Introducing Treena Cooper
2012 MS Charity Ball Coordinator
My name is Treena Cooper and I am helping with the fundraising for the MS Society of Wellington. My connection with MS is that my friend, Hamish Bockett-Smith has MS. I have known Hamish and Kirsten for over 13
years, spending time together in London and back in Wellington, as well as being MC for their wedding. My husband, Dan, and I were in shock when Hamish was diagnosed with MS as he was so young but it was good to have a reason and understanding why he was having the issues he was.
I have two boys aged 5 and 6 that are now both at school in Whitby and I am fortunate enough to be a stay at home mum. They both attended the local Kindergarten where I became the Chairperson of the parents committee. The Kindergarten was in need of updating the outdoor play area so I undertook the challenge and raised $35,000 through grants and different fundraising activities.
Now my boys are at school and it is hard to find a job that fits in with school hours and holidays, I thought it best to use that spare time to help around the community. Since I didn’t win Powerball in the weekend, Hamish took that opportunity and asked me to help organise the MS Charity Ball 2012.
I attended last year’s ball and while it was a fun event, it didn’t have much financial return for the society. This year we have started the organising a lot earlier so we can take on sponsorship to make it a great night with lots of profit.
Sponsorship is very hard to obtain these days due to numerous factors and this is where we are hoping that the members of the MS Society may be able to help. Everyone has a connection to this illness and hoping that you may work for a business or have a business contact that we can approach to ask for sponsorship. This will put a ‘personal’ slant on the funding for the night and hope it will mean more to those attending.
If you can help with sponsorship (or any other way) then please let me know!
Treena Cooper
04 234-7475
0211510228
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