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Serving the Teesside Business Community | 57 /EVENTS Teesside Philanthropic Foundation Annual Ball, Wynyard Hall Grand Marquee Foundation chairman Andy Preston with former Middlesbrough FC star Bernie Slaven, who received a Teesside Hero award. Olympic sprinter Richard Kilty with partner Dovilèė Dzindzaletaitè. Glyn and Karl Pemberton (Active Chartered Financial Planners), with their wives Jan and Rebecca. Tanya Garland (Cool Blue Brand Communications), Zoe Lewis (Middlesbrough College) and Laura Woods (Teesside University). More than 450 guests helped raise a recordbreaking £44,000 for Teesside’s poorest families at the Philanthropic Foundation’s annual dinner. Male voice choir Infant Hercules, local band Storm and 15-year-old soprano Charlotte Potter all performed at a memorable event that saw the charity reach the £2 million fundraising milestone. Neil Bausor (Middlesbrough FC) flanked by Paul Davison and Shaun Hughes (both Erimus Insurance Brokers). Dave Allan (DNA PR & Publicity), Alastair Waite (Altrelli) and Liam Percy (Al Forno). Steve Cochrane (Psyche) with partner Alex Thomas, Charlie Leonard and Ken Devereux (Devereux Transport). Charlie Jones, Sophie Charlton, Serena Jones, Harriet Spalding and Natalie Lonsdale (all Mandale Group). Teesside Business Show, Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough Rosie Mills and Jules France of Rudby Hall. Sarah Paxton-Brown and Luke Hopkins of Anderson-Barrowcliff. John Wade and Richard Gordon of Lexus Teesside Ian Willis and Katy Moody of Publicity Seekers. Josh Young and Mike Swan of Stratstone Jaguar. Nichola Sykes of Middlesbrough Football Club. There was a new location this year for Teesside Business Show, with Middlesbrough FC’s Riverside Stadium playing host to an event attracting an array of exhibitors and visitors from across the region. The free business tradeshow event featured a series of free seminars and advice sessions focusing on marketing, social media, sales generation and motivation. The event is back again in March 2017. Rachel Barnes, Claire Hatton and Louise Dawkins of Alphatech. Danielle Bloom and Helen Stewart of Calm Digital.