Thank you everyone who has donated so far. The current GFM fund balance received stands at £161.
Acknowledgement goes to Alans's friends at ELRepo who have joined and made contributions to the fund.
ELRepo and kitz are where B*cat spent the vast majority of his time so I will be adding ELRepo to the tribute.
The final instructions for a funeral spray was placed on Sat 24th with local florist, Suzettes Flowers, BSE. I've been in communication with Alan's sister over the past couple of weeks and I asked if there was any type of flower or colour that Alan liked or disliked. So as not to replicate the family's casket spray I'll be avoiding red and white roses and going with an agreed orange/peach/yellow tones. On a side note, due to the death of a close family member of mine and my mum not being up to it, Ive had to do quite a bit of shopping for funeral flowers over the past few weeks... during which time I saw some cracking cat wreath creations. However they were expensive, and more importantly I feel that if not done correctly they could turn out tacky. In addition I don't want to overshadow or encroach on what Alan's family are doing.
Bearing everything in mind I've split funds off at what was about the anticipated half way mark. Amount spent so far is £90.05. This will leave a respectable balance to forward on to the Cats Protection where Theo (who came to stay after
William his beloved burakku cat died) +2 subsequent kittehs were adopted from.
I've got a rather cute wooden black cat placard to write the sender on instead of the traditional florist card. Alan always used to send me a burakkucat birthday or xmas card that he signed on behalf of all the kitizens. As soon as I saw it I just had to get it, it felt so purrfect. His sister may be able to place it on William's grave afterwards.
If you wish to contribute its not too late, any further funds received between now and the day I close the fund will be added to the amount sent to the CPL. Obviously I had to get the flowers ordered in time for the funeral. I'll post receipts and a balance sheet up when I have a final balance and distributed funds.
