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TED
TURNER TO BE HONOURED AT
ADOPT-A-MINEFIELD CAMPAIGN DINNER AT
U.N. ON 4 APRIL (MaximsNews.com, U.N.)
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"We
are not done ridding the world of landmines," said Timothy E. Wirth,
president of the United Nations
Foundation and the Better
World Fund,
partners with Adopt-A-Minefield
campaign.
"This
annual event is an important way for us to continue to help fund the
crucial work of those in the field. We hope that people will join us on
this special evening."
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Adopt-A-Minefield is a campaign of the United
Nations Association of the USA in partnership with the United Nations and
Ted Turner's Better World Fund.
Its main goals are to clear minefields,
provide assistance to landmine survivors, and raise awareness about the global
landmine crisis.
With partner campaigns in the United
Kingdom, Sweden and Canada the campaign to date has raised nearly $22 million
and cleared over 6,000 acres of high priority land in the most heavily mined
countries in the world, including Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia,
Croatia, Mozambique and Vietnam.
Recognized today as the leading private
donor to mine action in the world, Adopt-A-Minefield has engaged well over
300,000 people worldwide in resolving one of the most serious humanitarian
problems facing a full one-third of the world's nations.
The evening's festivities will start
with cocktails and hors d'oeuvres at 6:30pm. Dinner begins at 8pm and features a
live auction by Christie's, a short awards presentation to the honorees and a
multi-course meal prepared by some of New York City's most celebrated chefs
including: Alexandra Guarnaschelli of Butter, Michael Laiskonis of Le Bernardin,
Galen Zamarra of Mas, Gabriel Kreuther of The Modern and Michael Lomonaco of
Porter House.
For information on purchasing 2007 Night
of a Thousand Dinners NYC Benefit tickets please call 917-324043 or
212-907-1314.
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(Jordan), Sir Brian Urquhart, Hans Blix, Amb.
Richard Holbrooke, Anwar Ibrahim, Bianca Jagger,
Dr. Nafis Sadik, Shashi Tharoor, Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, Noeleen Heyzer, Kerry
Kennedy, Ian Williams, Stephen Schlesinger, Sen.
Timothy E. Wirth, Marc Morial, Amb. Jayantha
Dhanapala (Sri Lanka), Amb. Pierre Schori
(Sweden), Amb. William H. Luers, Susan Roosevelt
Weld, Rory Kennedy, Mehri
Madarshahi, J. Michael Adams, Gloria Feldt,
Jeffrey Laurenti, Rodney D. Smith, Rory
O'Connor, Genevieve Stamper, Max Stamper and
others.
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