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The team at De Vere Tortworth Court Hotel near Bristol has exceeded its fundraising target of £5k for the Brain Tumour Support Charity during a gala dinner ball, raising a total of £7,900.
More than 150 guests attended the event, which featured a three-course meal and entertainment including fireworks, live music and a raffle and auction.
The event was organised by eight members of staff on De Vere’s Emerging Leader Programme, who were challenged to plan and host a charity event. They were tasked with keeping costs as low as possible in order to “maximise the benefits for the chosen charity”.
De Vere’s EL Programme is an accelerated learning and development scheme that offers real opportunities for people to start successful careers in the hospitality industry.
Ethan Moore, restaurant floor manager at Tortworth Court, said: “I was honoured to be a part of something really special.
“We would like to say a huge thank you to our sponsors and other local businesses and people who supported our event, especially Sounds Commercial, 6 O’Clock Gin, Fever-Tree, Jamie Breese our host from the night, Mark Kelly at Bristol Sports, Essilor Luxottica, Demetri Loukanaris from Chase Lane.”
Raphael Herzog FIH, general manager of De Vere Tortworth Court, added: “I would like to say a massive thank you to the emerging leaders for putting on such a great event and raising such a fantastic amount for a very worthy good cause.
“They had to organise this event from scratch, and they smashed it very impressively. Huge congratulations to the emerging leaders, Ethan Moore, Cody Preston, Rory Kelly, Luke Wilcox, Grace Stokes, Morgan Nicholas and Daisy Knight, as well as to the hotel team for supporting them and delivering such a great event.”
