ACTION AGAINST HUNGER!
Dear Corvina,
On behalf of Action Against Hunger, I would like to thank Grape Things for your generous donation of the Connoisseur Hamper and signed Matt Skinner Book to the Fine Wine Auction and Dinner at 1 Lombard Street on the 9th October 2010. I would also like to thank you for providing the loyalty cards to go into our guests’ goody bags.
This year’s Fine Wine Auction was a tremendous success and raised £229,000 – a new record for Action Against Hunger. This wouldn’t have been possible without the generous support of Grape Things.
There were several highlights to the evening, including a heartfelt speech by Graham Hazell about his trip to Liberia; the inaugural Action Against Hunger Humanitarian Award to the very deserving Charlene Bangwe, Project Coordinator at Children in Distress, Zambia; and the swinging music that got everyone on the dance floor at the end of the evening. If you would like to see some photos from the evening, please click the following link: http://www.actionagainsthunger.org.uk/mediaroom/latest-news/top-chefs-cook-up-a-feast-and-raise-pound200000-to-turn-wine-into-water
Ninety-two pence of every pound raised will go directly to Action Against Hunger’s charitable activities. These funds enable us to work in over 40 countries worldwide, nurturing malnourished children back to health whilst also enabling us to respond to emergency situations such as the devastating earthquake in Haiti and the terrible floods in Pakistan – which forced thousands of people from their homes. Our teams were on the ground immediately, providing life-saving assistance to the survivors. Our teams have also been working away from the spotlight in the Sahel region of Western Africa which has been hit by a devastating food crisis.
Thank you once again for your support. This event would not have been such a success without your generosity.
We hope you will continue to support Action Against Hunger’s events in 2011.
With very best wishes,
Robert
Robert Gepp
Events Administrator
finewineauction@aahuk.org
