Thank you to everyone who supported the #SmileBall23, at DoubleTree by Hilton Hull on 24th November 2023, hosted brilliantly by Darren Lethem.

We had a fantastic evening with our wonderful guests and Smile friends.

It was great to hear from our Chair of Trustees Trish Dalby, about Smile’s journey over the last year and inspiring words from our CEO, Jamie Lewis, about his personal drive and motivation for the work Smile does across Hull & East Yorkshire.

Our Head of Partnerships, Tessa Wray shared the importance of collaboration and the invaluable support of businesses, helping us to maximise charitable funds and deliver more. This was evident on the night – we were blown away by our guests’ generosity and support for our work which raised an incredible £20,150, after costs.

A huge thank you to everyone who played their part in making the night a success.

Thank you to the fabulous Ball Committee Danielle Rice-Hewitt from Hugh Rice Jewellers, Helen Lucy Walker from Making A Difference Locally Penny Lamming from Napoleons Casinos & Restaurants, Kevin Wilkie from UMBER CREATIVE LIMITED and Mark Waite from Barclays who helped our Partnerships Team to plan and deliver the event.

Thank you to the wonderful team at DoubleTree by Hilton Hull, Samantha Dunion and Ekaterina Vasilieva, Making A Difference Locally for the drinks reception and balloon pop Prosecco, Kevin Wilkie at Umber Creative for the artwork design and print, including the stunning Paris Pont Des Arts Love Lock Bridge prop. The incredible Steven Degg for being our amazing auctioneer, James Hines at Forever Photography for his kind gift to capture the magic of the evening, and to all the fabulous businesses who donated raffle and auction prizes Barclays Hugh Rice Jewellers, Making A Difference Locally Napoleons Casinos & Restaurants UMBER CREATIVE LIMITED, KCOM, Transwaste Recycling & Aggregates Ltd Mitsubishi Chemical UK, HFR Solutions CIC, The One Point Limited, Wold Escapes The Hull, Humber & East Yorkshire Hospitality Association (HEYHA) The Westwood Restaurant, East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Pipe and Glass, Eddie Beedle Steel Fabrication, DoubleTree by Hilton Hull, Hull Trains, Bawtry Paintball Fields, All Occassions Marquee & Events, Crafted Bar & Restaurant, EAST RIDING THEATRE LIMITED, Eon Media, Chamas Rodizio Bar & Grill and Solberge Hall. You are amazing – We really can’t smile without you!