By Louise Nousratpour
Wednesday April 14, 2010
The Morning Star
East London health workers sang gospel songs, recited poetry and displayed their Brazilian martial arts skills on Tuesday night to raise money for disaster-stricken Haitians and to let them know that they have not been forgotten.
The talent show, organised by the East London NHS Trust workers, took place exactly three months after the devastating earthquake which killed more than 200,000 Haitians and left one million homeless.
The Community Choir, made up of former and current mental health service users, won hearty applause from the 200-strong audience at Funky Mojoe bar in South Woodford.
But the Abada Capoeira UK group stole the show with their arresting martial arts performance.
Event organiser Sandra Griffiths, who founded the trust's pioneering Mellow campaign to improve the experience of African and Caribbean people with mental health problems, said she was "bowled over" by the array of support and talent.
"We wanted to do our bit to help Haitians rebuild their country," Ms Griffiths explained, adding that the £700 raised would go to the British Red Cross Society's fund for Haiti's victims.
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