Thursday 29th February 2024 seemed like a special day to host an amazing charity dinner for EducatePeru- a charity run by an amazing Saxlingham Nethergate resident, Jill Bignell. We called it the Leap Year Dinner and made tickets available for local residents. With only 26 spots available, it fantastically sold out in 24 hours.
Jackie manned the red Land Rover and picked up a number of the attendees (and was on hand to take everyone home at the end of the evening).
EducatePeru used the evening to raise funds to equip “Edie’s Home”, a refuge for abused children in Pachutec, Lima. Jill gave everyone a build update on Edie’s Home (over some wonderful pre-dinner drinks from Kayla) which included an excellent slide-show and some seriously good Pina-coladas!
Elsewhere’s Executive Chef, Theo Michaels, created a wonderful South American inspired 5 course dinner, including Seabass Ceviche with Salmon Caviar followed by a Pisco Sour Granita, palate cleanser. After the Peruvian Dark Chocolate Ganache, Theo gave a little after dinner speech about his time on Master Chef and the journey that he has been on with Elsewhere.
As well as raising an incredible £1,000 for Edie’s Home, attendees “godparented” 3 more children for the school out in Peru – which means that they go to school, all day, for free (state schools in Peru offer half a day only).
Thank you to everyone for coming and for the huge fundraising effort. All in all it couldn't have gone better- and although it was a Leap Year, we don’t want to wait 4 years for the next one :)
