Islanders are being invited to an exclusive charity ball where guests will get to indulge in a 3-course meal featuring some of the very best of Island produce.
The 2018 Co-op Funeralcare Lakeside Ball raised just under £1,300 and hosted a array of glamorous guests in ball gowns and black tie. Now, preperations are well underway to do it all again this coming September.
Tickets have just been released for this year’s event which is being held at The Lakeside Hotel in Wootton on Saturday 7th September 2019 at 18:30. The Ball is being organised and sponsored by The Co-operative Funeralcare in Ryde, in aid of The Wight Brainy Bunch.
Kathryn Grimes founded The Wight Brainy Bunch with her firefighter husband, Mark, after he was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2015.
Kathryn said:
“There was no support on the Island following his surgery and we found the whole experience very lonely and difficult and wanted to do something to change this for other Island families.
“We now support dozens of families on the Isle of Wight by providing emotional support and financial assistance as they face this awful diagnosis, in the hope that their journey is a little easier.
“We are still a relatively new and small charity and usually rely on arranging our own events to raise funds, so to have such wonderful support from Ryde Co-op Funeralcare this year is incredible.”
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According to the charity, there are over 102,000 people living with a brain tumour in the UK, with more children and adults under the age of 40 dying of brain tumours than from any other form of cancer.
Sam Walker, Funeral Co-ordinator at the Ryde funeral home, said:
“When we first decided to hold a charity ball, we poured our hearts and souls into making it a success. But we could only dream that it would so successful that we would hold it for a second time.
“We had such amazing feedback from last year’s event. Guests loved the food, the venue and the opportunity to get glammed up at a really charming location.
“This year there are even more tickets available but they are still limited in order to give the event a more exclusive feel.”
Tickets are priced at just £38 per person and are available at the funeral home in St John’s Road, by emailing [email protected] or by calling 01983 615746.
