Celebrities Give Their Support to the Angels Ball in Aid of Action on Addiction
15 November 2007
Guests including The Duchess of York, Trinny Woodall, Tania Bryer and Tamara Mellon dressed to the nines for a spectacular evening of dinner, dancing and entertainment at the Madame Butterfly themed Angels Ball in aid of Action on Addiction.
The Duchess of York gave a heartfelt speech and pledged her support to the recently merged charity after years as a patron of the Chemical Dependency Centre.
The Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel was transformed into an oriental paradise with critically acclaimed Chinese drum band Chi 2 and the fantastic Fleur Murray dancers. After a fabulous show tune reception in the Garden Room, guests were seated in the Ball Room for a feast full of Eastern promise.
Bidders fought for some amazing prizes in the auction hosted by Tania Bryer; including a five star Formula One driving experience in St Tropez, a luxury holiday to Phuket and a once in a lifetime opportunity to develop your own skin care range in New York.
Style guru Trinny Woodall generously donated an exclusive half-day style makeover, raising an astonishing £25,000 in the live auction on the night.
Lesley King-Lewis, Joint Chief Executive of Action on Addiction said: "The Angels Ball 2007 was a huge success, raising an estimated £350,000. Thank you so much to everyone that helped make the night so fantastic."
The Angels Ball is part of the Angels Against Addiction Campaign. It aims to raise awareness of the scale and danger of addiction. It encourages people to become Guardian Angels - to understand the causes and problems of addiction in order to offer help and support to their friends and family.
Background Information
Action on Addiction
Action on Addiction, Clouds and the Chemical Dependency Centre merged on 2nd April 2007 to form one new organisation called Action on Addiction.
Addiction is the biggest preventable killer in the UK. It breaks up families, damages communities and destroys lives. In some way it touches us all.
We take action to disarm addiction. We do this through research, treatment, family support, education and training.
For More Information
Contact Ed Clark in the Action on Addiction Press Office,
on 020 7793 3412 or at ed.clark@actiononaddiction.org.uk