22 Nov 2023
There was plenty of Tinseltown glitz at Home-Start Herts’ latest gala fundraiser.
The Hollywood Glamour event, at St Michael’s Manor Hotel, raised £28,340 to support local families who are vulnerable and struggling.
This is the seventh themed fundraising event Home-Start Herts has hosted and guests were entertained with a magician, an auction, raffle, casino and many danced the night away with the resident DJ.
Home-Start Herts chief executive Suzy Moody said: “We were delighted to welcome over 100 guests to our seventh annual fundraising event at St Michael’s Manor Hotel. Our guests included many current and new Home-Start Herts supporters – and thanks to their generosity, we will be able to support approximately 15 vulnerable families in the local Hertfordshire community, on aone-to-one basis in their own homes, for two to three hours each week, for up to nine months.
“The support Home-Start offers is early intervention, preventing families from reaching crisis point, supporting parents so that they can offer their children the best start in life.
We are incredibly grateful to everyone who attended our event and especially to our sponsors for helping to host such a wonderful occasion.”
Home-Start Herts patron and international bestselling author Ken Follett was the event’s platinum sponsor, with other sponsors including KJ Smith Solicitors, Bespoke Flooring Ltd and Steve Charles Electricals.
Ken Follett added: “I am delighted to have been platinum sponsor of Hollywood Glamour. Home-Start’s annual fundraising events are always good fun, whilst raising valuable funds to give local children a better start in life. I know how a little help can go a long way when you have young children. I’ve never forgotten the people who helped me and my first wife when I was 19 years old, living in a bedsit in North London, with a new-born baby – and that is why I support Home-Start Herts.”
All photos: Niina Anita Photography
