{"id":826,"date":"2026-10-10T11:28:05","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T10:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chatoverchai.uk\/?page_id=826"},"modified":"2026-10-10T11:28:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T10:28:05","slug":"macmillan-fundraiser-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chatoverchai.uk\/?page_id=826","title":{"rendered":"MacMillan Fundraiser 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/chatoverchai.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-08-at-16.36.38-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chatoverchai.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-08-at-16.36.38-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/chatoverchai.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-08-at-16.36.38-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/chatoverchai.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-08-at-16.36.38-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/chatoverchai.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-08-at-16.36.38-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/chatoverchai.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-08-at-16.36.38.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the guidance of our Chair Lucky Haque once again Chat over Chai Southsea pulled together as a team to host another successful MacMillan fundraiser.    The Lord Mayor of Portsmouth  Councillor Abdul Kadir popped in for a cup of tea and a slice of cake. \u00a0The Lord Mayor can be seen in the picture above flanked by our Chair Lucky and Treasurer Steve along with many of our event helpers and attendees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>  <u>A message of thanks from our Chair<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Huge Thank You to Everyone! \u2764\ufe0f<br>A heartfelt thank you to everyone who supported our Macmillan Fundraiser yesterday. Thanks to your generosity and support, it was a great success! We will announce the final total raised very soon.<br>A special thank you to everyone who worked so hard to make the event such a wonderful success:<br>\ud83c\udf38 Terry for organising the beautiful raffle prizes and raising even more than last year!<br>\ud83d\udc9c Deborah for making the lovely lavender bags.<br>\u2615 Our amazing volunteers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Josana Patel for preparing the delicious Masala Chai.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shanu for making plenty of tea and coffee.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fatima Bandali for the beautiful decorations, serving and tidying up.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Janet, Mehri, Shipa and Steve for helping with the set-up, serving food and tidying up.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rehana for making the refreshing mocktails.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lynne Harvey for kindly exchanging money for raffle tickets.<br>A huge thank you to everyone who contributed homemade treats, donated money, bought raffle tickets, volunteered their time or helped in any way. Every contribution, big or small, made a difference.<br>We are so grateful for the kindness, generosity and community spirit shown in support of this very important charity. Together, we have helped support the incredible work of Macmillan Cancer Support. \ud83d\udc9a<br>Thank you all for making the day so special.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>A message of thanks from MacMillan  Cancer Support<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"505\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/chatoverchai.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Macmillan-Event-2026.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-828\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chatoverchai.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Macmillan-Event-2026.jpg 505w, https:\/\/chatoverchai.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Macmillan-Event-2026-247x300.jpg 247w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Under the guidance of our Chair Lucky Haque once again Chat over Chai Southsea pulled together as a team to host another successful MacMillan fundraiser. 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