Watch the Highlights from our 2023 Gala Awards Dinner!

Watch the Highlights from our 2023 Gala Awards Dinner!

On Thursday 30 November we celebrated some of the inspiring success stories of our participants during our Gala Awards Dinner. 

With some of the North East's biggest names in attendance to show their support for the Foundation's work, we also witnessed performances from The Sunderland Story and chart-topping music legend - Jason Donovan. 

Watch our highlights from the event:

Sir Tim’s Empire show in support of Wear One campaign

03 April 2025

Legendary lyricist Sir Tim Rice will take centre stage at the Sunderland Empire for a special one-night-only performance, ‘My Life in Musicals’, with a donation from proceeds supporting the Foundation of Light’s Wear One campaign.