JessFest success

Drum roll please… We have a total for JessFest! Very excited to announce that JessFest has raised an incredible £5340. Wow, an amazing total that far exceeds our expectations and means that we are able to start putting our plans for music therapy into action right away. More updates on that very soon.
Many thanks and congratulations to everyone who has been involved in the success of the very first JessFest.
A massive thank you to all the fabulous acts who performed at JessFest & made the day such a wonderful experience.
JessFest has been made possible by tremendous support from Chris King at Planet Music. Chris selected the acts, provided equipment, & designed & sponsored promo materials. Thank you to Chris and Steve Calver at SR Epic Sound & Lighting, who worked incredibly hard behind the scenes before, during & after JessFest creating the perfect sound & light show for all the acts.
Huge thank you to Planet Music, SR Epic Sound & Lighting, Kesgrave Community Centre, ZED Security, Best Badges, Screens Printing, Austwick Berry, the NCS fundraisers, The Moving Plaice, Maureen Soames for their donations, sponsorship, discounted rates, & their expertise & time, & all the local businesses & friends who provided wonderful raffle prizes. Their generosity meant that all of our costs for JessFest were covered.
Thank you very much to Brian May for his very generous contribution for the online JessFest auction. The sale of the 5 signed items raised a whopping £954, & we’re very grateful to everyone who supported the auction.
Thank you to Jo Palmer, Kath Gosling & Suzanne Gledhill for their continued support. Many thanks to everyone who volunteered & helped on the day:- Jason Jacqui & Erin Yeomanson; Julie & Sophia Bradley; Kath Josh & Andrew; Jo Palmer; Jill McKay; Tony Felgate & Andy Flatman.
And of course, a massive thank you to everyone who came along to JessFest & showed your support. Without you, JessFest couldn’t have been the huge success it was. Finally, a big thank you to everyone who donated on our JustGiving page, with lovely messages of support for JessFest. That was an unexpected bonus, & really boosted our fundraising total.