The PFC Trust Gala was held at Hartlepool College of Further Education. Pictures: Ashley Foster, courtesy of PFC Trust
Shaun Hope, the chairman of the PFC Trust, said: “The figure we raised has blown me away. I cheekily put it out there during the build-up that we should target £100,000 and I actually couldn’t believe it when we had reached £102,000 without the silent auction.
“It is truly phenomenal and largely because everything was donated. Nobody asked for any money for the prizes we had on offer, the College didn’t charge to host the event, the caterers only charged cost price – this was just how much everyone wanted to help.
“We want to say thank you to everyone.
“We don’t do things in isolation, we do things in partnership. It is great that the PFC Trust will get the recognition but it is through our partnerships, like with other charities, that we have managed to achieve this.
“And the biggest thank you is to the army of volunteers who made it work. We had 40 different volunteers all chopping away to make things run smoothly. When everyone was nursing a hangover on Sunday morning, they were all back at the College cleaning up.”
The PFC Trust, which was created to help the people of Hartlepool, will be announcing more big plans in the weeks ahead.
*If you would like to work with the PFC Trust or have more information about the charity then check out www.thepfctrust.org
“To have raised more than £100,000 from our first gala is just incredible and I want to say thank you to everyone who has supported this idea.”
-Frances Connolly, co-founder of the PFC Trust
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