CHARITY STARTS AT THE TEA DANCE!

Anzac Biscuits are organizing Anzac Tea Dances around the country to help raise funds for the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal.

Anzac Biscuits will be inviting schools across England and Wales to register for an event tool kit to help them host their very own tea dances on or around Anzac Day on 25th April 2009.

The events are designed to give school children an opportunity to bring together parents, grandparents and the local community.

Information on the Tea Dances and Anzac biscuits can be found by visiting www.anzacteadance.com. It is also possible to arrange your own event to help raise funds by downloading an organiser’s pack from the site.

Tea Dances really grew in popularity during World War I by providing respite for British Servicemen or women on leave. Today an interest in dancing and in particular tea dancing is making a return particularly due to television programmes such as Celebrity Strictly Come Dancing.

Anzac Biscuits are named after the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, who fought with British soldiers during World War I, were originally baked by Australian wives and mothers left at home as a treat for their loved-ones on the front-line. The biscuits were baked with oats which meant they did not perish during the long journey from Australia and New Zealand to reach the troops in Europe.

Anzac Biscuits supports The Royal British Legion by donating 4% from its sales all year round and can be found in most major supermarkets.

The Royal British Legion protects the interests, welfare and memory of British serving and ex-Service people and their dependants. Around 10.5 million people - of all ages - are eligible to approach the Legion for support.  The charity’s work covers a range of services including grant-making to those in need, pensions and benefits advice, vocational assessment and careers advice, home and hospital visits as well as the provision of full nursing care.  For more information on the work of The Royal British Legion see www.britishlegion.org.uk

Anzac Biscuits are named after the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, who fought with British soldiers during World War I, were originally baked by Australian wives and mothers left at home as a treat for their loved-ones on the front-line.  The biscuits were baked with oats which meant they did not perish during the long journey from Australia and New Zealand to reach the troops in Europe.

Anzac Biscuits supports The Royal British Legion by donating 4% from its sales all year round and can be found in most major supermarkets.