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Ghanaian-led, London-based
charity honoured with fundraising ball
London, UK: Sept 02: North-London based Mission
Dine Club (MDC), a charity formed by Ghanaian-born
Dame Asafu-Adjaye 28 years ago, was honoured with
the first Fine Dining Plus Dinner & Ball fundraiser,
which took place last Saturday at Cumberland Hotel
in Harrow, north London.
The ball, which was organised by Ghanaian-born
barrister and former Harrow Mayoress Awula Serwah,
drew a wide cross-section of the community. In
underscoring the pan-African theme of the evening,
each table was identified by a continental or
diasporan African country.
The Ghana table included former Harrow Mayor Nana
Asante and her parents Mr & Mrs KB Asante, Harrow
councillor Camilla Bath and husband, Moravian Church
minister Rev Edward Sanniez and wife, Dr Leroy
Logan, a former police officer of Jamaican heritage
who gave a speech on the importance of community and
his part-Nigerian wife Gretl, whose favourite
record, ‘Sweet Mother’ played out the evening. In
dancefloor was opened with ET Mensah’s highlife
track ‘Sunday Mirror’.
A sizable sum was raised from a generous
contribution by Barclays Bank and sale of raffle
tickets. Raffle prizes were donated by the likes of
Tesco, Next, Nando’s, Marco Aldany, Cumberland
Hotel, and Shiri Achu, who exhibited her African
artwork and donated a piece of artwork for the
raffle.
"I'm very grateful to everyone who attended, and all
the people and companies that supported with
donations and prizes," said Dame Betty Asafu-Adjaye.
“We’ve supported Dame Betty’s organisation for many
years, so it’s particularly pleasing that the
beneficiary of the first Fine Dining & Ball was
another Ghanaian-led organisation,” added Awula
Serwah.
ENDS
Ama Butler |
