H&H Group’s charity ball has raised over £12,000 for good causes.
The event, at Ramside Hall Hotel and Spa in Durham, supported Cancer Research UK and My Name’5 Doddie.
The 160 guests enjoyed an evening of black tie glamour and the generous response to a charity auction made the evening such a spectacular fundraising success, says the ball’s organiser, Louise Stones, rural surveyor for H&H Land & Estates.
“It was wonderful to see everybody enjoying the ball, but the main purpose of the evening was to raise as much money as we could for our two research charities, and our guests could not have been more generous.
“The total we raised made this one of the biggest fundraising events H&H Group has hosted over the past two years, and we are hugely grateful to the guests, and to the many people who donated such a lovely array of auction prizes.”
Compared with his well-known charm and wit by racing commentator Derek Thompson, the auction also included many donations added at the last minute and during the evening itself. Among them was the chance for two people to join Derek in the commentary box for the day at a local race meeting of their choice, a day’s shooting was donated by RTW Road Restoration Ltd, there was an overnight stay at the Ramside Hall Hotel, and a ride in a Ferrari.
The greatest proportion of the £12,615 total was raised by the auction, guests also contributed through ticket sales, a game of heads and tails, and a raffle.
Louise added: “The ball is our most important fundraising event but it’s also a unique opportunity for our guests to enjoy a special social occasion with a very serious and worthwhile purpose. In the current economic circumstances, it’s a great testament to the generosity of our prize donors and our guests that we’re now able to make such a significant contribution to the work of these two vital charities.”
