23 July 2009
Building Society to celebrate 160th Anniversary with public party
Saffron Building Society, the regional mutual serving East Anglia, will be celebrating its 160th birthday with a party in its Halstead branch on Friday 7th August.
Members and non-members alike are invited to the event, which will be raising money for St Helena Hospice in Colchester.
For every person in the branch wearing one of Saffron's '160th Birthday' badges, Saffron will donate 25p to the charity.
In addition, there will be entertainment, a face painter, cake and candyfloss. The Society will also be holding a raffle for £160, open to all and free to enter. Staff will be collecting donations throughout the day and hope to raise a generous sum.
The party will run from 10am - 4pm, with the cutting of the cake taking place at 11am in the branch on Halstead High Street.
Charlotte Cranfield, Corporate Account Manager, St Helena Hospice said:
"We were delighted to hear that Saffron Building Society are celebrating their 160th birthday. It is a great idea that the local community and businesses can support St Helena Hospice by visiting their Halstead branch. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Saffron Building Society for choosing St Helena Hospice as their charity and wish them a very Happy Birthday."
John Eastgate, Saffron's Sales and Marketing Director said:
"It's our hope that the party will raise plenty of money for an excellent cause, as well as bringing some added fun and excitement to Halstead during the school summer holiday. The party is another way that we are giving something back to the community in 2009. We feel that we've got a lot to celebrate and want to see as many people as possible on 7th August"
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