Aug 07OC Vision supports The Ellen MacArthur Trust Ball

• By Laura in Events, News,
• tagged charity and Ellen MacArthur Trust

OC Vision is proud to have supported the Ellen MacArthur Trust Cowes Week Ball for the second year running.  All design work required for the event, including the Auction Programme, invites and more were designed and printed by OC Vision.

Following a horse and carriage ride to the beautiful gardens of Osborne House, the ball started with a Champagne reception along with ‘The Red Devils’, the official parachute display team of both The PARAS and the British Army.  It was a sight I shall never forget!

Roger Johnson (BBC South presenter) took on the role of MC for the night, alongside Trust patron Ellen MacArthur, but the star of the show was Vicky Stokes. After undergoing treatment for bone cancer Vicky joined The Trust last year on one of the summer sailing trips, now 18 and in recovery she returned this year as a volunteer.

An auction during the evening raised over £60,000 towards The Trusts activities. Thanks to events like this, the charity has quadrupled the number of young people they take sailing since 2005.

The ball was the culmination of an exciting day for The Trust, after they announced The Skandia Round Britain Voyage of Discovery which will set sail in May 2009. To find out more visit the OC Vision designed and built website.