Our fundraising event was most spectacular and a huge success thanks to the wonderful contributions of our supporters. We cannot thank you enough for your generosity. It is what makes Wheel Well so special and our fundraising events outstanding.
The evening in a nutshell: A Night at the Races is a “mock” horse race event where we raise funds by selling race naming rights, horses and jockeys. Videos of actual races are shown with live comments by a professional commentator. Bets are made on your favorite horses and of course you loudly spur on your horse to win.
Our theme this year was Under an African Sky. TNT Events did our décor and Tammy has outdone herself again with her interpretation of the theme. The venue at Randpark Golf Club was decked out in splendid sunset tones and back drops depicting an African sunset. Blast Entertainment added to the magic of the evening with their seamless audio-visual presentation, lively foot tapping music and lighting that brought the décor to life. Nico Kritsiotis, a professional race commentator of many year’s experience, did not bat an eye lid nor stumble over the tongue twisting and very funny names of the horses, jockeys or races. It was like being at a real race event, only much more fun!
Events like these are made possible by amazing and most generous support. Thank yous from the bottom of our hearts go out to:
- Randpark Golf Club that waived the venue fee and joined us on the evening. The food was amazing.
- TNT Events for the décor of the venue, dressing the tables most beautifully and for the lively support on the evening
- Blast Entertainment for going above and beyond at no charge for world class equipment, presentation of the races, lighting and music
- Nortcliff Rotary Club for partnering with us and for burning late night oil in preperation for the event
- Our main sponsors of the evening:
- Lombard Commercial
- Coverall Insurance
- Commercial and General Insurance Brokers
- Our guests that participated with such gusto: Jacky and friends; Tammy et al; Bakwena; Born Fabulous and guests; Randpark Golf Club Captain and guests; Kevin du Preez and guests; Geniene Preston and guests from Anytime, Anywhere Magazine; BNI; MasterDrive and a motley crew of friends, family and followers.
- Prizes for winners of races, best dressed, table with the most spirit and raffles:
- Renault South Africa
- Cartrack
- Bakwena
- MasterDrive
- Pilot Capital for Molton Brown products
- Jewels and Jems
- Paul Westcott
We can highly recommend our superb service providers for the evening and they can be reached at:
TNT Events – tammy@tntevents.co.za
Blast Entertainment – henk@blaste.co.za
Randpark Golf Club – events@randpark.co.za
We are already starting to plan our Night at the Races for next year and it would be wonderful to see you there.
About Wheel Well
Wheel Well is ideally structured to achieve its purpose. We are a registered Section 21 company: 2008/004093/08. We are exempt in terms of section 18A of the Income Tax Act: PBO #930041005. The Members of the Board are reliable, accomplished people who have solid experience in the sectors of Road Safety and Financial Administration.
Our Destination:
We are totally committed to achieving our goals. We aim to be an energetic and highly capable advocate for Children’s Road Safety in South Africa. We aim to be highly visible and audible to our various audiences in the course of our campaigns and activities.
Our Journey:
We have vital milestones that we are determined to reach.
- We aim to make people aware of the critical issues.
- We aim to vigorously promote educational initiatives.
- We aim to strengthen legal protections as they pertain to Children’s Road Safety.
The above goals can be achieved if we maximize our footprint. By running highly impactful projects and campaigns which have the ability to convince our various audiences – aligning sponsors and partners in an effective collaboration. All our activities are carried out with cast-iron integrity whilst maintaining complete transparency at all times.
The Driver:
Peggie Mars, the founder of Wheel Well, has extensive experience in car seats across all brands and models and keeps up to date on all trends and developments within that industry. A teacher by profession, she has a special connection with children and she lives out her passion for knowledge and education through her various campaigns. She is a leading expert on all things car seat and road safety for children.
Peggie Mars, the founder of Wheel Well