BY MOYA DILLON, THE INDEPENDENT
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WARKWORTH — Guests can have a great time while supporting a local cause at this year’s Black and White Ball.
The annual Warkworth event is celebrating its fifth successful year in the community. Although funds raised from the gala normally go to the Warkworth Town Hall Centre for the Arts, this year all proceeds will be donated to The Bridge Hospice.
“I think it’s an amazing cause,” said organizer Bev Roy. “Because they’re planning to build the hospice this year, I thought we’d support them.”
Ms. Roy recalls the day she initially proposed the idea of holding a fundraising ball in Warkworth.
“Everyone said a ball here wouldn’t work, that no one would go,” she recalls. “When someone tells me I can’t do something, that’s just a challenge for me. Since then the event has been wildly successful every year.”
The Black and White Ball raised about $4,000 in 2009, and has contributed more than $10,000 to the Town Hall over the past five years.
“Every year I’m amazed at the results,” Ms. Roy said. “I can’t believe it’s been such a success. And every year it grows, so this year I’m hoping we’ll be able to raise a significant amount.”
The Black and White Ball is Saturday, May 29 at 7 p.m. at the Warkworth Town Hall Centre for the Arts. Tickets are $75 and can be purchased at Eclectic Mix in Warkworth, the Trent Hills Chamber of Commerce in Campbellford or by phoning Ms. Roy at 705-924-9232.
