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Making a presence for
the British American
Business Council was
Michael Towner and
stunning wife Karen, who
we also saw
on the runway.
Photos by:
Peter Rains
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Princess of Wales
Memorial Fund Reception
February 21, 2009
Two City Plaza
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Black Tie International
Magazine held a cocktail reception for The Princess of Wales
Memorial Fund on the magnificent rooftop at Two City Plaza
in West Palm Beach. The event took place on Saturday
evening February 21, 2009.
Several hundred Palm Beach residents and visitors attended
and enjoyed this marvelous event which celebrated the life
of Princess Diana.
Special Thanks To:
GSB Racing & Breeding
Global Arena Capital
America's Choice Equities LLC
Five Star Financial Consulting, LLC
International Business Committee
Island Home International
Estelle's Organic
Lightening Video
Peter Rains
Ballet Florida
The British American Business Council
Couture Fashion Week
The Moffit Center
Palm Beach Rox TV's - Roxanne Celia
KEFTV
NTDTV
The Entire Staff of Two City Plaza
and to
All The Friends of Black Tie Magazine
for your continued support
The Princess of Wales
Memorial Fund
The trustees of the Diana,
Princess of Wales Memorial Fund, made
the decision early on in the life of the organization, to
‘spend out’ the
money raised after Princess Diana’s death. Therefore it has
not been
actively raising money for the last five years.
The reasons were:
They didn’t want the Fund to compete with other charities
for the
public’s donations to charities.
They didn’t want the Fund to spend part of its money
staffing a
fundraising department.
The amount of capital, although large, would not have
generated
enough money to make a big difference to its target
beneficiaries.
They wanted the charities it funds to be the best legacy for
Diana.
Over the past ten years the Fund has given some 70 million
pounds in
grants to 350 organizations in the UK and around the world.
The
types of beneficiaries have been people affected by
HIV/AIDS; people
with serious health problems; communities affected by
landmines and
other post conflict issues; people needing counseling, in
particular
bereavement counseling; families of offenders in prison; and
young
refugees and asylum seekers.
Until it closed down, the Fund will focus on three areas.
The trustees
thought that these would be the best way to continue Diana’s
legacy of supporting the most disadvantaged people in the
world, and in the
UK. In particular helping young vulnerable people, as well
as courageously embracing unpopular or marginalized causes.
The three areas are:
1 - The Palliative Care Initiative
2 - The Refugee and Asylum Seekers Initiative
3 - The Partnership Initiative
The Fund will spread up to 10 million pounds on its
Palliative Care
Initiative for people living with HIV/AIDS, cancer and other
life-limiting illnesses in nine countries English speaking countries in
sub-Saharan Africa. It supports a number of hospices and
centers that provide palliative care, and is working to
change health policy in these
countries so that more resources are provided to deliver
appropriate
treatment. In the centers supported by the Fund, palliative
care
addresses the patient’s individual concerns, including his
or her emotional, spiritual and family needs as well as the
appropriate medical treatments.
The Fund will also spend 10 million pounds on the refugee
and asylum
seekers initiative. This will fund organizations working in
the UK to
encourage positive attitudes towards refugees and asylum
seekers, support unaccompanied children, promote children’s
rights and stop the detention of children.
Young people who are refugees and asylum seekers are among
the
most vulnerable groups in the UK today. The Fund hopes to
make
public opinion more positive towards this group and change
policy
that currently makes it difficult for the rights of young
refugee and
asylum seekers to be upheld
Partnership Initiative will
provide 5 million pounds to partner organizations that will
deliver the Fund’s goals. Currently it is working
with the Cluster Munitions Coalition to get cluster
munitions
banned at an international treaty meeting in Oslo. It is
also involving the Prison Reform Trust to work towards changes in
policy
and practice that prevent young offenders being held in
prison or
other places of detention, and supports other more
appropriate ways of dealing with these often vulnerable and
disadvantaged youngsters.
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The Diana,
Princess of Wales Memorial Fund
The First Floor
The County Hall
Westminster Bridge Road
London SE1 7PB
Tel: 020 7902 5500
Fax: 020 7902 5511
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Ballet
Florida's Director of Development, Stephen Dori Shin, with
Stephanie Hill and Melissa Bosomworth. The Ballet Florida
made a beautiful addition to the festivities with a runway
performance and a promotion for their upcoming opening of
"Cinderella" at the
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts,
March 6th.
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Couture
Fashion Week comes to Palm Beach |
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Co-sponsor, Gale
Brophy with socialite friend and animal rights sponsor
Gertrude Maxwell is interviewed by Palm Beach Rox TV's
Roxanne Cella. |
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www.theworkcontinues.org
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To list an
upcoming event please contact
joyce@blacktiemagazine.com |
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