Renault F1 Team and Oxfam power forward to raise thousands
for Brazil's poor - 10 OCT 2006
Renault F1 Team and Oxfam join forces for their fifth joint
on-line auction.
Tuesday, 10 October is a date for F1 fans to mark in their
diaries, as the Renault F1 Team and Oxfam join forces once
again to host an online auction of F1 memorabilia to raise
money to help overcome poverty and suffering in Brazil. This
is the fifth in a series of auctions that have raised over
£60,000 for Oxfam's work in Brazil in the last four
years.
Renault F1 Team are again providing unique items for auction
as part of their continuing support of Oxfam's ‘One
Million Cisterns' project, which provides water for poor communities
in North Eastern Brazil. This is a region where 11 million
rural people do not have access to clean water, the lack of
which causes illness and disease and is a huge factor in the
high infant mortality rate in the region. Ensuring access
to a safe water supply is the vital priority and, in partnership
with other organisations, Oxfam is implementing a huge project
to build one million water tanks to collect rainwater in this
region.
The Ebay auction runs for ten days ending on Thursday, 19
October and gives anyone and everyone the chance to bid on
hugely collectable (signed) F1 memorabilia worn by current
world champion Fernando Alonso and fellow Renault F1 Team
drivers Giancarlo Fisichella and Heikki Kovalainen. Items
on offer include:
• Alonso-signed racing overalls, race vest, shirt,
gloves, caps and balaclava.
• Fisichella-signed racing overalls, cap, balaclava,
race shirt, and racing vest.
• Kovalainen-signed racing overalls, race vest, race
shirt and balaclava.
Renault F1 Team Managing Director Flavio Briatore commented:
"The members of the Renault F1 Team are once again proud
to be supporting Oxfam's charitable work in Brazil. We race
in Sao Paulo every year, and enjoy the vibrant culture and
hospitality of the country. But we are also struck by the
social poverty in the cities - and that we know exists in
the countryside too. It is a privilege to be able to use the
popularity of our team, and Formula 1, to improve the basic
standard of living for so many people, and we hope that this
auction will make a significant contribution to achieving
that goal."
"Over the last four years these auctions have raised
significant amounts of money for the One Million Cisterns
project in Brazil, and we are extremely grateful for the Renault
F1 Team's continued support. The sale of these items –
each one representing a piece of F1 history – will make
a huge contribution to our work", said Michael Taylor,
Oxfam's Marketing Manager, High Value Donated Gifts.
Log on to www.oxfam.org.uk/f1
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