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The hugely anticipated Ollie G Summer Shoot 2007 went with a bang on Saturday September the 8th and raised a more than impressive £65,000.00! With over 100 guests, there was an amazing atmosphere which reflected everyone’s excitement for the day.

As most of you will know, the Shoot was held to raise money in aid of MPS children and the MPS Society, a cause very close to those at Country Wide Special Events who managed the event for the day. The time and commitment put into all aspects of the day was profound and with that same degree of commitment our teams went out to shoot, hoping to walk away with some of the very attractive prizes on offer!

The day was enormous fun with a range of 80 clay targets from specially built stands and a 100 target flush. The highest score was won by Peter Caplan with a total of 59.

Tom Garthwaite an MPS child from Bramley joined his father and guests on the ‘Garthwaite Guns’ team. Tom came 77th with a fantastic score of 25 overall which was an amazing result and earned him the award for best newcomer. The clay conservation award score was held by Jeremy Taylor at a total of 11!

After the shoot came a hearty lunch washed down with some fabulous wine to help get the guests in the mood for fines such as making phone calls during lunch, for wearing the worst tie and for having the biggest, most expensive car! The main auction, presented by Toby Kilner raised a staggering amount; the main item being a shooting trip to Argentina for 10 guns raised a gastronomical £17,000.00. Also during the afternoon, Toby auctioned off a ride in one of Country Wide's amphibious max cats for £300.00 for Tom who had a superb time going full speed around an undulating and thrilling course and taking a dip in the river!

A fantastic day was had by all and the event raised a breathtaking amount of money which will go towards helping those affected with MPS diseases and provide funding for families to attend an educational trip to Vancouver which will highlight recent findings from research and development projects into the treatment for MPS and related diseases. www.mpssociety.co.uk

There are some great pictures highlighting various parts of the day, please feel free to have a look by clicking on the tab at the top of the page. Additionally there are photo’s available to view from our photographer who was on site for the day, please follow the link www.functionphotography.com selecting ‘Event & Function Images’ and then Ollie G Charity Shoot. The password that you will need to access these photos is ‘Whithorn’.

Ollie G Charity Events would like to say a very big thank you to everyone who took part in the day; the generosity of all the guests and donators was phenomenal so thank you to every body for their kindness and support.