This year Women in Travel Retail is working with a charity operating in Sierra Leone ‘All As One’ to raise funds to buy a lorry which will transport building materials for a children’s home, school and a medical centre, saving the charity €46,000 in costs. Nominated by Sharon Beecham of Dubai Duty Free, the lorry will provide a steady stream of income for the home, school and clinic once completed as ‘All As One’ will hire the lorry out at commercial rates.
The fund-raiser is part of WiTR’s annual TFWA World Exhibition meeting which will take place on Tuesday October 28th (1730-1900) on level 1 in front of the newly located Press Centre, near the Business Centre and Hotels Desk at the Palais des Festivals. It’s a great opportunity for women in the duty free and travel retail industry to exchange news, views and experiences – all women in the duty free and travel retail industry are welcome to come along.
Fund raising has already started with commitments from industry colleagues of auction and raffle prizes for the grand draw*, and donations. Many dynamic Women in Travel Retail will be inviting exhibitors and visitors to participate by entering the draw to win fabulous prizes. Each business card entry raises €10 towards the lorry (three entries for €20).
The eagle-eyed will have spotted that the WiTs are now ‘wittering’ with an addition of Retail to their name (Women in Travel Retail) to distinguish our own duty free and travel retail network from an organisation in the travel industry with a similar name.
Please help WiTR to make the meeting in Cannes the best ever and achieve its target of buying a lorry to build much needed facilities for children in Sierra Leone, a country facing so many problems. We know we can do it with your help.
* Please deliver donations to the Furla stand (Bay Village Bay 15) by 1500 on Tuesday October 28th.
For more information and to donate prizes, please contact any of the following:
Sarah Branquinho - sarah.branquinho@wdfg.com
Gerry Munday – gerry.munday@furla.com
Catherine Bonelli – catherine.bonelli@paulshark.it
Amanda Felix – amanda.felix@dfnionline.com
Lois Pasternak – parsnip5@aol.com
Tina Tam - tina.tam@laprairiegroup.ch
Marissa Phanivong – m.phanivong@tfwa.com
WiTR thanks Rob Grossman of Questexhibits for his assistance with the logistics
Media queries to:
Rowena Holland - row@essentialcommunications.org
Note to Editors:
All As One is an NGO in Sierra Leone where it offers opportunity for many of the most vulnerable children. All As One provides them with love, a home, three meals a day, education and health care. Since the year 2000, their targeted interventions have provided essential basic needs and helped save the lives of over 35,000 kids who now have futures and unlimited potential to positively change their country and the world.
Women in Travel Retail (WITR) was established over 5 years ago as a forum for the women in the travel retail industry. It allows us a privileged medium to exchange ideas, and just as importantly to support people in need who we believe would benefit from our help. From year to year we help different groups or communities (from Haiti to India to Sichuan) to help themselves, with a strong focus on children.
September 2014
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