Thousands raised for Macmillan at charity ball in Luton

A charity ball raised thousands for Macmillan Cancer Support on Saturday night.
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Laura Ross, from Luton, organised the ball to raise money for the charity in memory of her mother-in-law and aunty, who both received support from Macmillan.

Laura said: “It was a fantastic night, we raised £7,823, an amazing amount for the charity. We had casino tables, a DJ, a raffle, auction and selfie booth. Everyone had a really good time and was so generous.”

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This is the second time Laura has organised a fundraisier for the charity, three years ago she held a masquerade ball and raised £6,603.

(L-R) Laura's sister, her husband, Laura's daughter, her friend, Laura's husabnd, Laura, her mum and dad(L-R) Laura's sister, her husband, Laura's daughter, her friend, Laura's husabnd, Laura, her mum and dad
(L-R) Laura's sister, her husband, Laura's daughter, her friend, Laura's husabnd, Laura, her mum and dad

She said: “This was our way of giving something back to the charity, I was hoping to raise £10,00 this time but unfortunately we didn’t quite reach that target.

“We wanted to raise awareness of the amazing work the charity does.

“This is the second ball I have done and I really enjoyed it but it was over a year of organising, my husband, daughters, best friend and sister have helped so much with all the planning.”