The Rotary Club of Guildford District 2010 Fundraising Boxing Night : Monday 1st March 2010 The 33rd Annual Charity Dinner and Boxing Night run by the Rotary Club of Guildford District, was held at the HG Wells Centre in Woking on Monday 1st March 2010. The evening proved a great success raising in excess of £20k for deserving causes. Among our guests were the Mayor of Woking, Councillor Tina Liddington, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbank, past Dutch International and Chelsea footballer Colbornes Garages our Sponsors and Rotary Dignitaries. The usual format was followed where over 260 patrons enjoyed a fine dinner, good company, a high roller game of Heads and Tails, grand raffle, quality boxing, and charity auction. Use this direct link, to view full size in our Picasa photograph album, all images relating to this year's event. The standard of the boxing this year was first class with 8 exciting bouts taking place under the direction of the ABA all arranged by the, Guildford City ABC featuring some of their most promising boxers in keen competion from other clubs. Our sincere appreciation to all for their involvement. We are most grateful to the members of the The Guildford Gazelles Ladies Rugby Club for their enthusiasm in selling the raffle tickets. The raffle included near 40 desirable items, our thanks to all who donated these magnificent elements. Before the auction we were pleased to present to the General Manager of the HG Wells Centre, Chris Norrington, a signed, framed Liverpool shirt in recognition of all he does for us, particularly at last year’s event which was disrupted by a fire alarm. We were fortunate to have a really excellent auctioneer, Mark Longson from Wellers Auctioneers. Mark oversaw the charity auction of many desirable elements including an original oil by Honorary Rotarian David Shepherd. Through the past 33 years, over 500 hundred charities have benefited and over half a million pounds distributed. The two Principal beneficiaries this year are: Chase Hospice Care for Children and a further Arusha Children's Education Project. We give our special thanks to Colbornes Garages, for their generous sponsorship for the fourth year running of this event. Use this direct connection to: www.colbornes.co.uk. The President's thanks, on behalf of the Members and charities, goes to all for such excellent support, and our gratitude to organizing committee and especially Rotary Club Members Peter Ricketts, Barry Gay and Shahid Azeem, whos fantastic efforts, dedication and commitment, ensured the evening's success. We look forward to welcoming you to our 2011 event currently in planning for Monday 7th March. Direct link to: Home Page