Summary of the TOA 2008 Awards Dinner:

As part of the celebration of cultural diversity in the Tees Valley, The annual Taste of Africa Awards Dinner continues to recognise, reward, promote & enhance the contribution of Africans & other BME’s to the local community. Hosted on October 10th, 2008 at the Wynyard Rooms, Billingham, as part of ‘A Taste of Africa 2008’ activities, this evening is been quickly established as the cultural event of the year in the Tees Valley.

The success of an event of this nature is only possible by the generosity of businesses like yours, businesses who care about their employees and about growing and thriving in the Tees Valley. The annual Taste of Africa Awards Dinner guarantees to provide your business with a unique opportunity to be associated with a dynamic and vibrant event that will influence at the very heart of our diverse community.

Benefits to your organization:

By becoming a sponsor of one or more of the awards, your brand and logo will be publicized alongside your chosen award category. The sponsorship packages for the TOA 2008 Awards Dinner are listed below:

TOA 2008 Sponsorship Packages:

All of the above sponsorship packages are negotiable and we are more than happy to consider an exchange of product or services for the above benefits.

The success of the TOA 2008 Awards Dinner was only possible by the generosity of organizations and businesses who have become our champions by sponsoring the awards. Listed below are the respective award categories, winners and sponsoring organization:

[Award]:• Art & Education Award, [Winner]: • NEECA, [Sponsor]:,

[Award]:• Business Contribution Award, [Winner]: • Marian Ansaaku, [Sponsor]:,

[Award]: • Community Champion Award, [Winner]: • Rico Jakk, [Sponsor]:,

[Award]: • Young African Achiever Award, [Winner]: • Karim Aidroos, [Sponsor]:,

[Award]: • Service to Young People Award, [Winner]: • Andy Render, [Sponsor]:,

[Award]: • Best Woman Networker Award, [Winner]: • Karen Harrison, [Sponsor]:,

[Award]: • Young Community Achiever Award, [Winner]: • Jose Tchilombo, [Sponsor]:,

[Award]: • Support for the African Community Award, [Winners]: • Fiona Cuthill & Georgina Fletcher, [Sponsor]:,

[Award]: • Contribution to Health Award [Winner]: • Community Development Workers-Durham and Darlington PCT, [Sponsor]:,

[Award]: • Corporate Social Responsibility Award, [Winner]: • Darlington Youth Service, [Sponsor]:,

In addition, Fred Suadwa and Diana Bennett were also recognised with the 'Community Contribution Achievement Award'.