Around 82 guests contributed more than £800 in aid of Smile4Wessex, the charitable support for the Wessex Neurological Centre, which provides acute and specialist care to patients from across Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire, West Sussex, the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands.
The raffle was for prizes including lunch for two at The Pig, afternoon tea for two at the LEVEL8IGHT Sky Bar, and four horse racing tickets.
CISI South West branch president Abby Johnson, Chartered FCSI said: "It was wonderful to have another successful evening in the heart of the South Coast bringing the local investment community together. To add to the night we had comedian and actress Lucy Porter as our guest speaker, and she provided some fantastic entertainment for our guests."
"To be able to support an amazing, local charity such as Smile4Wessex, while enjoying a lovely evening, was a particular highlight. Very well done to all involved in organising such a great night."
Some of the top table guests included: Abby Johnson, Chartered FCSI, president, CISI South Coast branch; Joanne Clarke, senior vice president, Bournemouth & District Law Society; Lucy Porter, comedian & actress; Kurt Lee, guest of Joanne Clarke; Dr Arief Daynes, principal lecturer, economics & finance, Portsmouth Business School; Professor Jeffrey Sadd, lecturer in Finance, Bournemouth University; Martin Cavey, president, Southern Branch, ICAEW; Martin Varley, treasurer, Dorset Law Society; Susan Clements MA CEng FICE, CISI director of learning; Gill Donnell, southwest ambassador, Institute of Directors; and Kathryn Grimes, community fundraiser officer, Smile4Wessex.
The sponsors for this event were Janus Henderson, M&G, BNY Mellon and JP Morgan, without whom it would not have been possible.
If you would like to support future dinners, please contact
nikki.macmillan@cisi.org.
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