Swindon families are being invited to a flavour-filled taste of the East this March, when local businesses come back together for the fourth year to host a special event to raise awareness and funds of non-directed kidney donation (the act of a healthy living person donating a kidney to someone in need of one).
East Meets West takes place on Friday 15 March at the Supermarine Sports and Social Club, Swindon and is hosted by Swindon businesses The Sales and Marketing Hub (B2B lead generation) and Kam’s Motor Clinic and MLL Print and Digital. It aims to raise funding and awareness for national charity Give a Kidney and also support World Kidney Day (14 March).
Ticket-holders will be able to dance the night away with family and friends. DJ Gamma will be playing floor-filling tunes from Bhangra to Bollywood, from the 70s to the present, and a delicious hot Punjabi buffet is included in the ticket price. There is also a licensed bar on premises. Song requests are welcome in advance.
The event is supported by the following generous local businesses: Asset Guardian Company, CentraHeat Heating and Plumbing, Cross Street Cars, Cross Street Garage, Francis George Solicitor-Advocate, Gary Price Mortgages, GDS i-Healthcare Systems, Ideal Displays, Kam’s Motor Clinic, MLL Print and Digital, P.J.S. Autos and The Sales and Marketing Hub.
A raffle draw will be held on the night and any generous raffle prize donations from local businesses or the public are very welcome.
Jasie Rai, Director of the Sales and Marketing Hub who has organised the events said: “I have already had one kidney removed and my remaining kidney is now functioning at only 20%. It’s likely that I will need a transplant in the next few years. I love getting people together and, being of a multicultural background, feel this is a great way to celebrate, fundraise and bring great people together. Our previous sell-out events have been extremely popular and have raised more than £8000 for Give a Kidney, with matched funding from Barclays Bank thanks to the help and support from Charanjit Dhaliwal of Barclays in Swindon.
Tickets for this year’s event are now on sale from jasie.rai@thesalesandmarketinghub.co.uk. We would be delighted to welcome friends new and old!”
Jasie also successfully completed the Swindon half-marathon in 2018, in support of the charity and to raise awareness of organ donation.
Jan Shorrock, Executive Officer of Give a Kidney said: “As a small charity we are extremely grateful to Jasie and to everyone who makes these events such a success. There are currently more than 5o00 people on the waiting list for a kidney transplant in the UK, and around 250 people die each year in need of a kidney transplant. Humans only need one kidney so if more healthy people came forward to give theirs, more lives could be saved. In the UK more than 700 people have now donated a kidney to someone they do not know and we hope to encourage more people to consider sharing their spare!
The event takes place on Friday 15 March from 6.30pm to 11.30pm at the Supermarine Sports and Social Club, South Marston, Swindon.
Tickets are £15.00 Adult, £7.50 Child (age 14 and under) Under 5s free. Tickets to be purchased in advance on a first-come, first served basis. Raffle tickets can also be purchased at £1.00 each prior to the event and to those who cannot attend. There will be no ticket sales on the door.
To book your places or for more information please contact eastmeetswestgak@gmail.comor 07771 556185.
