Michael & Maxine Son boogie the night away.
By Ken Crawford (B40)
Saturday August 4th saw the Children's 'Magical Taxi Tour' Dinner and
Ball held at the Marriott Hotel in Duke Street, where over two hundred
people enjoyed a fabulous evening of fundraising fun.
Our very own More Bacon & Eggs Poluck (T55) conducted the
proceedings and started with an announcement that the evening would be
extended until 1am. Russell then went on to introduce Phil Davies, Past
Master of the Company of Hackney Carriage Drivers and Chairman of our Disney
Committee, who thanked everyone for their support.
Background music throughout dinner allowed conversation to ebb
and flow as old friends renewed acquaintances, new friendships were made and
tickets for the raffle were sold - mainly the wrong colour as far as my
table were concerned! Dial-a-Cab had, as usual, provided one of the star
prizes.
DaC were well represented, with familiar faces including Brian
and Brenda Rice, Michael and
What a Night at
the Marriott!
The Dial-a-Cab table
WARNING! Guys interested in Debra Poluck should be aware that she runs marathons and gives her sponsorship money to her dad; however, the Children's Magical Taxi Tour to Disney gratefully received a handsome cheque from her at the dinner.
The Outing also received another monster cheque presented by Mrs Barbara Berry from Access.
Dancing was to the Jack Hawkins Band, fronted by a singer/saxophonist in a white tux who we all thought was Jack Hawkins. Hasn't he changed a lot since making The Cruel Sea! A really great outfit - no Ed, not his clobber, the band!
Then we had a real treat, Patricia Stanley had organised a stunning performance by Colin's
What A Show! When Russell then told us that they had donated their performance to us for free, the cheering and noise resulted in the Met. Bomb Squad being put on alert! A really polished, professional performance by a gang of dedicated kids who gave their all and who obviously enjoyed doing it.
The raffle and Russell's fiddle raised about £2000. Both he and Patricia Stanley would like to thank everyone for their very generous support.
