Event industry charity foundation Meeting Needs raised more than £24,000 during and in the run-up to the M&IT Industry Awards Dinner last week.
Partnering annually with organisers North Star Media to raise cash at the event delivers positive results for Meeting Needs as well providing a valuable platform to present details of their projects around the world.
In the online auction, £9940 was raised while a raffle on the night delivered £14,450. Meeting Needs Chair Chris Parnham said: “This is a team effort and I would particularly like to thank North Star for working with us on this event and giving us the opportunity to tell the market what we do. It is very important to us.
“This fundraiser is a perfect collaboration from all corners of the events industry: some dónate prizes for the auction and raffle, some campaign for prizes and support, advocates spread the word, and many of you place generous bids or buy raffle tickets. Each of the wonderful Meeting Needs Board work so hard to unite and get best from each of these parties but we couldn’t do it without you, our colleagues. Thank you for a great big team effort.”
Nearly 1000 industry professionals attended the dinner at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House where Meeting Needs beneficiary Electric Umbrella, who provide musical engagement workshops and show-stopping performances to empower disabled people, provided entertainment and told their story of how Meeting Needs has assisted their efforts.
The next major fund-raiser by Meeting Needs will be the Royal Parks Half Marathon next month when 40 event professionals will walk and run 13 miles in London. To sponsor Meeting Needs participants, go to www.justgiving.com/campaign/mnrphm2024.
- Photo shows Electric Umbrella´s Tom Billington on guitar (who is also part of Song Division), with William accompanied on stage by Sam McNeill from Song Division and Meeting Needs.
