2006 Womens International Day Gala Charity Dinner
Conrad Hotel Ballroom
7 Mar 2006

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Thankyou to everyone who attended the Womens Forum International Day Charity Bachelor Bid Auction on Tuesday the 7 th March 2006 .

SoulTalk, the sole beneficiary charity received a total amount of HK$160,000 raised through the bachelor bid auction, silent auction , Saffron Cruise Junk Trip auction and raffle prizes. Monies raised will go towards opening the first Loving Home in Hong Kong for women in crisis. For more information contact Andrea Gutwirth Founder and Director of SoulTalk andrea@soultalk.org

The Woman of the Year was awarded to MJ Jennings (story to follow) and a big thankyou to John Hardy Jeweler for the stunning necklace presented by Anne Wight from John Hardy, valued at over $20,000.

We wish to thank the following sponsors :

Chuan Spa, SoulTalk, Fresh Powder, Marriott Hotels, Active Communications, O Jewellers, HK Institute of Languages, Lane Crawford, Moon Consulting, Gingers Catering, Azahra Leather Products, Kei by Keiko Takahashi , Frette, Conrad Hotel, Emmanuelle Hair, Sense of Touch, IPAC, Oasis, Saffron Cruises, Down South Wines, Beaute ParZai Beauty.

Displays: AWA, Friends Unlimited, YWCA and Society for Aids Care.

Special thanks to

All the bachelors who gave their valued time and were great fun. Madoka Nakajima paid the highest bid $35,000 for bachelor Francisco Ruiz.

DJ Alison Monge as Missy M, did a fantastic job co-ordinating the bachelor music and Darren Gammen as auctioneer, did an outstanding job entertaining the audience of almost 300 people.

A big thankyou to photographers Brett Cameron , Thomas Leung and Maggie Yi (photos to follow on the website by next week, orders taken if you wish to have copies by contacting the photographers)

Volunteers Sheena Wilson, Marzena Kalbarczyk, Jacqueline Sit, Erika Morton and all the support people who made such a difference in their tireless efforts while holding down their own jobs.

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