The countdown is on for one of Europe’s most-anticipated and lavish annual fundraising events, the Geneva Charity Ball - and with this year’s ‘Wonderland’ theme, the 2012 Ball looks set to be the most magical yet.
Hailed as “a must-attend event on the European expatriate social calendar” by The Telegraph, more than 500 guests, amongst them well-known personalities from the worlds of business, finance, media, sport and high society, are expected to attend this year’s event being held at the Intercontinental Hotel on 10th November.
With a glitzy champagne reception, a sumptuous dinner, performances from the UN Orchestra, an auction hosted by acclaimed auctioneer Helen Molesworth, and an after-party where some of the Ministry of Sound’s most in-demand DJs will keep revelers on the dance floor until the early hours, organisers say this year’s Ball will be an unforgettable evening.
The idea for the Geneva Charity Ball started a couple of years ago, when a few people got together and decided to run some fun, low key events in Geneva to raise money for children’s charities. These events ranged from a Fancy Dress Touch Rugby tournament to a Charity Golf Open and a GVA Irish vs. Scots Football Match. Two years on and they have now created something big…
The Charity Ball chairman, James Bradley told knowitall.ch, “Imagine having 500 people in one room all with the same purpose of Having A Good Time Doing Good! The 2011 Ball raised over Fr. 60,000.- for our four main charities and, spring-boarded us into a year of even more hands-on activities with the charities, allowing us to be a source of not only financial but also physical support for these great causes.”
Click here to find out more about the four charities supported by the Geneva Charity Ball: SOS Children’s Villages; the GM Foundation, Association Paîdos, and the Clair Bois Foundation.
Tickets for the ball are priced at Fr. 190.-, and it is possible to book groups of up to 10 people at a table.
For more information visit: www.genevacharityball.com
