This year Women in Travel Retail set out at their October meeting in Cannes to build
additional capacity for a further 30 children at the Brahmaputra Home built by TFWA Care in
Guwahati, Assam, working with Lotus Flower Trust.
The poverty and appalling living conditions of the children and their families living next to the busy railway line are heart-breaking. Home for these children is at best a hovel made of old cardboard boxes, tins and rags. There is no electricity, no running water, no toilets, no medical support and no education.
The funds raised through the prize draw and silent auction that was generously supported by many brands and retailers at TFWA’s World Conference and Exhibition last week, with a further €1,000 donation from Sunil Tuli, King Power Hong Kong’s Managing Director who started life on Assam’s tea plantations amounted to €9,347 which left WiTR short on target.
At the Frontier Awards Dinner where WiTR was recognised for its contribution to the industry and in response to an impassioned plea by Gerry Munday, Godiva Chocolatier’s CEO Mohamed Elsarky donated a massive €10,000 followed by a further contribution from Frontier with €1,000, plus a further €500 donated by a private contribution the following day enabled WiTR to exceed the target of 20K to €21,947.
“The generosity of many individuals and companies is so very much appreciated, particularly at this tough time for our industry,” said Gerry Munday, Furla. “Without Mohamed’s stunning gesture, we would have had to scale back our plans but this makes all the difference!”
“The extension to the Brahmaputra Home which already houses 25 children, will give 30 more children a safe home, regular meals and the opportunity to go to school, something that most of us take for granted,” said Sarah Branquinho, World Duty Free Group. “The generosity of this industry never fails to amaze me.”
Thanks go once again to TFWA for their ongoing support, Follador for the wonderful prosecco which added sparkle to our meeting, and to Rob and his team at QuestExhibits for their help with the logistics.
For more information, 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
The poverty and appalling living conditions of the children and their families living next to the busy railway line are heart-breaking. Home for these children is at best a hovel made of old cardboard boxes, tins and rags. There is no electricity, no running water, no toilets, no medical support and no education.
The funds raised through the prize draw and silent auction that was generously supported by many brands and retailers at TFWA’s World Conference and Exhibition last week, with a further €1,000 donation from Sunil Tuli, King Power Hong Kong’s Managing Director who started life on Assam’s tea plantations amounted to €9,347 which left WiTR short on target.
At the Frontier Awards Dinner where WiTR was recognised for its contribution to the industry and in response to an impassioned plea by Gerry Munday, Godiva Chocolatier’s CEO Mohamed Elsarky donated a massive €10,000 followed by a further contribution from Frontier with €1,000, plus a further €500 donated by a private contribution the following day enabled WiTR to exceed the target of 20K to €21,947.
“The generosity of many individuals and companies is so very much appreciated, particularly at this tough time for our industry,” said Gerry Munday, Furla. “Without Mohamed’s stunning gesture, we would have had to scale back our plans but this makes all the difference!”
“The extension to the Brahmaputra Home which already houses 25 children, will give 30 more children a safe home, regular meals and the opportunity to go to school, something that most of us take for granted,” said Sarah Branquinho, World Duty Free Group. “The generosity of this industry never fails to amaze me.”
Thanks go once again to TFWA for their ongoing support, Follador for the wonderful prosecco which added sparkle to our meeting, and to Rob and his team at QuestExhibits for their help with the logistics.
For more information, 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 – pristam@hotmail.com
Marissa Phanivong – m.phanivong@tfwa.com
Tina Tam – pristam@hotmail.com
Marissa Phanivong – m.phanivong@tfwa.com
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