Haflas & Fundraising

This page is dedicated to our hafla's that I hold twice a year, and our fund raising efforts that form a big part of our events.

"Hafla" is Arabic for party or celebration, and what I organise is exactly that!  It is a party where my troupes along with visiting dance troupes come together to perform for an audience made up of other dancers, friends and family.  There is a mixture of troupe, duet and solo performances.  

Everyone buys a ticket in advance to attend the hafla and the profit raised from ticket sales along with raffle money is donated to a chosen charity.  There are usually several stalls for people to browse and buy if they wish.  The venue we use also has a licensed bar and ample parking.

Each time I organise a hafla I am open to suggestions as to which charity we choose to raise money for.  Occasionally it may have stemmed from one of my dancers having had personal experiences or help from a particular charity, or they may nominate a charity that they believe does great work for the community.  I like it when the charity is local to our area and even more so if it is a smaller, less recognised charity as the money then really does make a difference for them.  I always ask if a representative of the charity would like to come along and see what our event is all about and to tell us a bit about what our donation will be used for.

I have been organising haflas for many years now and they have grown in size and popularity!  Therefore the grand total we have raised to date is £22,308! Below is a list of charities we have supported over the years and the amount donated to them.  

We have some lovely gifts donated as raffle prizes from local businesses along with the kind donations given by some of my dancers each year.  As a thank you for the generosity and support given, below is a list of all those businesses who have donated raffle prizes (apologies if I've missed any!)

* Debenhams (Redditch)  - numerous beauty gifts 

* Rowberrys Garden Centre (Bromsgrove) - voucher

* Tesco (Redditch) - Voucher

* Chaddesley Corbett Tea Shop - afternoon tea voucher

* Walkers - food hamper

* Imogen Hair & Beauty

* J Bonser (foot health practitioner)

* Marsia (Alcester) - beauty and hair treatment

* Anita Sharma-James - Indian cookery demonstation and cook book

* Sainsburys (Redditch) - voucher

* Webbs (Wychbold) - voucher

* Ashara Bazaar - hip scarf

* Ocado - voucher

* Artrix - tickets

* Springs Leisure (Abbey Stadium gym) - Gym pass

* Palace Theatre - Blake Tickets

* Becketts farm shop voucher

* Debenhams (Redditch) Designer bags, cosmetics, purfum etc

* The Throckmorton Arms - meal voucher

* Rachel's Nails - voucher

* Rachel's Cupcakes - box of cupcakes

* Little Heath Garden Centre restaurant - afternoon tea voucher

* Evesham Country Park Farm shop - food hamper

* Where Next Association - hanging basket

* Morrisons - 2x hampers

If you would like to donate a prize for our raffle please get in touch, we are always very grateful!