The Cheltenham Trust Raises £3,600 For Emily’s Gift

Cheltenham

Cheltenham charity The Cheltenham Trust has raised £3,600 with its first collaborative charity gala night for Emily’s Gift, supporting children with cancer and their families during difficult times.

The trust, which manages Cheltenham’s most iconic venues, smashed the fund raising target it had set itself by more than £1,000 with the gala night at the town hall earlier this month (February).

Trust CEO Laurie Bell presented a cheque today to Julie Kent MBE, of Emily’s Gift, with Geoff Smith of Gloucester Brewery and supplier of Emily’s Gin, a key supporter of the event.

She said: “As an independent charity, we recognise that, through working with others, we can have even more of a positive impact, and make a real difference to the lives of those living in Cheltenham, and to our communities.

“We are delighted with the success of the trust’s first collaborative charity event, and by the response to the Gin and Cabaret gala night. The feedback we have had on the event has been overwhelmingly positive, it was a truly memorable night, and we would like to thank all those who supported this first venture into collaborative fund raising and helped us to raise so much for Emily’s Gift and its inspirational and invaluable charity appeal.

“The gala night has set the standard and shown what is possible through partnership collaborations and we are now inviting the local business and commercial community to talk to us about mutually beneficial partnerships so, as a charity, we can host even more events like this.”

The event was supported by Gloucester Brewery and Fox’s Kiln Distillery, and aimed to help Emily’s Gift reach its £500,000 fundraising target. Emily’s Gift appeal was launched in March 2023 by Julie Kent MBE under the umbrella of the Pied Piper Charity.

Julie Kent MBE said: ‘A big thank you to The Cheltenham Trust for collaborating with us as a charity for the first time. When the Emily Kent Trust was first formed in the nineties after her death, we held four annual iconic balls at the town hall, and it was extremely special to return for this Gin and Cabaret gala event at the close of our Emily’s Gift campaign year. Thank you to everyone who worked, sponsored and attended this special night’

The year-long Emily’s Gift appeal aims to raise money to fund a psychologist on the Emily Kent Unit (paediatric oncology) at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital for 10 years, to provide invaluable emotional support to children having cancer treatment, and their families.

 

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