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Welcome Home Gala Dinner TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
10th June 2011
Richard Parks’ 737 Challenge is thrilled to announce that tickets have gone on sale for the special Welcome Home Gala Dinner celebrating the finale of the world first 737 Challenge.
This stunning event will be at held at City Hall, Cardiff on 15th September 2011.
We hope to be celebrating not only a world first but will be looking back on an incredible year of summits, poles, climbing, skiing - all the magical moments achieved by Richard Parks’ 737 Challenge whilst raising funds in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care.
Be there and help us give Richard Parks and his 737 Challenge team an impressive Welsh welcome home!
It’s also a great opportunity to meet and network with fellow business associates and play your part in a world first finale. This prestigious black tie dinner promises to be an event to remember in Wales and the greatest welcome home for Richard and his team.
The evening will offer a host of entertainment, a live auction, superior raffle, a sumptuous local organic menu designed by the finest Welsh Caterers, fine wines, high profile celebrity guests and business people.
If you would like to mark the end of Richard’s incredible journey to climb the 7 highest summits on each of the world’s continents and venture to the 3 poles with a special night reflecting on this amazing world first expedition, please join us and BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW, all you need to do is visit our events page here at 737challenge.com
If last year’s Gala Dinner is anything to go by, the night promises to be spectacular and this year we are planning bigger and better!
On 6th December 2010 Richard Parks’ 737 Challenge held a spectacular Gala Dinner at National Museum Cardiff as the days counted down to Richard setting off on his world first 737 Challenge.
The night raised an incredible £9,819 for the 737 Challenge, which is raising funds in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care.
TV star Gethin Jones hosted the glamorous Gala Dinner, which saw
inspirational and emotive speeches from Steve Williams OBE who joined Richard for the North Pole and Everest, guests and bidders donated generously as the dinner’s amazing prizes were snapped up in the Silent Auction and Gala Raffle, whilst the Cardiff Arms Park Male Voice Choir and Big Mac Wholly Sound band entertained the guests.
To find out more about last year’s event and view some of the incredible Auction prizes included, please click below.
You can also view pictures from last year’s Gala Dinner at our Picture Galleries pages - just click below.
WE HOPE TO SEE YOU AT THE WELCOME HOME GALA DINNER ON 15TH SEPTEMBER 2011.
Spaces will be allocated on a first come first serve basis. Last year the dinner sold out very quickly, so please book early to avoid disappointment.
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE NIGHT AND DOWNLOAD YOUR INVITEBOOK YOUR TICKETS ONLINE
WANT TO PLAY YOUR PART? SPONSOR THE EVENT! VIEW OUR GALA DINNER SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT LAST YEAR'S DINNER
VIEW PICTURES FROM LAST YEAR'S DINNER