(L-R): Ag. Nigeria High Commissioner to the UK, Ambassador Dozie Nwanna (OON); Anne Agbakoba(Managing Partner, Solar Jooce)
Weeks after, the Solar Jooce 70s Dinner-Dance & Fundraising (held on May 07, 2011 at the Chelsea Old Town Hall in London) continues to attract support for the work of team Solar Jooce across rural Nigeria.
We couldn't have succeeded without super support from the Ag. Nigeria High Commissioner to the UK, His Excellency, Ambassador Dozie Nwanna and his team.
First, the High Commission encouraged Solar Jooce's fundraising mission by purchasing the largest number of tickets (20 units) for the evening.
Then, on the day, Amb. Nwanna made an engaging speech, giving first-hand account of how kerosene hurt his eyes as a child - and confirming that solar was definitely the perfect replacement for dirty, expensive and harmful fossil fuels such as kerosene. He secured a few solar converts for Solar Jooce after his speech.
[Read Ambassador Dozie Nwanna's Speech here: www.scribd.com/doc/56401780]
The High Commission team also made the auction exciting, ensuring they outbidded everyone in the hall for one of the silk haute couture dresses donated by renown designer, NKWO. The dress fetched a princely £425! Ambassador Nwanna drew a round of applause when he instructed that the dress be donated back to Solar Jooce for the brilliant work it was doing.
A huge thanks also goes to guests who fell into several categories - University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN); OLD Girls| Queen's College, Lagos-Nigeria (OGQC); ex-colleagues from Fidelity Bank, Nigeria; relatives, and solar enthusiasts.
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