# Hedge Funds Care UK gala raises £250,000

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2010/12/13/hedge-funds-care-uk-gala-raises-250000/
- Published: 2010-12-13T14:58:53+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Hedge Funds Care UK’s fifth annual fundraising gala has raised £250,000 for charities
working with abused children in the UK.

More than 400 hedge fund industry professionals gathered at the Grange St. Paul’s
Hotel in London at the event hosted by the patron of the charity, Esther Rantzen
OBE. Comedian Alistair McGowan provided the cabaret and the auction, featuring items
such a signed Status Quo guitar and a luxury holiday in Barbados, was conducted 
by Lord Jeffrey Archer.

Hedge Funds Care UK has raised over £1 million through its annual gala events and
numerous summer and cultural events held over the last five years.

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