PAST EVENTS:
2011 High Tea with Willsy
An afternoon on life, laughter and Logies!
Thank you to everyone who attended our 2011 High Tea with South Australia's own Anne Wills, Willsy!
Willsy entertained close to 200 guests with her wonderful sense of humour and honesty. Janine Brett also courageously shared her experience of the care provided to her dear daughter when she was in the Hospice in 2010.
Over $10,000 was raised to support patient and family care in the Hospice.
Our heartfelt thanks go to our event sponsors for their great community spirit!
Platinum Sponsors:
Gold Sponsors:
2010 High Tea with Maggie Beer...A sell out!
The Mary Potter Foundation was honoured to have Maggie Beer as our guest speaker for the 2010 Annual High Tea.
Maggie shared stories of her success (and tribulations) and her journey to stardom to a sell out crowd, who were mesmerised by her humour and all round good natured personality. Over $15,000 was raised to support patient and family care in the Mary Potter Hospice. Pictured below are some photos taken at the event.
Thank you to our Platinum Event Sponsor Fulham Funerals
and Gold Sponsors Clinpath Laboratories, Radiology SA and Chemplus.
All Funds raised by The Mary Potter Foundation High Tea will be used to support the vital care and programs provided by the wonderful team in the Mary Potter Hospice to patients and families living with a terminal illness. Every life is valued with holistic care for those nearing the end of their lives. Family, friends and their loved ones are also supported– it is about giving everyone time to say goodbye with love, peace and dignity.
Thank you for making a difference. We are currently in planning mode for this years High Tea, stay tuned!
High Tea with Ita
The Mary Potter Foundation was honoured to have Ita Buttrose AO, OBE as our guest speaker for our annual High Tea, held October 2009. Ita was wonderful, sharing many humorous and intriguing stories about her career. Guests thoroughly enjoyed Itas presentation, and the standing ovation she received really moved her. The High Tea, and the days raffle raised over $8000 for the Mary Potter Hospice. Our thank you to Ita was a signature Mary Potter Rose sent to Ita, and she kindly took the time to drop us a line to thank us.
‘Dear Michelle
My Mary Potter rose is slowly adapting to life in Sydney. I had a wonderful time with you all at the High Tea. I think the concept is a brilliant way to do a fundraiser and it was such a fun event with so much laughter that I, like all of the guests I’m sure, left feeling on top of the world. For me, it was one of the nicest, happiest events of 2009. Thank you!
All the best to you and everyone at The Mary Potter Foundation, Ita’
Our thanks to all of our event sponsors, and our wonderful guests and volunteers for their support.
(Pic left) Michelle Jewels-Parsons (Fundraising Manager, Mary Potter Foundation) with Ita Buttrose AO, OBE and Executive Director of Mary Potter Foundation, Cathy Murphy.
(Picture Right) Guests thrilled to meet Ita at the High Tea
'High Tea with Mary Moody'
The Mary Potter Foundation was fortunate to have well known author and television personality Mary Moody join us for an afternoon tea fundraiser for the Mary Potter Hospice. The High Tea was hosted in beautiful private gardens at Medindie in November 2008, with over 110 Guests enjoying a delightful afternoon of High tea and conversation with Mary.
Over $6000.00 was raised from ticket sales, our raffle and part proceeds of copies of Mary's latest book 'The Long Table' that were sold on the day, thanks to our friends at ACP Books (Mary's publishers). These proceeds will renovate the much used Family room inside the Hospice. Many South Australian families will benefit from this fundraiser.
Thank you also to the ETSA Utilities Employee Foundation, who assisted us with the project in the capacity of hiring the outdoor furniture and associated items, and a few volunteers on the day. Having this corporate assistance enabled the majority of the proceeds raised to be kept for the project. Of course a big thank you to the volunteers of the Mary Potter Foundation as well, for without them, events such as this would not be possible.
Our friends at the The Wild Hibiscus Flower Company generously donated the delicious hibiscus flowers for the champagne given to guests on arrival. Click here for further information on their products.
Thank you Mary for your generosity in assisting us with this fundraiser, from a very grateful charity, and all of your friends and fans here in Adelaide.
Picture (Left)Guests enjoying our 'High Tea with Mary', and (far right) Guest Speaker- Mary Moody