Business Fundraiser at Silverstone
We were delighted to host 50 business leaders for our B4 Platinum Dinner set against the backdrop of iconic British motorsport history at @Silverstone Museum last month. Thank you to all of our guests who helped raise over £2,000 for British Heart Foundation. Here’s what our guests had to say about the evening:
B4 held it’s first business fundraising event of the year at Silverstone in March and raised over £2,000 for the British Heart Foundation.
Quotes from our hosts, Silverstone Museum
“Many thanks Richard and the wonderful B4 team – we thoroughly enjoyed hosting you and your guests last night and hopefully everyone enjoyed a very special evening within our wonderful museum. Thank you again for last night and for all your hard work.”
John Hoy, Chair, Silverstone Heritage
“I thought it was a great evening, well organized Tina. Richard, not sure you can offer your services as a professional raffle drawer !!!”
Craig Dunkerley, Chief Executive, Silverstone Museum
Thank you Richard. We really enjoyed hosting your event here at the museum and hope all of your guests had a great evening too!”
Penelope Walsh, Ticketing and Admissions Manager, Silverstone Museum
Quote from BHF
“Absolute top draw event, great team, fabulous location, amazing generous people. Thanks to Richard and Tina Rosser for putting it together. Can’t forget my raffle ticket wingman Brooke Williams and auctioneer extraordinaire Craig Dunkerley, thank you one and all. An outstanding evening, thank you all for your amazing generosity, over £2000 going towards life-saving research into heart and circulatory disease for the British Heart Foundation.
“Thank you for the kind words of support Richard & Tina, but you are far too humble. Guests attended due to B4’s reputation and your events inspire relationships, are genuinely unique and are built on the trust you have gained with your community over many years, we merely piggy backed that for the evening. It was a joy to work with you all.
“The tables were immaculately prepared by Tina, and your work with the venue (which was spectacular as you can see) really paid off as they engaged us all with cracking story’s of racing and Lancaster bombers.
“So it’s a huge thank you and well done to you Richard, Tina and B4 team, for getting the “Heart of Oxford” business board funding off the ground. Long may it continue.”
Chris McCormack, Partnership Manager, British Heart Foundation
Quotes from our B4 Platinum guests
“Thank you for inviting me to a lovely evening at Silverstone, the food and service were excellent.”
Heather Carter, Managing Director, Blenheim Palace Visitor Attraction
“Thank you for your hospitality last night at such a great event where it was nice to see such an iconic venue from a different perspective.”
Tony Haines, Partner, Wenn Townsend
“Wow, Richard Rosser – well done on the fundraising & thank you!!!”
Jo Stevens, Managing Director, Oxford Innovation
“An excellent event. Excellent venue and even better, an opportunity to meet and mix with senior people across many business areas of activities. This is an organisation with vision and one to watch as it develops.
Thank you to everyone at the museum for the hospitality which was first class. A platinum venue for a platinum organisation!”
Robin Hooper, Managing Director, HEAL Associates
“Fun B4 | The Business Community evening at the Silverstone motor racing museum. Great venue for an event! Lots of money raised for British Heart Foundation as well.”
Will Axtell, Partner, Penningtons Manches Cooper
“Thank you so much for inviting me to such a gorgeous evening with fabulous people.”
Lorna Willis, Misgraceful
Photography by: John Blackwell
If you enjoyed finding out about business fundraising at Silverstone, to find out more about future B4 Platinum Events at Daylesford, Rhodes House, Blenheim Palace and more or to enquire about B4 Membership, please visit https://www.b4-business.com/why-join-the-b4-community/
See more about Silverstone Museum at www.silverstonemuseum.co.uk
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