19/06/08
Monday night saw the culmination of Worthing mayor, Dr Heather Mercer’s charity events. The black tie dinner at Food restaurant was attended by 120 of Worthing’s business leaders and it was glitz and glamour the whole way with a Casino Royale theme.
The Mayors 3 chosen charities, Salvation Army Thursday Club, the Foodbank and Marie Curie Cancer Care will all share in the £5000 made on the night and the estimated £40,000 made this year through events arranged by the Dr Mercer.
The highlight of the evening which was sponsored by local telecoms firm Overline, was an auction with prizes including a BMW Z4 for the weekend, a private cruise on a 40ft power boat and full make over. Broadwater funeral director, Ian Harte stepped up as a more than capable auctioneer but felt that anything he could offer as a prize would not be a popular lot.
Guests were encouraged to buy currency, which could be exchanged for casino chips. The money was not transferable back to sterling but rather the aim of the game was to accumulate as many chips as you could before the end of the night and with a 1st prize of tickets for two to the Richmond enclosure at Goodwood the gaming began.
Jamie Ward of Overline said “Even though I didn’t win a thing on the roulette table I think tonight has been a very successful evening with lots of money raised for charity, great food and a lot of fun had by all”