Fundraising

The North West Junior Squad try to raise money throughout the year. They do this mainly by having cake stalls at major orienteering events in the North West Region. Juniors (or their parents and grandparents!) bake cakes, buns and biscuits and bring them to the events to be sold. The juniors also help to man the cake stall and sell the cakes before and after their runs. There is usually a hungry crowd of people wanting to buy cakes after they have run their courses. Some buy cakes to take home as well. Home made jams and chutney are also sold at certain times of year.

The cake stall money is used for many of the North West Junior Squad expenses. Part of it is used to help subside the Norway trip and helps towards the cost of Norway Tour Tops.

From September 2005 to August 2006 the cake stalls raised £1999. From Sept 2006 to August 2007 they raised £1694.

This year the squad is having a stall at a Dickensian Christmas Market in the Lake District to sell home made mince pies etc. A stall at a similar market in 2005 raised £937 from the sale of cakes, jams etc.

Fund raising for the Norway tour helps to reduce the cost to each squad member going. Some of the other ways the squad are raising money for Norway 2008 are :-selling quiz sheets, bag packing at local supermarkets, selling cake recipe books, selling home made Christmas cakes .