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Busy days for SUSU RAG

28th December 2005
Richard Clare

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An eventful two days for Southampton University’s Raise And Give Society started on Friday, 18 November with a busy series of activities in aid of the BBC’s annual Children In Need Appeal. There was a fun-run around Southampton Common in the afternoon which was accompanied by a brave few (including three Sabbaticals) plunging into the depths of a bathtub full of baked beans. As the day progressed, the Union began to accommodate more RAG master-plans, including speed-dating in the Bridge Bar followed by chest-waxing at The Cube on a jam-packed Friday night.

The money is being donated to Children In Need, a charity that works to improve the lives of the young throughout Great Britain, and boasts having raised over Ł34 million nationwide last year.

However, there was no rest for the wicked and the following day RAG headed to Newbury for their second ‘raid’ of the year.

Volunteers spent their precious weekend collecting for Barnardo’s, a charity which looks after the young in the UK.

Joint RAG President Andrew Bailey remarked: "I’m glad that the cold weather hasn’t put people off volunteering their time for RAG, and with those two days of events we managed to raise a good amount of money for charity."

If you want to do your bit for charity at the Union, and haven’t already contacted RAG, then please call 023 8059 5218, visit http://rag.susu.org/ for more information, or alternatively email RAG at susurag@soton.ac.uk. The RAG Office is along the blue tunnel in the Union, and directions are posted on the RAG webpage above. Please pop in!

The money already raised by RAG for both Children In Need and Barnardo’s from the two days of events is still being counted but it is believed to be close to the Ł1500 mark! So, well done to everyone and a Merry Christmas to all!