St Andrew’s Prep holds Glittering Gatsby Ball
The recent Friends of St
Andrew’s Prep Great Gatsby Ball held at
the elegant Cavendish Hotel has made an astonishing £16,700 profit. The monies will be split between the Teenage
Cancer Trust and projects at St Andrew’s to support the children’s wider
education.
Around 170 guests enjoyed a champagne
reception in the Art Deco style hall on arrival, with former St Andrew’s Prep
pupil and Britain’s Got Talent star Sam Jones entertaining them with his close
up magic, before guests were invited through to the beautifully decorated banqueting
hall.
Once the gathering was seated,
Jade McShane from the Teenage Cancer Trust spoke passionately about the expert
treatment and support the charity offers young people diagnosed with cancer; trying to bring some normality to a very difficult life
experience while ensuring that they don’t face the illness in isolation.
During the sumptuous three
course dinner, 80 golden envelopes containing prizes kindly donated by local
businesses were bought at the tables.
A live auction, hosted by
ex-England cricketer, Ed Giddins, raised £9,950 and featured an amazing 5* Dubai Golf Holiday for seven nights including,
flights, transfers and tickets for the World
Race to Dubai Tour Championships golf event plus rounds of golf at two of the top
clubs in the UAE all generously donated by Golf
Dubai Plus. A silent auction also raised funds.
Afterwards,
guests danced to live music provided by Wild Honey and made use of the feather boa and hat
props in the Gatsby photo booth.
St Andrew’s Prep parents and Ball Committee
Chairmen Catherine Fellows and Kirsty Perkinson said, “We have been overwhelmed by the support of our sponsors:
Park Lane Property Group, Manor Creative and Artis Vin and the generosity
of nearly 100 local businesses. Their support, together with the time and
effort of the many volunteers who worked so hard to get the event off the
ground and, of course, the ball attendees, has raised a phenomenal amount of
money.. We’re enormously grateful.”
