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Racehorse bids gallop to €15,000
26.11.07
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A BIG-hearted Inishowen
syndicate fronted by hotelier Sean Keogh have bid a
whopping €15,000 for the one-year lease of a
racehorse to help the Make A Wish Foundation
charity. |
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The bid was the highest
amount paid for any of the lots that went under the
hammer at the fabulous 02 Make a Wish Foundation
Oscars Ball in Buncrana on Friday night. Early
estimates suggest that more than €45,000 was raised
on the night.
Other auction money-spinners were tickets to see
Celine Dion in Paris that went for €3,400; tickets
for the Real Madrid v Villareal match in Madrid in
January fetched €1,400; a walk-on part in soap
Emmerdale made €1,800; |
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the Ireland v Scotland
Six Nations game at Croke Park in February made,
€1,700 and a corporate box to see Michael Flatley's
Lord of the Dance at the Millennium Forum in
February plus a signed poster of the event fetched,
€1,900. Also under the hammer was the Man Utd v
Liverpool match at Old Trafford in March with
flights and accommodation that checked in at a cool
€2,100 while a gallon of specially-labelled Make A
Wish Tyrconnel Whiskey fetched €500. A signed
Padraig Harrington golf jacket took in €1,100 while
a Formula 1 shirt signed by Lewis Hamilton made
€750. |
The eagerly-awaited
ball did not disappoint with the weeks and months of
hard work by organisers, Francis Callaghan, Alison
Hegarty, Frances Gill and many others in evidence
from start to close.
From the red carpet picture parade with Marilyn
Munro and Laurel and Hardy to the champagne
reception, the five-course dinner and great
performances by X Factor finalists Journey South and
the legendary Drifters, the event was a fun and
surprise-filled extravaganza throughout. |
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North West co-ordinator
for the Make a Wish Foundation Francis Callaghan
paid tribute last night to everyone who contributed
to the success of the event. "Early estimates
suggest the event raised around €45,000 which was
absolutely amazing," he said. "All the money raised
on the night will go towards providing wishes for
children with a life-threatening illness between the
ages three to 18 years in the North West."
For more photographs from the event,
click here . |
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