Harry Moseley ball virtually sold out
ONLY ten tables remain for the inaugural Harry Moseley Charity Ball at Birmingham’s ICC.
An incredible 1,280 tickets (128 tables) have been sold in just a few weeks and the event would already have been declared full if the ICC hadn’t found space for a few extra tables.
Businesses large and small have flocked to be a part of the event on Friday October 19, touched by the story of Sheldon schoolboy Harry and his selfless attempts to raise more than £700,000 for cancer charities by selling hand-made bracelets and touring schools and businesses up and down the country – all this despite the fact he was suffering from inoperable brain tumour.
He has since died.
The aim of October’s event is to raise more than £50,000 for the cancer charity at a celebrity-packed event that celebrates Harry’s short but very worthwhile life.
TheBusinessDesk.com is the event’s online media partner.
Following Harry’s death, his mother Georgie set up the Help Harry Help Others charity. Funds raised in Harry’s name have now smashed through the £1m barrier.
The Harry Moseley Charity Ball is being organised by former Big Brother contestant and Birmingham corporate lawyer Peter (PJ) Ellis of Weightmans and Tim Andrews, managing director of Tyseley-based signage company Hollywood Monster, with support from Georgie and many more well-wishers.
Tim Andrews said: “We are touched and delighted that the business community has taken this event to its heart during a period when money is tight.
“To have sold so many tickets in such a short space of time goes beyond our wildest dreams and is testament to the impact that Harry has made on the people of Birmingham and the wider West Midlands.”
One business that is backing the event is West Midlands jewellery firm Rudell. It has taken a patron’s table – former Birmingham City footballer Michael Johnson is a patron of both the firm and the charity – and is donating a £1,000 necklace and 200 teddy bears to be sold off on the night.
Jason Spencer, manager of the firm’s Harborne shop, said: “On a personal note, I went to the same school as Harry 30 years’ ago but that aside what he did was inspirational.
“It was a passion of our founder to be involved with charities and that is a policy we are continuing now that he has passed away.
“With this being a local charity we were very keen to be involved.”
Businesses that haven’t booked their tables yet are being urged to act quickly to avoid disappointment.
Visit www.harryscharityball.com for more information about the event and to book tickets.
