coordinator, won a magnum of Prosecco after guessing that a glass biscotti jar in Christies Bistro held 9225 beans – hers was the closest guess, but still some way off the actual count of 8775.
Raffle winners
| Prize | Ticket Colour | Ticket No | Name |
| Hi-Life Dining Card | Yellow | 254 | Graeme Riley |
| Champagne afternoon tea | Yellow | 341 | Ian Hart |
| Lunch for two at Christie’s Bistro | White | 1 | Maria |
| Bouquet of flowers | Yellow | 3 | Lynn Howarth |
| Seven-day gym pass | Light green | 59 | Denis |
| Spa vouchers | Light green Dark green Yellow Green White White | 158 114 257 187 109 15 | Vic Nick Barber Cath Robinson Sam Power Lisa Jean |
Ready for the next one?
After the success of this year’s Coffee Morning, the organisers are planning to do it all again in 2013. Put Friday 27 September 2013 in your diary.