Prize Draw 2009

Raffle tickets, priced £2, were sold for the charity’s 2009 Sum

mer Draw, with all proceeds going to the Vernon Monument Fund, as a registered Charitable Trust. The Draw Promoter was the Honorary Secretary, Vernon Monument Trust, C/O Room 209, Semaphore Tower, HMNB Portsmouth PO1 3LT. The draw was registered with Portsmouth City Council, issued Licence Number 31.

As announced by Cdr Paul Jones RN, the Chairman of the Organising Management Committee of Project Vernon: "The Project VERNON Summer Draw 2009 took place today (31st August 2009) in Horsea Island. The draw was witnessed by two members of the Project Team (myself and Dixie Dean) and the tickets were drawn by a member of the Portsmouth Royal Navy Bomb Disposal Team Duty Watch."

"The number of tickets sold was 1,590, raising a grand total of £3,180: Can I personally thank all those who worked so hard to sell their allocation of tickets and help raise the profile of this worthy cause. I'd also to thank the kind sponsors of our prizes. Most importantly, as the Project Chairman, I'd like to send a collective 'Thank you!' to all those hundreds of people who purchased the tickets thereby raising such a significant sum through their generosity. Well done all – Summer Draw 2010 is already being prepared, with bigger and better prizes... so buy early, to raise your odds of winning!"

Danger At Depth - Final Proof Print

Mounted, framed and distinct in several key features from the other 250 Limited Edition variants, this stunning picture, number #000 by John R Terry FCSD, is worth over £350. The prize included postage and packing to the winner, AB Diver Steve Boughen (Fleet Diving Unit 2). A unique Certificate of Authenticity was provided. PS: Steve generously traded this prize for another Limited Edition Print, to enable us to resell this particular copy to a team of avid collectors based in Bahrain, in October 2009!

Supplementary Prizes

P&O Ferries generously donated three Portsmouth to Bilbao mini-cruise prizes, each for two foot-passengers and valid for 12 months from the date of issue. These went to Mr Graham Renwick (GWQ public sales ticket), AB Diver Ashbridge (Defence Diving School) and PO (Diver) Andy Coulson (Southern Diving Unit 2).

The Mine Warfare and Clearance Diving Officers Association kindly donated a VIP Guest ticket for their Annual Dinner at the Wardroom, HMS Excellent, in Portsmouth held on Friday 20th November 2009: this went to Mr Matt Williams (ticket purchased at the Gunwharf Quays promotional event in July).

Tickets for a Free Car + 4 passengers to the Isle of Wight (kindly donated by Wightlink Ferries) went to Mr Peter Richards (MWA Sales), ex-WO(MW) Pawl Stockley (As Scottish native now, Pawl kindly donated his prize to the next 'spare' draw winner – CPO (Diver) ‘Mel’ Meleady).

Draw Tickets for the 2010 Grand Draw will soon be on sale via Local Draw Promoters, priced £2 each, available in books of five. To register as a Local Draw Promoter or order your own tickets, please complete the form below, including the destination address. A prize will awarded to the most successful Local Draw Promoter.

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