Porter Novelli’s team featured Graham Roberts, Ralf Little, Shaun Dooley and Max Rushden.
Last Thursday the PNUK office upped sticks and headed for Dulwich. The local football club, Dulwich Hamlet, was kindly hosting the Omnicom Haiti Fundraiser, a benefit match for Haiti following January’s tragic earthquake outside Port-au-Prince. Our opponents on the field were Fleishman Hillard and we’re pleased to say that the evening was a huge success on and off the field.
Part of the challenge was to include some journalists and celebrities in each team, which resulted in an impressive array of names taking to the pitch. Ex-Spurs star Graham Roberts was joined by actors Ralf Little and Shaun Dooley, TV’s Tommy Walsh and Soccer AM presenter Max Rushden, and the Porter Novelli team came out on top thanks to Max’s tidy finishing and a sharpshooting ringer up front.
In the clubhouse, we were treated to a very successful auction and raffle hosted by Steve Trister, who managed to squeeze a few hundred quid out of the eager punters. The programmes sold well, having been lovingly created by Roger Chasteauneuf and Jon Brigden along with myself, and printed by our friends at MJ Impressions.
Overall, we raised in the region of £2,000 – very kindly doubled by Omnicom to a nice round £4,000.
PN open the scoring with a free kick that would’ve grace any match.
Huge thanks to Nat Agnew at Fleishman Hillard, Steve Trister, Sam Goode and Access Sport International, MJ, Diamond Football for the match balls, Greater London Hire for the coach, Lorraine and Dulwich Hamlet, and to all the players, helpers and supporters on the night. We couldn’t have done it without you. Special mention must go to Anna Svensson, who put in some amazing hard work to get this event off the ground, and to Jon Brigden and Laura Fields for putting in an impressive effort alongside here.
Omnicom Fundraiser