Colour Ball 2025
Painting a brighter future for young adults with cancer. The Ella Dawson Foundation's annual charity ball raising money to provide vital wellbeing support to young adults living with and beyond cancer.
We are delighted to announce the launch of our 2025 Colour Ball in partnership with our headline sponsor, Valli Opticians.
Following the tremendous success of our flagship event - our annual Colour Ball, we are thrilled to invite you to the 2025 Colour Ball. Join us in the elegant Ballroom at the Queens Hotel, Leeds, for an unforgettable evening filled with vibrant colours, gourmet dining, live entertainment, and dancing—all in support of young adults living with and beyond cancer.
Throughout the evening, we’ll be raising funds to support vital wellbeing services for young adults living with and beyond cancer and their family and carers. Join us on our mission to ensure every young adult diagnosed with cancer get the tools and support they need to live well and feel empowered.
We can't wait to see your smiles and vibrant energy at our 2025 Colour Ball!
With thanks to our Headline Sponsor
Valli has been a generous supporter of our flagship events for the past two years, and we are thrilled to have them as our headline sponsor for 2025!
Saturday 22nd February 2025 - The Ballroom at the Queen's Hotel, Leeds
- Arrival 6.30pm. 1.00am carriages
- Dress Code : Formal with Colour
- 3 Course Dinner
- Arrival Drinks
- Live Entertainment
- Raffle, Silent / Live Auction & more
- FUNdraising Games
"I love the feeling after the ball, the ball was so much fun! I feel the vibe of each event I’ve been to has always been so positive and everyone’s there to raise money. [...] going to an Ella Dawson Foundation event it can make the world seem like a better place."
The Ella Dawson Foundation:
Founded in 2022, the Ella Dawson Foundation was established as a legacy to Ella Dawson and the life she lived so well and to continue the work she started in helping other young people diagnosed with cancer.
"I just wanted to put out there something that I felt was missing, to prove not all is lost when you have been diagnosed with cancer" Ella Dawson, 2020
Since our launch in 2022, we have provided much needed support to over 350 young people with cancer and their families... but there is still so much to do. A cancer diagnosis as a young person often means life stops in its tracks and is turned upside down. Our wellbeing support packages fund multiple sessions tailored to the unique needs of each young person. Our service has been described as ‘life changing’ and supports long term physical and emotional health through and beyond cancer. Your attendance at our ball and participation in fundraising on the evening can ensure our support reaches more young people facing cancer.
"Life changing. Helped me come back to the person I felt I was losing"
We are beyond grateful to our Headline Sponsors Valli Opticians who have very kindly support our events over the last few years.
Valli was founded in 2005 as an independent optician’s practice — Valli Opticians, by local optometrist Moin Valli and his wife Rachel. Born in the north, Moin was raised to care for others and the wider community throughout his childhood, living in a friendly neighbourhood where people supported each other. He has carried those values with him throughout his life and career.
Valli has grown considerably over the years and now includes multiple practices throughout the Yorkshire and North West region and beyond, with a strong focus on local eye care, supporting the ethos of shopping locally and caring for the community. As a family business that also believes in employing locally, Valli strives to make a positive impact on the surrounding area, being actively involved in initiatives for local schools, businesses and charities. One of their initiatives, The Valli Rally, is an annual countryside trek that raises money for Outlookers and encourages people to gather, get active and connect with one-another.
Today, the businesses have grown to offer more health services to the community — with audiology now available to take care of hearing, the Valli Opticians ‘Seeing Red’ campaign for children’s vision screening in schools and Co-Optic care, visiting local businesses that require eye care services.
Valli believes in looking after people like family, taking more time for appointments, being thorough, asking questions and building relationships year on year with the same friendly team to welcome and look after you
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