Amongst the capacity 140 guests, 99% of which were in appropriate Mad Men costume, many climbers were in attendance including Mike, Nigel, Dan, Grant - and of course Liam and Andrew.
Having known Liam and Andrew now for several years - I know full well that they are just far too modest to write a blog posting such as this. So I'm going to do it. It was a fantastic event. No, it was better than that - it was absolutely phenomenal. The food (which was excellent); the ambience (which worked from the start); the organisation (everything but everything was spot on); the music (one of the best bands I've heard in a long time); the raffle and the auction (great prizes such as four Wimbledon Final tickets donated by Andrew) , were all first class as was the attendance of the charming actress Emma Samms who founded Starlight.
Everyone had a truly great night. What marked this Party out however in addition to all of the above was the sheer attention to detail: the wall posters, the quotations, the fake cigarettes, the Mad Men plasma screens, the Mad Men table decorations, the 60's cocktails....well I could go on. This was an event that you just know took ages and ages to plan and organise and had been done by people who knew what they were doing.
And to top it all this superbly organised and executed event raised a staggering £18,000 for charity. Whilst at this stage this is a provisional figure, it won't be far off. That brings the overall total now raised to well over £65,000 smashing through our £50,000 target.
Everyone on this climbing team has worked wonders in terms of the effort they have put in for charity. But this night belonged to Liam and Andrew. Guys, well done. Really well done. Be proud.
Fantastic ... well done all !
ReplyDeleteWow, well done boys ... what a fantatic achievement!! See you soon :)
ReplyDeleteKind words Nigel, thanks. It was certainly a team effort - a lot of work - but worth it in the end. Very much looking forward to Kili - see you all next week.
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