The Diversity Role Models Summer Soirée Pride Fundraiser - See How It Went...

What A Night!

In celebration of Pride Month, Diversity Role Models held our Summer Soiree - our biggest summer fundraiser yet - on the picturesque garden rooftop of The River Building, courtesy of our venue donors Deliveroo. Our esteemed DRM Ambassador, Ben Pechey, hosted the event with energy, humour and spectacular sparkles. With keynote speeches from our Patron Linda Riley and Dame Kelly Holmes, along with heartfelt stories from, Emma Miller-McCaffrey, the evening brought together a multitude of supporters, volunteers, and the LGBTQ+ community’s finest.

With live magic and music, delicious food and drinks, exclusive ‘lucky dip’ items won alongside an exciting auction. It was also a wonderful opportunity to announce our brand new Diversity Role Models Patron Rob Madge, and DRM Ambassador, Eva Echo.

We Did It!

The event proved to be a tremendous success, as we exceeded our ’50 for 50’ fundraising target of £50,000 during the evening, thanks to the generosity of our guests and supporters. This will now allow us to provide 50 schools that would otherwise not afford it, with DRM’s impactful LGBTQ+ Anti-Bullying workshops.

You can still donate to our ’50 for 50’ fundraising campaign HERE – Every additional £1k means that we can support another school with our workshops to end LGBTQ+ bullying.

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to our event supporters, Link and Interbank, and our event sponsors, Kroll, Pacific Life, BT Group, and HSBC Innovation Banking. Their invaluable assistance made this occasion possible.

Continue Your Support!

If you were inspired by the impactful stories shared during the event and wish to continue supporting the work of Diversity Role Models, we invite you to consider the following options:

Embark on a journey to become a volunteer Role Model by visiting https://www.diversityrolemodels.org/volunteer/what-is-a-role-model.

Discover how your workplace can contribute to funding our important work by emailing ceo@diversityrolemodels.org 

Make a regular donation at https://www.diversityrolemodels.org/donate .

We appreciate your continued support in our mission to create a more inclusive society and put an end to LGBTQ+ bullying.

Previously: LGBT+ History Month Reception

To celebrate LGBT+ History Month we at Diversity Role Models held a fundraising drinks reception at The Club at The Ivy with wonderful DRM Patron Clare Balding and Former Olympic Swimmer Mark Foster hosting proceedings. The night saw many supporters, volunteers and funders all come together to celebrate our work in schools and to share in our passion for making them a more inclusive place for all.