Comedy at the Café

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Comedy at the Café April 2007

One Parent Families raised £23,000 at it comedy fundraising evening at Café de Paris on Thursday 26 April. Generous guests donated over £11,000 on the night from the raffle and auction, with Neil Morrissey paying £2,500 at the auction for a first edition of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince signed by JK Rowling, the charity's president. A signed copy of David Tennant's script from the latest series of Dr Who sold for £2,200 with Dr Who producer Phil Collinson, who attended the event adding to the prize by organising a trip around the set for the winner.

A sculpture specially made for the evening's auction by Ryan McElhinney sold for £600 and Infatuation #2, a print donated by ID-WALL.com sold for £1100. The auction was the most successful in the event's history with more money being raised on the night than ever before.

Proceeds from the evening will go towards One Parent Families Children First campaign which aims to impact positively on the children of separating or lone parents by tackling some of the terrible inequalities they face.

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