Alice In Wonderland Themed Event Is A ‘Huge Success’

Two hundred people representing businesses from across Manchester attended Irwin Mitchell’s Mad Hatter’s charity ball on 10th November and raised more than £11,000 for The Prince’s Trust in the process.

The Alice and Wonderland themed ball took place at the Imperial War Museum North and raised vital funds for The Prince’s Trust ‘Million Makers’ initiative - a national competition which challenges teams of employees to come together and raise £1 million in aid of the charity.

The unique event raised funds on the night through themed Alice in Wonderland cocktails, a raffle and a silent auction including prizes such as a meal and hotel package at the Michelin starred Northcote Manor Hotel, including afternoon tea at Great John Street and Hotel Gotham, theatre tickets for the Royal Exchange and much more.

Entertainment was provided by compere  Graham Elliott, five piece soul and funk band, The Big Kahunas, and magician James Phelan - the nephew of the late Paul Daniels.

Chris Perrin, Property Litigation partner at Irwin Mitchell and member of the team who organised the event, said:

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“This year’s event has been another huge success and I’m delighted that with the generous contributions from all the attendees on the night that we have been able to raise so much money for such a fantastic cause. I’d also like to thank those companies who kindly donated prizes for the raffle and auction because without their help, we wouldn’t be able to generate so much cash on the night.

“Everyone at Irwin Mitchell who was involved in the event worked extremely hard and the Manchester office should be extremely proud having raised more than £40,000 over the last three years for the Prince’s Trust.”

Christopher Perrin - Partner