Event industry charity
foundation Meeting Needs raised more than £24,000 during and in the run-up to
the M&IT Awards 2024.
Partnering annually with organisers Northstar Meetings Group to
raise cash at the event delivers positive results for Meeting Needs as well
providing a valuable platform to present details of its projects around the
world.
In the online auction, £9,940 was raised while a raffle on
the night delivered £14,450. Meeting Needs chair Chris Parnham said: “This is a
team effort and I would particularly like to thank Northstar for working with
us on this event and giving us the opportunity to tell the market what we do.
It is very important to us.
“This fundraiser is a perfect collaboration from all corners
of the events industry: some dónate prizes for the auction and raffle, some
campaign for prizes and support, advocates spread the word, and many of you
place generous bids or buy raffle tickets. Each of the wonderful Meeting Needs board work so hard to unite and get best from each of these parties but we
couldn’t do it without you, our colleagues. Thank you for a great big team
effort.”
Nearly 1,000 industry professionals attended the dinner at the
JW Marriott Grosvenor House where Meeting Needs beneficiary Electric Umbrella, which provides musical engagement workshops and show-stopping performances to empower
disabled people, provided entertainment and told its story of how Meeting
Needs has assisted its efforts.
The next major fundraiser by Meeting Needs will be the
Royal Parks Half Marathon in October when 40 event professionals will walk and
run 13 miles in London. To sponsor Meeting Needs participants, go to www.justgiving.com/campaign/mnrphm2024.
See all the pictures from this year's M&IT Awards here: M&IT Awards 2024 - all the pictures | Meetings & Incentive Travel (mitmagazine.co.uk)
