A second B&W photo with Season’s Greetings from Rien
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Christmas in Fairyland raises over £500,000 for UNICEF
News item from the UNICEF web site 18 December 2006
One of the most highly anticipated fundraising events of the year, Saturday night’s Christmas in Fairyland party was hosted by UNICEF UK Ambassadors Trudie Styler and Jemima Khan and the auction alone raised in excess of £500,000 for UNICEF’s work for children and their families around the world who have been affected by emergencies.
Shirley Bassey, Hugh Grant, Courtney Love, Bella Freud, Trinny Constantine and David Furnish were among the guests at the star-studded event, who were treated to performances by Elton John and Sting.
All proceeds from the event, which included a raffle and a silent and live auction, that took place at London’s Dorchester hotel will go directly to help support UNICEF’s General Emergency Fund.
UNICEF receives no funding from the UN and is supported entirely by voluntary contributions, making events like this so vital. The money raised from the party will enable UNICEF to reach many hundreds of thousands more children worldwide.
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“I want a Rolls-Royce too!”
The TV ad campaign was due to finish on 12th December, but the party is not over!
Here’s an article from yesterday’s Observer…
Bigger spenders give Marks Christmas hope
Copyright Ruth Sunderland
Sunday December 17, 2006
The Observer
As Dame Shirley Bassey belts out the theme to Marks & Spencer’s seasonal ad campaign, it looks as if chief executive Stuart Rose can get the party started.
Analysts predict Marks will be 6 per cent up on last year this Christmas. It has regained 1 per cent of market share in the past year – about £400m of sales.
Photos: Marks & Spencer plc
Watch the ad one last time here
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