25th Anniversary Ball raises £27,000 for charity
Monday, 14 November 2011
More than 140 guests partied late into the night last Saturday (12 November) and raised an incredible £27,000 for local disability charity Compaid.
The event was held in Hildenborough at Mountains Country House, who kindly donated the use of their fabulous marquee for the evening. Guests enjoyed a three-course meal prepared by Pop Creative Food, while being entertained with music from West End Jazz, Apollo Funk Discothèque and Tunbridge Wells Operatic and Dramatic Society, who performed songs from their upcoming production of Brigadoon.
The Ball was the inspiration of sisters Helen Tinworth and Sally Way, whose mother, Jean Burns, is a regular client of Compaid’s computer training centre in Paddock Wood. Helen commented: “Compaid supports hundreds of disabled people like my mum every week, and in its 25th year, Sally and I thought a fundraising ball would mark the charity’s anniversary in style.”
Stephen Elsden, Chief Executive of Compaid said, “It was a fantastic evening, and it was great to be joined by many people who have been pivotal to Compaid’s success over the years. Sally and Helen, Shirley Spencer, Event Manager at Mountains Country House, along with Compaid staff and volunteers, have worked hard to make the Ball a real highlight of our fundraising calendar.