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Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Author: Arlene Willis
October 23rd Legends Dinner – a Huge Success!
Grapes for Humanity Global Foundation hosted the “Greatest of Grapes Legends Tasting Dinner” at the Four Seasons Hotel in New York City with top vintages donated by Pablo Alvarez (Vega Sicilia), Piero Antinori (Antinori), Laurent Drouhin (Joseph Drouhin), Leonardo Frescobaldi (Frescobaldi), Pierre-Henry Gagey (Maison Louis Jadot), Prince Robert de Luxembourg (Chateau Haut Brion), David Pearson (Opus One), Jean-Guillaume Prats (LVMH), Frederic Rouzaud (Louis Roederer), and Miguel Torres, Jr. (Torres).
The evening’s menu was designed by Gavin Kaysen and John Johnson. In a rare convergence of wine excellence, all producers were in attendance in their roles as Honorary Directors of GFH Global and were joined by world-renowned wine aficionado, Hugh Johnson, who was the recipient of the GFH Global Humanitarian Award.
Monies raised at the dinner went to:
- Vietnam Assistance for the Handicapped – School-to-Work Transition Service
- Vida Nueva Foundation (Honduras) to support their re-insertion program
- Lavalla School and Orphanage (Cambodia) for construction of new dormitory
- The Viola Wheeler Music/Arts Therapy Program in Cambodia and Honduras
GFH Global also supports on-going projects with personal/corporate donations received throughout the year.
Wines served at this magical evening: Louis Roederer Cristal 2005; Joseph Drouhin Beaune Clos des Mouches 2008; Antinori Cevaro della Sala 2009; Cheval des Andes 2008, Frescobaldi Mormoreto 2006; Torres Mas La Plana 2007; Louis Jadot Bonnes Mares 1990; Opus One 2007; Château La Mission Haut Brion 2003; Château Haut Brion 1999; Vega Sicilia Unico 1996; and Royal Tokaji Gold Label 6 Puttonyos 2008
GFH GLOBAL ESTABLISHES PHILIPPINE EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND
Please help those desperate for food and water by donating: www.gfhglobal.org/donate
GFH Global is working with the Rotary Club District 5130 in Clearlake, California and their sister club in the Philippines, (The Rotary Club of Kandaya) in Tacloban, Zone 3C, District 3860 Club No. 29316. All funds will be held in trust by the Clearlake, California Rotary Club until there is a clear indication that the funds will be used as directed. If sufficient funds are raised to qualify for a matching grant from Rotary International, a grant application will be made.
Aspen Youth Donates over $25,000 from Bar Mitzvah Gifts to Grapes for Humanity
October 1, 2012 – Apen, Co. – 13 year old Aspen resident, Jack Sarick donated 100% of his Bar Mitzah gift money to Grapes fro Humanity Global Foundation and to Grapes for Humanity Canada to benefit the Marshyangdi School in Kathmandu, Nepal.
“It is extremely rare to see such compassion and awareness in someone as young as Jack and we are humbled by his generosity. ” – Arlene Willis, Founder and CEO of GFH Global Foundation.
The Marshyangdi School’s mission is based on the belief that all children are capable of learning and have the right to learn. The co-educational boarding school provides a nurturing and academically challenging environment for Nepalese children.
“I felt that, as a family, we are in a place where Jack does not need this money. People had given generously, and at this stage in Jack’s life, it was more important to share that generosity with others.” – Shereen Sarick, Mother of Jack
Jack and his mother recently departed for an eight-month trip around the world where they will spend two months volunteering at the Marshyangdi school.
For more information on GFH Global Foundation, please visit gfhglobal.org
October 23, 2013 – “The Greatest of Grapes” presented by GFH Global Foundation
Wine legends join Daniel Boulud for a tasting dinner in support of Grapes for Humanity Global Foundation
On October 23, 2013, Grapes for Humanity Global Foundation (GFH Global) will be hosting the “Greatest of Grapes Legends Tasting Dinner” at the Four Seasons Hotel in New York City with top vintages donated by Pablo Alvarez (Vega Sicilia), Piero Antinori (Antinori), Laurent Drouhin (Joseph Drouhin), Leonardo Frescobaldi (Frescobaldi), Pierre-Henry Gagey (Maison Louis Jadot), Prince Robert de Luxembourg (Château Haut Brion), David Pearson (Opus One), Jean-Guillaume Prats (LVMH), Frédéric Rouzaud (Louis Roederer), and Miguel Torres, Jr. (Torres).
The evening’s menu will be designed by Daniel Boulud, longtime GFH Global supporter.
In a rare convergence of wine excellence, all producers will be attending in their roles as Honorary Directors of GFH Global and will be joined by world-renowned wine expert, Hugh Johnson and emcee, Guy Rigby (Director, Food and Beverage North America for Four Seasons Hotels).
Celebrating its tenth year, GFH Global is an internationally recognized charitable foundation that has raised over $2.5 million in support of landmine survivors and innocent victims of conflict and natural disasters in more than 25 countries.
“I am overwhelmed by the commitment of our Honorary Directors. There is great demand for the work of GFH Global and this dinner will enable us to expand our projects and more fully realize our mission of “turning a passion for wine into the power to soothe a troubled world.” Arlene Willis, Founder and CEO of GFH Global.
