IT’S 10 YEARS OF BIG YELLOW FRIDAY! SAVE THE DATE – FRIDAY 2ND MARCH 2018
2017 marked the 10th anniversary of Big Yellow Friday and supporters around the country marked the occasion with a host of yellow themed fundraising ideas, from cake sales to quizzes, sponsored cyclists to ‘nutty knitters’! We were proud to welcome Sooty on board as a celebrity supporter and were delighted to see that families were keen to raise awareness as well as funds, as we witnessed a new trend for lighting up local landmarks! Blackpool Tower, the Ashton Memorial, the Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth and Glasgow’s Titan Crane all shone yellow on what was a gloomy, wet evening. 2017 Big Yellow Friday raised £54,896. We are so grateful to everyone who took part and plans are already in place for next year’s event. It’s Friday 2nd March 2018 so put it in your diary now. Even if you just have a cake sale, a Big Yellow sweepstake or wear yellow for the day, it’s a fun and easy way of raising much needed funds. Visit bigyellowfriday.org for more info. Abbey Primary School join in Big Yellow Friday
A Gala night at The Dorchester March was certainly a busy month for fundraising this year as it also saw the Chefs’ Gala Dinner at The Dorchester, London; a wonderful evening which raised over £128,000 for CLDF. The dinner was designed and supervised by four of Britain’s top chefs; David McIntyre, Guillaume Katola, Jean-Philippe Blondet and Angelo Ercolane, under the direction of the Dorchester’s Executive Chef, Henry Brosi. It was also attended by 33 chefs who shared some of their secrets of life in the country’s finest kitchens with our guests. As well as enjoying a first class menu, guests heard about the work of CLDF, the highlight of which was undoubtedly Michael’s film ‘Loving Your Disease’ which he made at Talk Tell Transform in 2016. They gave generously throughout the evening, taking part in a luxury raffle, silent auction and live auction which was hosted by Lord Archer. A huge thanks to Visa who kindly sponsored the whole evening.
“£128,000 is a fantastic amount to raise in one evening,” said Alison Taylor. “We are so grateful to Henry Brosi and his team at The Dorchester and to all the chefs who attended, many of whom also provided wonderful raffle and auction prizes, to make the Chefs’ Gala Dinner such a memorable occasion. We have had fantastic feedback from those who attended and plans are already in hand for our 2019 event!”
Final preparations for the Chefs’ Gala Dinner
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