Draft News Release
Avanta on the Ball at the Palace
Leading London-based serviced office company Avanta is supporting a charity ball which hopes to raise £50,000 for worthwhile causes across Croydon, and the children’s charity, Sparks.
The Croydon Charity Ball is an annual fund raising event which supports both the Croydon Commitment and Sparks charities. Other co-sponsors of the ball include Barclays and Mondial Assistance. This year’s prestigious gala evening takes place in a marquee on the pitch at Selhurst Park, home of Crystal Palace Football Club, on Tuesday 19 May 2009.
Now in its seventh year, the event has raised over £250,000 for local charities and has become a popular fixture in the Croydon and south London social calendar. The black-tie event will be hosted by broadcaster David Jensen, and will feature live entertainment, including comedian Ian Irving as well as a dance band
Avanta has been a long-standing supporter of Sparks, enjoying a special relationship with the children’s medical research charity. The company sponsors the annual Sparks Race Day at Kempton Park, the increasingly popular fixture in the commercial property social calendar. Last Christmas the company sponsored the Sparks Winter Ball , a glittering annual event attended by a host of top sporting and entertainment personalities.
David Alberto, Avanta’s Chief Executive, said: “Sparks supports some of the most important research being undertaken today into childhood illnesses and we’re delighted to be associated with such a worthwhile cause. Despite the current economic climate, Avanta is committed to maintaining its level of support to the charity and we look forward to our involvement in other forthcoming events in the year ahead. The Croydon Ball promises to be a fantastic evening and I am sure the event will be a great success.”
Phil Alexander, Chief Executive of Crystal Palace Football Club and founder of the event, said"The Croydon Charity Ball has been running for 7 years now and the event has got bigger and better each year. We are delighted to welcome Avanta as joint sponsors along with Barclays bank and I am sure their guests will have a memorable evening. Their support is hugely appreciated. This year the proceeds of the Ball will be split evenly between Sparks children''s charity and The Croydon Commitment Trust, an organisation set up to assist charities in Croydon. Any companies wishing to attend would be most welcome."
Paul Connew, Sparks Director of Communications, said: “We’re delighted to be a benefiting charity partner of the Croydon Charity Ball. The event is obviously a fantastic occasion that has proved increasingly successful over the last 7 years and made an important contribution to so many worthy causes.
“Avanta’s support for Sparks is a very valuable relationship and has made a tremendous contribution to our paediatric medical research mission. Sparks is at the forefront of cutting edge medical research for children and recently launched ‘George’s Appeal’ with the aim of raising £2million to combat neuroblastoma, the biggest single cancer killer of the Under 5’s. It has been launched in memory of George Yeomans, a very brave little boy who helped raise awareness of Sparks pioneering research in the field.”
In the UK or overseas, Avanta’s appeal to occupiers is being able to offer highly flexible, unbranded office space tailor made to meet the requirements of the individual business. This flexibility is underpinned by competitively priced and transparent fixed-costs, so occupiers can account for every penny they are spending on their office needs. The formula attracts small and medium sized businesses to FTSE 250 companies alike. The theory that a small business occupier and a major corporate want the same thing and are largely driven by location, quality and price, is central to Avanta’s business philosophy.
For further information on the Croydon Charity Ball and to reserve a table, please call 020 8768 6049 or e-mail: charityball@cpfc.co.uk
For further information, please contact: PR agency contact: Richard Stocks
FD Tamesis
Tel: 020 7269 9355 / 07951 328475
richard.stocks@fdtamesis.com
Avanta contact:Anna Haslam
Avanta Managed Offices Ltd
1 Hammersmith Grove
London
W6 0NB
Notes to Editors
Avanta was formed in 2004 by David Alberto, previously with Regus and former Managing Director at MWB Business Exchange. The company offers highly flexible, unbranded office space, with advanced and competitively priced technology, tailor made to meet the requirements of the occupier. In the UK it currently manages over 670,000 sq ft of office space in prime locations in London, the Thames Valley, Manchester, Birmingham and Edinburgh. Avanta’s first international business centre in New Delhi, India opened in September 2008 and a further two centres, in Mumbai, are due to open later on in the year.
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