Past Events & Challenges
SAVOY GALA DINNER
11th October 2011
The Savoy is one of the world's most iconic hotels and since opening its doors in 1889 has hosted many a marvellous party. The Urology Foundation Gala Dinner on 11th October this year was no exception.
TUF FUNDRAISING LUNCH
London, 9th February 2011
Scott’s restaurant is one of London’s most fashionable venues. We were therefore very fortunate indeed to be invited to join David Giampaolo of Pi Capital there, who generously hosted a lunch to raise funds for The Urology Foundation.
MARTIN BRUNDLE GRAND PRIX TRACK EXPERIENCE
Sunday 12th December 2010
Jim Newman is a long time supporter of The Foundation and he successfully bid £10,000 for this experience at the auction at the Goldsmith’s Hall. Sadly, Jim couldn’t make the day but his son Robert and friend Adam Rigby took advantage of this amazing opportunity. Martin Brundle drove Robert and Adam around the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit in a Ferrari F430 Challenge car.
JOHNNY VAN HAEFTEN GALLERY
11th November 2010
Champagne Fundraising Reception
The Van Haeften Gallery, located in St James, is the only gallery in London dealing exclusively in the field of Dutch and Flemish Old Master paintings of the 16th and 17th centuries and has a world wide reputation. Guests will have the opportunity, glass of champagne in hand, to view some of the rare and exquisite paintings held by the gallery and to learn more about the history behind some of the paintings being exhibited.
GOLDSMITHS' HALL
27th October 2010
This exclusive black tie evening will start at 6:30 pm with a champagne reception followed by a three course dinner and a magnificent auction in the wonderful surroundings of the Goldsmiths' Hall.
The Foundation is very grateful to Scott Cormack, Partner KPMG, as he is organising a glamorous fundraising event at the Goldsmiths' Hall to raise vital funds to continue to support these critical programmes and others like them.
WENTWORTH GOLF CLUB GALA DINNER
Friday 8th October 2010
The Golf Marathon is the fundraising campaign organised by Ashford and St.Peter's Hospitals and The Urology Foundation to raise £1 million to fund new services for urology patients in Surrey.
CYCLE MADAGASCAR
September 2010
Twenty-two intrepid fundraisers - among them urologists, patients and students - challenged themselves to cycle 450km around the island of Madagascar. The obstacles confronting the team included rugged off-road terrain, deep lakes, steep hills, rolling highlands, tropical rainforests and eerie-sounding lemurs! Every member of the team completed the full distance, gained an unforgettable experience and raised funding for research and training.
GOLF MARATHON
Wentworth Golf Club, 19th - 25th September 2010
The aim of Golf Marathon is to raise money to improve the treatment and management of urological disease. In 2010 the concept was piloted at Ashford and St Peters Hospital in Surrey.
3RD UNMENTIONABLE BALL
Jersey, May 2010 - Following on from the success of the two previous balls (May 2006 & 2008) the Third Unmentionable Ball was held at the Hotel de France on the outskirts of St Helier.
VINTNERS' HALL WINE-TASTING DINNER
London, March 2010 - Another wonderful evening of wine tasting and excellent food hosted by Jane MacQuitty in the grand surroundings of Vinters' Hall.
FUNDRAISING RECEPTION AT THE ESKENAZI GALLERY
London, October 2009 - An exclusive fundraising champagne reception
was held at the Eskenazi Gallery, Clifford Street, London, which
specialises in Chinese art.
The event raised funds for research into more effective diagnosis of
patients with prostate cancer. Again the Foundation would like to
thank Mr Giuseppe Eskenazi for very generously hosting this event and
for his continued support.
MALAWI CYCLE CHALLENGE
September 2009 - Following the hugely successful bike ride in Sicily last year we organised a second cycle challenge in Malawi. The challenge was originally planned for Madagascar but, given the civil unrest there, the destination had to be switched.
Who took part?
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Professor Roger Kirby Mr Jonathan Kirby Professor John Fitzpatrick Mr Andrew Etherington Mr Andrew Bond Mrs Mary Francis |
Mr Krishna Patil Mr Norman Howe Mr Alexander Cooke Mr Christian Cooke Mr Al Thorpe Mrs Sarah-Gay Fletcher |
Mr Paul Fletcher Mr Roger Plail Mr Paul Miller Mrs Laura Miller Dr Joseph Smith |
TOM McCONVILLE MUSICAL EVENING
Halifax, June 2009 - Hilly Fletcher of 77 Design (our graphic
designers) kindly agreed to host an evening of fine music with buffet
supper.
It featured one of the UK’s top fiddle players, Tom McConville who
was joined by guitarist David Newey. Despite the fact that Tom had
recently been voted BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Musician of the Year, he
generously agreed to provide his musical talent for free, and a total
of £785 was raised from the proceeds.
SIMON BLAKEY MARATHON
London April 2009 – Running for Friends and Family
The Urology Foundation is extremely grateful to Simon Blakey who used
his place in the 2009 London Marathon ballot to run his first ever
marathon to raise money for the Foundation, a charity that Simon says
is very close to his heart. Simon explains: ‘The inspiration for
supporting the Foundation comes from a close friend who has suffered
from polycystic kidney failure, my wonderful father, who had a very
narrow escape from prostate cancer, and two close friends in their
30s who’ve recently recovered from testicular cancer.’
Simon overcame some injury problems to manage a very respectable 4 hours 47 minutes to complete the race and his fundraising target of £3,000 has been spectacularly overtaken, with donations so far exceeding £8,000! The Foundation extends a huge ‘thank you’ to Simon’s friends and supporters for their generosity and of course to Simon for a truly fantastic achievement.
If you would like to add to this impressive total, Simon’s justgiving.com website is still accepting donations.
NEW YORK MARATHON
November 2008 – The Fabulous Five all win medals running in NY City.
Our thanks to Prokar Dasgupta, Krishna, Kalpana and Priya Patil and
Peter Amoroso for raising over £24,000 for The Foundation.
Full report by Peter Amoroso.
THE WALLACE COLLECTION
London, November 2008 – Inspirational Artists (and Champagne) Provide
the Setting for a Sparkling Fundraising Event.
The Urology Foundation organised an exclusive and highly successful
champagne reception in the Great Gallery at the Wallace Collection,
co-hosted by Prostate UK (PUK). The event was made possible by the
generous sponsorship of Mr Giuseppe Eskenazi who kindly continues to
support the Foundation with future projects.
