Event Relief, a fundraising
initiative launched by event director and podcaster, Dan Assor, raised £5,730 for three event industry charities.
The money was raised for EventWell,
MAKEITBLUE and Meeting Needs via an 11-hour virtual event.
Assor said: “We know that mental
health-related illness affects one in three event professionals every year. I
launched Event Relief in 2021 to enable our industry to pull together and
support colleagues who are struggling.
“For people already experiencing stress and anxiety,
the current economic climate is piling on financial worries, fuelling further
distress. Every donation we have received will go towards helping those in
need.”
The event, held on 29
November as part of the global Giving Tuesday movement, saw a live stream of
fun and informative sessions held every hour to raise awareness and
donations through creative and imaginative approaches. Sessions
included industry quizzes and conversations, yoga, pilates and mindfulness.
Participants included Tarsus
Group CEO Doug Emslie, Shocklogic’s Karen Perea and influencer marketing
consultant Gordon Glenister, as well as organisations including the University
of East London, Expo Stars and Nineteen Group.
The event was streamed from
8am-7pm GMT on JustGiving and live across Dan Assor's YouTube, Facebook, and
LinkedIn pages.
Meeting Needs’ Kate Conway
said: “We’re so delighted with Dan’s initiative. We support a number of charities with grants for the
work they do and this will be most welcome.”
EventWell’s Helen Moon said: “Huge, huge thanks to all
the generous donors from everyone at EventWell and the beneficiaries that the
funds will go to help. It really does make a difference.”
Sarah Webster from MAKEITBLUE added: “We couldn’t be
more grateful to Dan and all the donors for making this happen. Event Relief
was a triumph and has become a fixture on the events industry calendar”.
Highlights of the sessions can be seen on LinkedIn and donations are still
being received on the Event Relief Just Giving
page.
