WOW Joins Givey Fundraising Platform

By adminFebruary 20, 2021March 3, 2021 Fundraising, Videos

WOW has joined the Givey fundraising platform to help raise funds for its work with young people. WOW receives no public funds and, due to the pandemic, has lost its main source of income which is ticket sales for its shows. WOW had to postpone and eventually cancel Shrek, which had already incurred a lot…

Virtual Fayre in the Square

By adminJune 8, 2020June 9, 2020 Cabarets, Fundraising, Past shows, Videos

WOW entertained audiences online with a 25 minute set at the Virtual Fayre in the Square on Sunday 7 June 2020. Their streamed performance was created from a recording of The WOW Show filmed at Weymouth Pavilion Theatre in November 2019. Weymouth Rotary have been running this fundraising event since 2014 to raise monies for…

Mandy’s Marathon

By adminMay 20, 2018 Fundraising

WOW members and volunteers were very excited when Trustee, Mandy Burley, came along to a rehearsal for CATS and presented a cheque for over £2,500, raised from her run in the 2018 London Marathon. Mandy ran this year’s Marathon to raise funds for WOW and The Front Skatepark. Leading up to the marathon she set…

Family Race Night – 7 Oct

By adminSeptember 14, 2017September 14, 2017 Fundraising

WOW’s fundraising committee are running a Family Race Night on Saturday 7 October at the WOW Hall. This event is great fun for all the family and has been brought back by popular request. It runs like a sweepstake where 50 per cent of the take is given out as prizes and 50 per cent…

Curry and Quiz Night

By adminJanuary 25, 2017February 17, 2017 Fundraising

Sixty guests and members attended the first fundraising event of 2017 – a highly successful Curry Quiz night at Weymouth’s Balti Restaurant. The event was the perfect combination of good company, good food and fun and raised over £500 for WOW. Fundraising Chair, Kevin Butcher, thanked everyone for their support, making special mention of “Yvonne,…