David Pearson, CEO OPUS ONE, becomes Honorary Director
GFH Global is pleased to announce that David Pearson, CEO of Opus One, is the newest member to join our distinguished board of honorary directors which includes:
Xavier Barlier, Pablo Alvarez Mezquiriz, Marchese Piero Antinori, Tony Aspler, Sandro Boscaini, Eduardo Chadwick, Robert J. Drouhin, Veronique Drouhin, Marchese Leonardo Frescobaldi, Pierre-Henry GAGEY, Angelo Gaja, Tim Hanni, Serge Hochar, Etienne Hugel, Michel Jaboulet, Norman Jewison, Hugh Johnson, Luci Baines Johnson, H.R.H. Prince Robert de Luxembourg, Corinne Mentzelopoulos, R. Michael Mondavi, Bobby Muller, David Pearson, Francois Perrin, Robert Pilon, Jean-Guillaume Prats, Guy Rigby, Baroness Philippine de Rothschiild, Frédéric Rouzaud, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Peter Sichel, Rupert Symington, Juan M. Torres, Miguel Torres, Dirk van Der Niepoort, Sandy Youman
Lavalla – Brother Darryl Slater Remembered
Br Darryl Slater dies in Cambodia
Australian Marist Brother, Br Darryl Slater FMS, has died suddenly at Lavalla School, Takmao, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Dec 11. Br Darryl, 63, was a key member of the Marist Brothers’ team working amongst physically disabled youngsters for the past eleven years and was in his 45th year of religious service as a Marist Brother.
The loss of Brother Darryl is deeply devastating in so many ways to all of us at GFH Global Foundation. We always looked forward to seeing him and hearing about the challenges he and Brother Terry faced at Lavalla and how brilliantly these challenges were met. Always a smile, never a complaint and loved and respected by the students. We will surely miss him.
Australian Marist Fathers have had close association with Br Darryl through the Marist Mission Centre’s collaboration with Lavalla since its inception in 1997-98. A funeral service and cremation was held on Dec 15 in Phnom Penh, and a memorial Mass at St Joseph’s College, Hunters Hill, NSW, on Dec 16,
$219,000 Distributed in 2011
GFH Global Foundation is pleased to announce that we have distributed $219,000 in 2011. All projects have been thoroughly researched and visited.
- St. Damien Pediatric Hospital – Port au Prince, Haiti – $92,000
- Equipment purchase for St. Damien Neonatal Unit – Port au Prince, Haiti – Maternity and Neonatology Units New operating theatre- Two Incubators at $20,000 each – 06/26/2011
- Purchase of 1 incubator, 1 ultrasound probe, 2 neonatal resuscitation islands, & thermal beds – 12/6/2011
- World Education Fund – Laos – $20,000
- Outfitting one room, for welding and/or spray painting with high pressure ventilation systems. Welding room will be outfitted with a tower to make it easier for someone in a wheelchair to do welding. 06/26/2011
- 30 all-terrain wheelchairs – Assembly, distribution, and assessment – 12/06/2011
- C.R.I.L.A. – A New Step of Hope – La Ceiba, Honduras – $20,000 – June 26, 2011
- Equipment and supplies purchase for CRILA Prosthetics Project Building Workshop – in La Ceiba, Honduras.
- Hôpital Albert Schweitzer – Deschapelle, Haiti – $25,000 – June 26, 2011
- This grant is to be used for Maternal and Child Health, a priority which touches the lives of many who come to HAS. It encompasses pediatrics, maternal health, high risk obstetrics, education, the well-baby clinics and post-partum checkups.
- Philip Craig Arts Therapy Program – Deschapelle, Haiti – $11,670 – June 26, 2011
- This grant is to be used solely for the continuation, expansion and promotion of PCATP in Deschapelle, Haiti and to include expenses for art supplies and to provide food for patients.
- Honduras – Reinsertaion Project – for death train victims – $20,000 – December 6, 2011
- Rehabilitation: Prosthetic/Wheelchairs and rehabilitation for death train survivors
- J. Watamull Global Hospital & Research Centre – India – $5,000 – December 6, 2011
- Cost of detecting and curing tuberculosis over a geographical area comprising 12 villages
- Hanger Klinik – Ivan Sabel Foundation – Deschapelle, Haiti – $25,000.00
- Funding for Prosthetic and orthotic Equipment for new Prosthetic Clinic in Port au Prince, Haiti
Opus One Dinner Raises over $350,000 for Grapes for Humanity Global Foundation
NEW YORK, Oct. 25, 2011 — – On October 19, 2011 at the Four Seasons Hotel in New York City, Grapes for Humanity Global Foundation (GFH Global) raised over $350,000 thanks to the incredible generosity of David Pearson, CEO of Opus One, and other supporters.
Guests at the dinner joined distinguished members of the international wine community in tasting five vintages of Opus One: 1985, 1996, 2001, 2005, and, for the first time, 2008.
Before the dinner, guests were treated to a Cristal 2004 reception in the hotel’s Garden Room donated by Frederic Rouzaud of Louis Roederer Champagne. To finish the evening, Jean-Guillaume Prats of Cos d’Estournel donated Imperial Estate Hetszolo 1996 6P Tokaji Aszu .
“We were honored to host an auction dinner with Grapes for Humanity Global Foundation at the beautiful venue provided by the Four Seasons Hotel in New York City. We were highly gratified that the evening produced a new record in donations,” said David Pearson, CEO of Opus One
GFH Global is an internationally recognized charitable foundation that has raised more than $2 million to support landmine survivors and innocent victims of conflict and disease around the world.
The funds raised at last week’s dinner will support the GFH Global Arts Therapy Programs in Haiti and Cambodia, St. Damien Pediatric Hospital in Haiti, The Hanger Ivan R. Sabel Foundation, and Lavalla School and Orphanage in Cambodia.
The evening was sponsored by Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc., Mutual of America and Jacq. Pierot Jr & Sons, Inc.
For more information about Grapes for Humanity Global Foundation, please visit www.gfhglobal.org or find us on Twitter @GFHglobal.
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