NICHE FEATURE: KAZZOO
Pink Tie Birthday Ball
As IT business Kazzoo approaches its 20-year anniversary, the team aims to raise £20k to share between multiple charities and projects with its biggest event ever WORDS BY KERRY SMITH
“I
can’t believe Kazzoo is going to be 20 years old. It just proves how quickly the time has gone by as my youngest daughter is the same age,” Kazzoo owner Chris Cain shared, putting the milestone into perspective. Kazzoo is made up of team members dedicated and committed to supporting local people and community projects. They’re excited to celebrate the company’s 20th birthday next year on May 12 with a ‘Pink Tie Birthday Ball’, which they’re hoping to raise the majority of their £20,000 charity target with in 2023. The team has worked with and supported many prolific local businesses such as the Leicestershire Law Society, Glenfield Electrical, and ActionCoach (Loughborough). It has also built a reputation in the charitable sector. Refusing to select a ‘charity of the year’, as is the norm for many companies, Chris believes in sharing the funds raised at his
many charity events throughout each year among multiple local organisations. Kazzoo has supported many charities including Soft Touch Arts, Zinthiya Trust, Lamp, YMCA, Help the Homeless, Shama Women’s Centre, Mosaic, and Helping Hands, to name just a few. On his £20k goal for 2023, Chris explained: “I want to raise money for charities so they can be a part of Kazzoo’s 20-year success. Supporting charities helps them to keep up with the success of the business community.” Rather than only donating funds to local charities, the team likes to see positive end results for local people. “We don’t just want to give money. We’d rather do something that makes a difference like raising brand awareness or buying something physical that a person or charity can actually use.” Kazzoo donates items that charities are in need of most recently including a computer for community interest company
WE DON’T JUST WANT TO GIVE MONEY. WE’D RATHER DO SOMETHING THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE
Koi Sports. Each year, he delivers hundreds of Easter eggs to charities too. Coming up, Chris is putting on his annual charity Kazzoo Golf Day, he’ll be abseiling to raise money for Alex’s Wish and he’ll walk up Ben Nevis for Menphys and that’s just over the next three months. The Pink Tie Birthday Ball is the largest event Chris will have ever produced. Marc Bolton will be compèring and welcoming pop star and X Factor winner Sam Bailey to the stage for a live performance. As his most challenging event to organise in Kazzoo’s 20 years, Chris is hoping to raise the majority of the £20k target on the night and in the run-up to the event. “And if all this means I’ve not got to jump out of a plane for charity again then great,” he laughed. Tickets to the Pink Tie Ball on May 12 are £85pp or £750 for a table of 10. Buy tickets online at easypreorders.com/ restaurant/pg/winstanley-house/ private-events. NICHE | 99
