What a night! Challenge4aCause held an Auction Evening last night at the SA Natural History Museum in Cape Town, in order to raise funds for Save the Rhino Trust. Challenge4aCause is our in-house social responsibility project that seeks to put something back into Africa and our primary charity for this year is Save the Rhino Trust, which seeks to protect the endangered black rhino in the remote Namibian desert.
And the evening really was a roaring success. Our suppliers donated generously with accommodation and tours, from a week-long Wilderness Safari in Namibia to a 5-day trip down the Garden Route. Through our auction we managed to raise about R118,000 which will go towards our main goal of raising R350,000 for Save the Rhino Trust, enough to sponsor an anti-poaching unit for a year.
All our guests were entered into a lucky draw with a whole host of prizes on offer, from wine and cheese tasting to make-over vouchers from the Body Shop. The Challenge4aCause branded wine went down like a treat – perhaps too well for some of those bidding! – and all the proceeds were going to a worthy cause!
As part of our fundrasing efforts, the 18 challengers also sold raffle tickets, with the final draw taking place at the auction evening.
The final winners of the raffle were:
1st Prize: 1673 Dr I Botha won 2 nights for him and a friend in Victoria Falls at the David Livingstone Hotel. Prize includes return flights, transfers, a tour of the falls, a sundowner cruise and an Elephant Back Safari.
2nd Prize: 3719 Rob Peet won 2 nights for 2 people sharing at Le Franschhoek Hotel in the Cape Winelands.
3rd Prize: 6441 Letisha Chetty won 1 spa treatment at Cape Royale Hotel in Cape Town.
4th Prize: 4621 Anthony Humphries won 1 case of special reserve Arabella Red wine
We would like to thank everyone who attended the auction evening – and for contributing so generously to our cause. You really have made a difference, and we salute you for helping to protect the desert rhino and local communities in Namibia!
There is no rest for the wicked though and tomorrow (Saturday 4 July) the 18 Challengers will head off to Namibia to undertake the challenge of cycling 350km across the dust and heat of the Damaraland desert in 7 days!
Wish us luck – and thanks again to everyone who has supported us!
NB: If you would like to contribute or find out more about Challenge4aCause, click here!
