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Friday 29 October 2010

Global Celebritites Raise Over 100k Pounds


Sonu Niigaam, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, Christian Louboutin, Gurinder Chadha, Nina Wadia and George Alagiah were just some of the well known attendees.

London’s Grosvenor House last night played host to an array of leading figures in film, sport and politics as they celebrated the launch of The Asian Awards, a prestigious new global celebration of Asian achievement and excellence. The event raised over £100,000 for leading children’s charity Save the Children’s work in Asia. The supported work will help Pakistan flood victims and help stop preventable child deaths across the continent from diseases such as pneumonia, diarrhoea and malaria.

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, Christian Louboutin, Sonu Niigaam, Gurinder Chadha, Nina Wadia and George Alagiah were just some of the well known attendees. Open to individuals born in or with direct family origin from India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan or Bangladesh, The Asian Awards highlighted exceptional achievement across all disciplines of life from business to the arts, sport, culture and public service, rewarding success from across the world.

The winners (full list below) were selected by a panel of independent judges chaired by Baroness Verma of Leicester, a Government Spokesperson in the House of Lords. Born in Amritsar in Punjab, India, Lady Verma said: “This remarkable event recognises the incredible talent of incredible people through a judging process that is open and transparent and carried out by well known people that are hugely respected in the own fields. I feel honoured to be associated with The Asian Awards.”

Gurinder Chadha OBE, one of the UK’s most successful film directors (Bend it Like Beckham, It’s a Wonderful Afterlife) presented Yash Chopra with the Outstanding Achievement in Cinema. Gurinder said: “Our Communities have taken enormous strides in all fields. It is vital we celebrate our success together and make sure we pat ourselves on the back. A victory for one is really for all.”

Over £100,000 was raised for Save the Children’s work delivering vital healthcare across Asia to help prevent the 8.8 million lives lost of children under the age of five every year and for the flood victims in Pakistan. An auction helped raise funds, selling a series of money-can’t-buy-prizes including a pair of bespoke Christian Louboutin shoes originally designed for Kylie Minogue. More donations were given as a reaction to watching a video of Director, Gurinder Chadha taken during a recent trip to India with Save the Children. United Business Media, the co-founders of the evening, also made a generous donation to take the total over the £100,000 mark.

Speaking about her trip to India with Save the Children, Gurinder said, “Wouldn’t it be incredible if tonight we can raise over £80,000 – with this amount Save the Children will then buy, equip and run a brand new mobile health clinic for two years in West Bengal. This will provide 30 of the most under-served villages – and 50,000 people – with life-saving, basic healthcare.”

Justin Forsyth, CEO of Save the Children, said: “We were thrilled at the success of the event last night. Save the Children was delighted at being given the chance to portray the struggles that children are having to survive across Asia to such a large crowd of some of the continent’s most influential and well-known celebrities. We want to thank The Asian Awards and Gurinder Chadha for their support in giving children in Asia this platform, and for the vital funds that this event raised to help Save the Children deliver vital healthcare”.

Source: http://www.indiainfoline.com/Markets/News/Global-celebritites-raise-over-100k-pound/4977606634

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