Over the years I have developed a deep respect for event organisers and fund raisers. A lot of work goes into planning, coordinating and marketing the event and dealing with fluid situations and moving ball parks that arise. It's all hard work, it appears easy, but it's not, it's just meant to appear that way.
The Power Circle event was no exception. Almost 50 people turned up to this exclusive event and we raised in the region of £440 for the Lench's Trust or another 1% of our target after tax allowances are written back in.
It was even more pleasing to see that we had hit 4% of our target today before this contribution making a total of 5%.
After a preliminary talk to welcome everyone, members of Team Kilimanjaro were introduced to the audience and Jean-Luc talked about the history of the Lench's trust and capital fund that we were raising money for - to build the new extra-care homes for the elderly. Fun tasks were announced by Mo Harford to get people connecting while the canape's were served.
Oh by the way the wines were excellent, and our hosts - Itihaas laid on an great spread. Especial thanks to Dawn who once again greeted our guests and to Mo Harford who compered the evening. And thanks to Kavita whom I press-ganged into taking the photos on the night.Look out for the pictures here soon.
We had a great turn out of varied and interesting people, each with their own unique anecdotes and stories. Looking around the room I could tell that we had managed to get the ambiance right, most people seemed to be having fun.The vibe was warm and relaxing, with no coercion to mix. This is not a networking event, but a meeting of minds in ways that allows people to genuinely connect. Guests were all interesting in their own ways, down to earth,and either already successful or destined for success. As I mingled I found it very mysterious how people knew of other people in the room through mutual acquaintances or interactions spanning years. Thus reinforcing the theory of six degrees of separation...
A sign of a good event is how many people linger around at the end. As we left the main event area downstairs after everyone else had gone, and emerged from the entrance near the bar on the ground floor, it was heartening to see so many people were still at the bar chilling and having fun...Qasim and I joined in...
It's hard work, but the results are worthwhile...
I look forward to the next fundraiser, on 21st March , the Charity Salsa night at the Loft Lounge... that's a story for another time.
P.S. It's snowing on Mt. Kilimanjaro today and it rained all day in Moshi, our starting point for the climb....
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