The Foundation was proud to hold their very first Red Boot Ball on Saturday 3rd November 2007 at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel. The theme of the ball echoed our logo of the red boots that some of the children wear to help their walking.

 

 

The evening was a resounding success with over 170 guests enjoying an evening of delicious food and fine wine, whilst being entertained by the fabulous tribute artist Dodgie Williams (Robbie Williams). The entertainer performed a wonderful swing set during dinner and finished off by singing ‘Angels’ to the Bond Wolfe table who had bid for the opportunity during the auction.

 

Phil Upton of BBC Radio WM was our host for the evening and did a magnificent job of entertaining our guests with a variety of games, helping us to raise a staggering amount of £14,500 to support physically disabled people.

The auction went down a storm as we had the added benefit of the professional auctioneer Rory Daly of Bond Wolfe. He really got the crowd going and managed to raise a huge amount which included £1100 for the much sought-after Take That concert tickets, which included Hilton stays provided by the Hilton Hotel, as well as raising an enormous amount with our delightful Teddy Bear auction.

Thank you to all the guests that came along to support us and to our generous sponsors – S&U for the band, Grevayne for the cocktail reception, Rudell the Jewellers for the balloons and teddies, and Zurich for the DJ.

We would also like to say a big thank you to Jones and Palmer - the printers who produced our brochures, tickets and invitations for free: P4Parties of Sutton Coldfield who provided the balloons at cost, The Flower Café in Bromsgrove who provided the floral decorations at cost and TW Rider Army supplies in Harborne who provided us with free ex army boots that were painted red and used as the stunning table and floor decorations.

 

We would also like to thank the following companies for their continued support of the Foundation – The Royal Bank of Scotland, Zurich, Buller Jeffries, Martineau Johnson and Pinsent Masons.