Last week I had the pleasure of attending a brilliant networking and PR event, held to raise money for the National Breast Cancer Foundation. Girls night out, organised by Jess Hunichen and her fresh new PR firm, honeyPR, bought together ladies from across Melbourne for a drink, manicures, eyebrow work, lip makeovers and most importantly, to raise money for a great cause.
Held at the Hotel Barkly in St Kilda on a rather cool Melbourne evening, the event took place on the 4th floor function space – a modern oasis in busy St Kilda. Where the lights are always bright and everyone is on the go, this spacious room took in brilliant views from three sides, housed couches and bar tables, an enclosed deck area and fascinating light fittings that sparked the imagination.
As the ladies arrived, frocked up and fitted out in their highest heels, they were treated to manicures with Bloom nail polish and invited to try new lip and eyebrow products by home-grown label byAngelique. Espresso martinis and champagne were served and while the girls sipped their drinks, much networking was done and many business cards exchanged.
A raffle was held with prizes ranging from a night out in town, to a night in with a case of wine, while a ‘mystery box’ sale took place – boxes of all shapes and sizes for $25 – a surprise in store for every buyer! And all proceeds from the evening went straight to the National Breast Cancer Foundation.
Of course a few glasses of wine should be complemented by excellent canapés and the Hotel Barkly delivered. The Thai green curry chicken skewers were my personal favourite – and I hear the risotto balls also had many girls going back for seconds.
All too soon our time was up, and Jess wrapped up the evening thanking sponsors and guests alike for supporting such a great cause. If you would like to make a donation, or support any of the companies that helped make this event such a great night, please find all their website details below.
honeyPR, www.honeypr.com.au
Hotel Barkly, St Kilda www.hotelbarkly.com
National Breast Cancer Foundation, www.nbcf.org.au
byAngelique, www.byangelique.com.au
