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Chelsea party for Indian kids
A Chelsea resident has been inspired to throw a party to help build a new classroom at an Indian school, nestled in the foothills of the world's largest mountains.
Tessa Mills, 56, is hosting an event at World's End Studios, in Lots Road, tomorrow night to help children in the famous tea-growing district of Darjeeling.
She hopes to raise £1,000 for the 55 pupil English-speaking school, so it can extend its educational reach and improve the lives of youngsters, after a visit to the institute.
"It was truly amazing place, on the foothills of the Himalayas. But there was a huge contrast between the beauty and the simplicity of the classrooms", said Tessa.
"Raising the money will means the school can continue."
Tickets for the party cost £15 and it starts at 6pm. The ticket includes an Indian beer and entertainment.
It will be held at the World's End Studio, 134 Lots Road, Chelsea.
If you would like to go email tessa@thegapyearguru.com
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Thanks for telling us about the Party at Lots Road raising money for the childrens school in India. We went along, had an excellent evening - good food from Exotica, lovely elegant Indian dancers, head massage and lots of interesting people. And we came away with loads of raffle prizes - apparently they raised over £1,500 which will build a new classroom. Great effort by Tessa Mills and your paper for letting us know about it.
Tessa Tennant
A really fantastic evening and great to see so many local people rallying together for a good cause - I loved the Indian dancers and the authentic dahl and nann bread we ate was delicious. Looking forward to hearing about the final total.
What a great evening! It was good to see how the hard work of MondoChallenge volunteers is proving so effective out in India.
The dancers were great, the food superb and a wonderful gang of supporters were there to help Tessa.
Great that the paper could publicise this worthwhile cause.
I think everyone had a fabulous evening and were inspired by the work Tessa is doing to help these children. It was fun to meet several other MondoChallenge volunteers during the evening who were happily swapping yarns about their time in the Himalayas.
It was a good location for the event. I enjoyed the dancing and the song specially written for the occasion!