Let’s play the association game. Street kids – poverty and need, England – wealth and charity, Carmem Mackle – organiser and visionary, November in England – grey and miserable, friends – helpers and givers. Put that all in a box, shake it together and what do you have? An incredible Brazilian Party organised in Aid of My Father’s House and the Good Shepherd Project.
Ok, so it takes more than just shaking a box to put together a high quality fundraising event. For about 3 months, Carmem Mackle and Sue Hanley have been planning the evening which was held on November 14th in York at the Gateway Centre and we were there on the final day to help put the icing on the cake. We were all rushed off our feet as we aimed for the best – high quality food, unique decor, authentic Brazilian music and dancing, and to raise as much money as we could for the causes. The results are out: each charity will be awarded about £1000 which translated into Brazilian Real goes quite a long way. With those figures, we all left feeling like the effort put in was worth every minute!
I would like to do a quick plug about the a music group which were the highlight of the evening: Samba York. Made up of students from York’s university, this group have an impressive set list. They donated their fees for charity but they are an EXCELLENT option if you are ever organising a Brazilian party.
You can see some photos of the event here.
BRitain BRasil Bridge 