A gala dinner charity ball hosted by the Emerging Leaders team at the De Vere Tortworth Court Hotel near Bristol has met its fundraising target for a brain tumor support charity.
Organizers, aged between 18 and 20, had hoped the event would raise £5,000, but in the end they raised £7,900.
“It was an honor to be a part of something truly special,” said Ethan Moore, the hotel’s restaurant floor manager, who helped the rising leaders plan the event.
More than 150 guests attended the event, which featured a three-course meal and entertainment including fireworks, live music, raffles and an auction.
Eight people currently taking part in the hotel’s Emerging Leaders Program were challenged to plan and host a charity event while keeping costs as low as possible to maximize benefit for their chosen charity.
The EL program, which runs across the De Vere Group of hotels, is an accelerated learning and development program that offers people a real opportunity to build a rewarding and successful career in hospitality.
With the hospitality industry struggling to find the staff it needs due to both Brexit and the pandemic, the EL program is one way to show people that this is an industry that can offer people the opportunity to grow. considered a method. A lifelong career.
An in-depth 18-month EL program provides future hospitality leaders with exposure to all operational functions in large hotels, including reception, bar, conferences, and housekeeping.
At the end of the program, participants will have achieved Level 3 Team Leader/Supervisor Apprenticeship and have completed De Vere’s Inspire to Manage in-house training module.
Ethan Moore said: “We would like to thank our sponsors and other local businesses and people who supported our event, especially Sounds Commercial, 6 O’Clock Gin, Fever Tree, the evening’s host Jamie Breeze, Mark Kelly from Bristol Sport, Essilor Luxottica, Chase Lane’s Demetri Lucanaris.”
Rafael Herzog FIH General Manager of Tortworth Court, De Vere said:
“They had to plan this event from scratch and pulled it off extremely well.
“We are proud to support and support emerging leaders such as Ethan Moore, Cody Preston, Rory Kelly, Luke Wilcox, Grace Stokes, Morgan Nicholas and Daisy Knight and to put on such an amazing event. I would like to extend my heartfelt congratulations to the hotel team.”
