We felt that this week's Hartbeat needed to be dedicated to the massively successful Charity Ball on Saturday. We are sure you heard what we raised but we needed to give it more airtime as it was a phenomenal amount, bearing in mind our first thoughts we around the £4k mark.

 

We ended up raising a whopping £16,000!!​ To say our minds were blown is an understatement of the century. 

 

We cannot thank you all enough - you all turned up (looking very dapper may we add), dug deep into your pockets and put your pennies towards a well deserved charity.

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​As well as bringing in a ton of cash for a worthy cause we wanted to hear what highlights you took from the evening, here are a handful:

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Tere

It was such a lovely evening and so great to see so many people get together to help raise money for two very good causes.  Such an amazing amount of money raised for the first Kokoro Charity ball, the organising team should be very proud for all their hard work and planning, well done guys for a successful evening! 

One of my highlights was seeing Alita getting 'animated' and explaining to a bidding-happy man how the auction worked, Kokoro gold!  But more importantly, she 'encouraged' him to match the bid, resulting in a few more £££ for the charities. 

I received a lovely email from Charley from Action Against Cancer on Monday morning saying how much she enjoyed the evening and would be including an article about the ball on their website.

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Tom

I thought it was really great to see so many former Kokorers come back and support, people I’d not seen in years and years. It’s so nice to think we have such a strong network of alumni who always feel welcome to come back and say hello.

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Molly

I’d say the highlight was the incredible final outcome and the amount we were able to raise! All the late nights and countless planning meetings were absolutely worth it…even when it felt a little overwhelming at times. Seeing everything come together so successfully made every second worthwhile. It’s definitely an event I’ll be proud to have been a part of for years to come

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​Ade

​The highlight for me was seeing it all come together after months of planning and stressing. Everyone looked like they were having the best time and to raise that amount of money really did top it all off.

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​Jon

I cannot remember 90% of the evening (!!) but I do remember the auction and bidding on myself! Great night!

 

Juli

​Such a great night! Brilliantly organised, and full warmth and laughter! It was so lovely to see so many old ABA faces too.  The amount raised was testament of the hard work of Ade, Lola, Emma and Molly, thank you!​

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