Transforming the Lives of Nigerian Women & Youth! Awesome Treasures Foundation holds Annual Fundraising Dinner in Lagos – View Photos of KSB, Tara Fela-Durotoye, Tayo Shonekan & More at the Event
Posted on Friday, April 13th, 2012 at 2:32 PMBy Damilare Aiki
Jumoke Adenowo
On Sunday 1st April 2012, Awesome Treasures Foundation – a non-governmental organisation and Awesome Network brought together women from all walks of life for the foundation’s annual fundraising dinner.
The event held at La Scala Restaurant, Muson Centre, Lagos, was hosted by ATF’s founder – Jumoke Adenowo. The aim of the stylish and fun loving event was to raise funds to execute the foundation’s projects which are mainly for helping and transforming the lives of women, youth and children in the Nigerian Society.
Guests were treated to an evening of a three course dinner, soft serenading music by gospel act – Modele and comedy by some of Nigeria’s most talented comic acts. They also took part in a raffle draw competition where winners went home with prizes ranging from a made to measure piece frrom Lanre Da Silva Ajayi, a hair makeover by Hair Whisperer and a beauty make over from House of Tara.
All resources gotten from the fundraising dinner will go into funding the project of the Foundation and improving the lives of well deserving and the less privileged in our society.
Photos
Tara Fela-Durotoye
Funke Bucknor-Obruthe
Kemi Oguleye
Kenny Saint Best
Tayo Shonekan
Toke Oke
Rita Ighofose
Victoria Owihoryi
Abiose Yewande
Folake Omoteyinwa
Bayo Okusanya
Aislynn Adewale
Helen Thompson
Amaka Kentebe
Bettina Ossai
Awele Chiedu
Chizoba Okpala
Bukky George
Folake Ogunlesi
Ehime Eigbe
Clara Duke
Mojisola Olugbemi
Emilia Nouah
Remi Awonye
Estito
Funke Amurunkem
Itohan Eigbe
Kunbi Osinaike
Tomi Rotimi
Mimi Ade-Odiachi
Nike Majekodunmi
Marion Goldspink
Vivan Anozie
Mrs Ugochukwu
Tosin Salako
Susan Adedokun
Toyosi Gbede
Shola Boma
Toyin Bakare
Ono Bello
Jumoke Adenowo & Tara Fela-Durotoye
About the Founder and Awesome Treasures Foundation
Jumoke Olufunmilola Adenowo is a Chartered Architect. She founded AD Consulting – an Architecture and Interior Design firm which has led over 80 outstanding projects in Nigeria. The modern day Renaissance woman founded Awesome Treasures Foundation in 1999 in an effort to positively impact the lives of Nigerian women and youth.
Awesome Treasures Foundation is a people’s movement that empowers and rescues women and young girls from violence, transforms the mind set by mentoring youths and provides basic health and education to less privileged children in areas around Lagos, Nigeria. It is a faith based Non- Governmental Organisation (NGO) that identifies, develops and deploys transformational leaders to positively affect Nigeria in line with the Millennium Developmental Goals (MDGs) declared by the United Nations.
Contact: For more info and general enquiries, Log on to www.AwesomeTreasuresFoundation.org
Tags: Awesome Network, Awesome Treasures Foundation, Funke Bucknor-Obruthe, Jumoke Adenowo, Kemi Oguleye, Kenny Saint Best, kenny saint brown, Tara Fela-Durotoye, tayo shonekan
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Respectable women and ladies. They are not ‘selling’ boobs, skins and legs.
Beautiful women….age/event appropriately dressed
What an elegant gathering of strong, beautiful and inspiring Nigerian women. Well done to all.
Love it….
YES! I love how these ladies look
it was an evening to remember,very classy event. all the ladies look really nice. may God continue to bless aunty jumoke & her team. pls visit http://www.onobello.com
women of substance!!!
awesome treasures network, is an NGO, which help women who go through domestic violence. i must say they are really doing a good job. i love tara blue dress. ono bello looks nice on the black dress, it suits her body type. these women really know how to dress to suit there age.. all the ladies look cute..
When a good cause meets elegance, respectability and decency, THIS IS THE RESULTS beautiful women and appropriate way of dressing; A lesson to learn for some who are confusing “To bling” and To shine; God Bless this styish ladies;
Great cause very very elegant ladies.
Great cause but I trulyhope they raised money – sometimes you just have to ponder, a meal at La scala during these tough times Vs investing those funds into your projects…hmm… guess she has a clear plan
all this women are dressed age appropriately,awesome..funny the girl on the poster is from madamenoir.com i am sure she doesn’t know her face is on a poster in nigeria somewhere..lol
They all look beautiful !
Great, God fearing, intelligent, beautiful inside out women. God bless them.
very boring pictures.And it is Remi Awotoye not Awonye as you wrote
boring to u cos they aint showing boobs and skin, grow up jor
they look very decent
nice organisation and the goal seems good.
I pray we women will continue to take our roles within society and impact positively.
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I hope you see this but! VALERIE!!! MRS. CHIEDU! I see your looking lovely on the carpet! Miss U loads xoxoxoxoxo
Lovely ladies all looking well dressed n appropriate!….The two looks i’m luving much much are Folake Ogunlesi and Ehime Eigbe!! Both looking super gorgeous n very classy!!
The venue branding was kinda drab! A 10 by 6 backdrop would have been better
Thumbs up to Ono Bello! lokks great.
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Truly selfless. Lovely ladies supporting a good cause. Keep it up, may GOD reward you.
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dont like what Tara’s wearing, Funke’s looking good and d lady n red/black (JA)wld v nailed t but for the slippers, a nice black slingback wld v killed d outfit; Ono Belloooooo u r cute; i think there’s a note on d iv ‘dress appropriately’ ’cause all d guests were on point
wow!!!! i am so proud of SJ, sis Ogo, sis Toyosi et all. I’ve been a part of Awesome treasures since 2002 and have always looked up to these women. thanks for showing the world that beauty+brains+godliness= life changing results.
So glad you are all “representing” and inspiring young women like us to be change agents.
Hope nigeria notices that you are looked fab&glam without being naked. whew!!! so tired of women baring dem all on the red carpet