On October 9th, 2013 Ace Africa hosted a Anniversary Gala Dinner at One Mayfair (London) to celebrate its success over the last 10 years. Our three patrons Andre Villas-Boas, Phil Howard and Liz Earle, members of the Kenyan and Tanzanian teams and our longstanding supporters of Ace Africa joined this memorable event. A champagne reception was followed by a Kenyan dinner created by acclaimed 2 Michelin-starred chef of ‘The Square’, Phil Howard.
During the evening Joe Waddington, co-founder of Ace, gave an encouraging and emotional talk about Ace’s achievements over the past 10 years and its plans for the future. A film about Marvin, whose life has been transformed through Ace Africa was shown. Our live pledge, brilliantly moderated by auctioneer Jeremy Lamond, resulted in Ace raising £30,000 that will help establish 20 new CtC clubs across our programmes and will help over 1,000 vulnerable children. More information can be found here
Both a live and a silent auction were held and the evening raised a record breaking £80,000 in total.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for attending the Ace Africa Anniversary Gala Dinner and for all your continued loyalty and support.
A few personal thank you’s go to:
Phil Howard, Julian and Saba Dyer, Diageo, Waitrose Foundation, Nespresso, Simply Rosa, Jeremy Lamond, Kim Buckland, Dowal Walker, Tim and Maggie Hobbs.
Of course not forgetting the Gala Committee and our wonderful team of volunteers for making this a truly remarkable evening.
Ace Africa extends its most sincere gratitude to the individuals and companies that generously contributed with auction lots. Please click here to see our auction catalogue
Please click here to view the films screened in the event
You can also see the full photographic coverage of the event here