The Grocery Charity Ball 2006

The 2006 Grocery Charity Ball threw its support behind the children’s charity Cure Kids.

Over the last 30 years, Cure Kids has dedicated millions of dollars to funding medical research for children with life-threatening illnesses. By better understanding these illnesses, Cure Kids aims to help improve the everyday lives of seriously-ill children and to one day find the cures that we all hope for.

Cure Kids has helped raised over $14 million to fund research, which includes world-first break-throughs into:

• Childhood leukaemia
• Cot death
• Hole-in-the-heart babies
• Cystic fibrosis
• Genetic birth abnormalities

The 2006 Grocery Charity Ball raised a whopping $300,000 for Cure Kids. (For a list of items auctioned on the night, click here.)

For more information about Cure Kids or to make a donation, visit the Cure Kids website here.

Rebecca Dixon - Cure Kids Ambassador - lives life to the “max” with cystic fibrosis.

Emily Radka - Cure Kids Ambassador - hereditary heart disease does not stop her sparkling.

Michael Topia - Full of life with Bronchiectasis

 

Annual Grocery Charity Ball

After the coldest week in many a year, revellers at the annual Grocery Charity Ball let off steam at one of the best Balls in the past eight years. Perhaps it was the masquerade theme that kept many guests incognito, maybe it was a sign that the recession is over, or maybe it was a reaction to it snowing in Auckland; whatever it was, people had an absolute ball.

Once again, an amazing sum of money was raised during the evening - $235,000. This year the beneficiary was The Hearing House. The funds raised from the 2011 Grocery Charity Ball will help deaf and hearing-impaired children reach their full social and academic potential by ensuring they can listen and speak at the same level as their hearing peers.

Masked revellers took advantage of the Grocery Charity Ball Photobooth iPhone App to upload their pictures, and at times it was difficult to get people away from the Silent Auction tables, such was the interest shown for the many great items on display.

The hilarious Dai Henwood was an interesting choice as Master of Ceremonies and his wicked sense of humour went down well with particular sections of the audience and not just those who may have been over imbibing.

Craig Davson and Heather Brocket lived up to their reputation as stunning entertainers, with outstanding performances of some old favourites.

The evening saw the crowd open their wallets,and this year’s Ball took the accumulated grants made by the Grocery Charity Ball Trust over the last eight years to just under $2million.

This is a remarkable tribute to the grocery industry, and positions the Grocery Charity Ball as New Zealand’s most ‘giving’ charity evening. Both The Hearing House and the Trustees have been humbled by the industry’s continued generosity.

“Another great success,” said Grocery Charity Ball Trust Chairman, Don Graham. “The support the industry gives the Ball is unbelievable”

You can see photos of the ball at the Grocery Charity Ball Photo Stream by clicking here. Or view the official photo's on the QuikPix website.