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MIB Network Christmas Party 2019

Last night we had our lovely Christmassy get together and (almost) world famous Grand Raffle in aid of local charity The Sam West Foundation (read more about it below).

Thanks to the huge generosity of our members, guests and some other local businesses we were able to raise a whopping £353 to help promote awareness, diagnosis and treatment of mental health issues affecting children, teens and their families. Thank you x

If you’d like to find out who donated all the prizes and who won them, scroll down this page.

As usual we had some particularly lucky people who won multiple prizes – I think Fay Hawkins came out overall this year having won a PT session, a facial, a massage AND a haircut!

This year’s charity

This year we have selected The Sam West Foundation to donate the ticket proceeds to because, quite simply they do amazing stuff to help support kids like ours.

It was set up by the Kent family of Sam West who took his own life at the age of 15 after a short period of anxiety and depression.  The charity’s objectives are to promote awareness, diagnosis and treatment of mental health issues affecting children, young adults and their families to try and stop this happening again.

Ben West, Sam’s younger brother, recently won the overall prize at the 2019 unbridge Wells Love Where We Live Awards for all the amazing work he has done in helping other teens like his brother who need support.

The raffle prizes 

Lots of our members and other local businesses generously dug in and donated all sorts of lovely prizes to support the charity. Here’s the list of prizes donated and who won them…

1. Mindful Parenting book worth £6.99 donated by the author Rachel Hawkes of Harmonia Therapies – won by Michelle West
2. 2 hours of 1-2-1 business advice, coaching or Mailchimp training worth £150 from Claire Witz – won by Kim Murphy
3. DIY Green Cleaning Products workshop voucher worth £20 from Melinda King Brecheisen of Anchor Oils – won by Becky Randall
4. Basket of doTERRA essential oil goodies worth £50 value from Melinda King Brecheisen of Anchor Oils – won by Janet Penny
5. Bottle of bubbly from Janet Penny of Hushabye Photography – won by Rachel Hawkes
6. £25 voucher to spend on cake from Claudia Newberry in the Purple Flour kitchen – won by Chloe Simmons
7. A solid silver custom made print charm (fingerprint, baby’s hand or a paw) worth £60 from Christine Sharman of Babyprints Tunbridge Wells  – won by Karen Martin but very kindly donated to Monica Atkinson who’s about to have a baby
8. One hour hypnotherapy session worth £80 from Karen Martin Hypnotherapy – won by me! (Claire Witz)
9. Reflexology Gift Voucher for a 1 hour treatment worth £40 from Sophie Playford Reflexology – won by Becky Randall
10. One our coaching session worth £120 from Marie Wright of Bold Bean Coaching – won by Alison Hazell
11. Relaxation eye pillow and group yoga class for you and a friend worth £30 from Lucy Holland of Yoga by Lucy – won by Sarah Weller
12. Annual membership to Zen Squad worth £60 from Nikki Wilson of 10 of Zen – won by Marie Wright
13. Burger and beer for two from Julia & Ish at Saint John’s Yard – won by Amanda Gardiner
14. Pizza for two from Julia & Ish at The Shuffle House – won by Louise Power Merrick
15. Serenity Signature Facial voucher worth £60 from Victoria Burger at Serenity Therapies – won by Fay Hawkins
16. Chocolate making workshop voucher worth £30 from Alison Hazell at Temper Temper – won by Anna Robertshaw
17. Children’s cookery workshop voucher worth £35 from Carol Lumbard at Cookie’s Kitchen – won by Claire Bowman
18. £25 voucher for Indian cuisine from The Cinnamon Square in Hildenborough – won by Janet Penny
19. Pottery painting voucher from Samantha Vian at Slap n Dash  – won by Chloe Simmons
20. One hour hypnotherapy session worth £85 from Anne Bayati Hypnotherapy – won by Amina Akram
21. One hour off-road 4×4 driving experience (adult or age 12+ and over 5ft tall) worth up to £65 from Emily at TrueGrip Offroad Specialists – won by Christine Sharman
22. One week’s free hot desking worth £42 from Office Tribe – won by Becky Randall
23. Champagne Afternoon Tea for 2  worth £60 from Hotel du Vin – won by Alison Hazell
24. M&S Christmas hamper worth £50 donated by Kadi Wyke of St James Place – won by Annemiek le Noble
25. Personal training session from Amina Akram – won by Fay Hawkins
26. One hour life coaching session from Kym Walker Herregods – won by Marisa Gifford
27. 30 minutes nutrition consultation from Hannah Carr of  The Nourished Body – won by Janet Penny
28. Family ticket for a film or Sunday children’s theatre show from The Trinity Theatre – won by Anne Bayati
29. Family day pass from Riverhill Himalayan Gardens – won by Claire Bowman
30. Family ice skating at Calverley Ice Rink from Tunbridge Wells Borough Council – won by Alison Hazell
31. Gin gift set from Emma Broughton Turner of Turner & Two Marketing – won by Rachel Hawkes
32. 2 hours of one-to-one photography tuition from Claire Williamson of Little Olives Photography – won by Kadi Wyke
33. 1 hour massage worth £59 from Claire Terry of Tonbridge Osteopathic Clinic – won by Kerri Sargent
34. Colours of Kent 2020 Calendar from Jane Mucklow Photography – won by Melinda Brecheisen
35. 1 hour massage worth £68 from Louise Power Merrick of Women’s Healing Space – won by Nikki Wilson
36. Family ticket to Sleeping Beauty panto in Tonbridge (Jan 10-12th) from Debbie King at The Talentz – won by Alison Hazell
37. Cut & blow dry at The Chapel – won by Fay Hawkins
38. Neal’s Yard goodies and family coaching voucher from Sarah Weller of The Weller Way