Paul's Place | Fundraising Impact 2022

It’s time we take a look at what fundraising events happened this year.

First up, it’s…

Galentine’s night

Our first fundraiser of the year was an in aid of event organised by Mikhaela and Leanne with their Galentine’s Night. This was a valentines night for the Gal’s! Her and the team managed to raise over £500

Guests could enjoy cakes, wine, handmade items for sale plus tarot reading and other beauty treatments. A little bit of self-care on valentines

Giant Easter Egg Auction

In April we had an easter Auction!

Thanks to the Chipping Sodbury Community Group who donated a 1kg giant easter egg. We hosted an online auction and the Egg sold for £70!

Grand Ball

photos from the grand ball

WHAT A NIGHT!

We had to wait two years thanks to the pandemic but it finally happened! All we can say is that it was worth the wait!

Thanks to everyone involved, our grand ball on the 26th March 2022 was a resounding success!

The final amount raised was over £11,000!

First, we want to recognise ex-Fundraising Manager Clair Armstrong, who together with the staff and volunteers, especially Daniel, Michelle, Alex and Ashleigh, brought this event to life after having to wait for two years.

Second, Village Hotel Club provided us with fantastic facilities and a beautiful venue. Brooke and her team were an absolute dream to work with.

What is a ball without a brilliant host and fabulous speakers? Paris Troy was the best host and auctioneer we could ask for, thank you Paris! He will be back in 2023 to compere again!

The laughs didn’t stop there. Our celebrity guest Lee Ridley, a.k.a. Lost Voice Guy performed an unforgettable set during the night. For 2023, we have another brilliant disabled comedian. This time, Joshua Robertson is bringing the laughs on the night.

Briony May also had our audience laughing and thinking differently with her speech on the night. She reminded everyone why we created the grand ball to raise funds for our vital work, and left us with the sweetest quote about overcoming this storm that is the pandemic.

A special thank you also goes to Utility MOT for sponsoring the event and helping to bring the total raised higher. Also, our photographer Paola Broeders for capturing the event and volunteering her time on the night. The band Goodnight Lois closed the evening with a fantastic set too, so thank you Dan, Jordan, Kyle, Luke and Ben.

Finally, it is our guest and their deep pockets and unwavering support that made this night the resounding success it was.

For more information about our 2023 Grand Ball, click here.

Grand Raffle

On the 5th of August, we launched our Grand Raffle. This year we managed to raise £1,909 thanks to the companies who donated prizes for our supporters to win.

This year the prizes were;

£500 worth of holiday vouchers

A helicopter flight for two around London

An overnight stay for two at the Village Hotel in Filton, Bristol

Milwaukee drill

A hamper full of organic and high-end dog toys, food and treats

Thank you to Beco Pets, Downend Roundtable, Elite Grooming Parlour, The Village Hotel and Osborne Clarke for your donations.

Mediumship Night

This was a sell-out event that raised £1,400!

We hired the Miners Club in Coalpit Heath to let Bernie amaze an audience of 100 people with her talents. She helped people reconnect with loved ones and everyone enjoyed their night.

This event will return on 22nd September 2023, tickets will go on sale in July.

Bath Half

In October we also had 3 wonderful runners take part in the Bath Half for us.

Thank you to Stephen, Lorraine and Tom – together you raised £610 for Paul’s Place!

We have spaces for the 2023 race if you would like to run for Paul’s Place, helping physically disabled adults to live life to the full.

To enquire about your space, get in touch with Alex at fundraising@paulsplace.org.uk

Christmas Market

On the 26th of November, we had a Christmas Market at Paul’s Place, thanks to the brilliant Mikhaela and Leanne this event was magical and raised over £1,500!

There were lots of handmade goodies for people to buy from many different stall holders.

Plus, the little ones could visit Santa in his grotto and take part in a scavenger hunt. There was also a raffle and tombola on the day.