Singapore, Springtime Lunch 2010
Springtime Lunch at the home of Kerry and Marco Bardelli The Singapore Chapter’s 2010 edition of the Springtime Lunch event was hosted on March 11 by the Chapter’s Treasurer and his spouse, Marco and Kerry Bardelli, in their characteristic colonial black and white residence in Adam Park.  Nearly 70 guests including businesspeople, entrepreneurs and local socialites attended the event and the event was graced by the presence of H.E. Italian Ambassador Anacleto Felicani and Mrs. Felicani, among other distinguished personalities, including Mr and Mrs Guibert, Mrs. Justine Wingrove, Mr. Alberto Martinelli, Mr. Angelo Corbetta, Mr. and Mrs. Sponzilli, Mr and Mrs Garcha, and Mrs. Carole de Senarclens.  The Italian lunch was entirely sponsored by Oso Ristorante to the benefit of the Pistorio Foundation.  Founder Pasquale Pistorio also was present and spoke passionately about his recent inauguration of the new primary school in Huay Kuk, Chiang Rai, Thailand built by the Foundation and that the Foundation currently supports the education, primary health care and nutrition of nearly 1200 children in Thailand and Cambodia.

Through sales of tickets and live auction led by Torrey Dorsey from the Singapore Polo Club, the fundraiser enabled the Foundation to raise nearly SGD 28,000, 100% of which will go directly to support children’s education programs in Thailand and Cambodia.  Many thanks to our generous donors and sponsors, able auctioneer, and volunteers of the Singapore Chapter that made this lunch a great success and will enable tens of children to attend school in the coming academic year. 

A special mention goes to our event partners, Oso Ristorante, who generously provided the lovely food & Prosecco; Mr and Mrs Bardelli for helping in the organization and offering a marvelous venue for the event and sponsoring the valet parking; to our event media partner, Harper’s BAZAAR Singapore; and to our sponsors of the 13 exciting auction prizes ranging from paintings, to home furniture, and jewellery: Lisa Zanatta, Ketna Patel, Emilio Pucci, Molteni & C, Asiatique Collections, Swatch, The Orientalist, Sagem Wireless, Singapore Repertory Theatre, Arete Culture, The Boon's Pottery,  Carrot Banana Peach.

Singapore, 2010
Pucci Pre-Spring 2010 Collection fashion show
Summer, bold “Italianism” and evolving the body conscious silhouette into a fresh wardrobe for today’s Pucci woman was the theme of a fashion show to benefit the Pistorio Foundation held in January at the residence of HE the Ambassador Folco de Luca Gabrielli and Mrs. Nilou De Luca Gabrielli of Italy.

Guests were treated to a vibrant show from Pucci’s Pre-Spring 2010 collection, featuring prints & embroideries inspired by an aquatic palette of blue, pink, yellow, red and sun bleached khaki, with gold and silver accents.

Following the show, guests had a private shopping opportunity to buy all the designs shown, as well as additional accessories, and  Pucci generously donated a percentage of the sales, nearly SGD 4,000, to the Pistorio Foundation .  The event was well-attended by many local fashionistas and expatriate ladies, many of whom are ongoing supporters of the foundation.  Many thanks to these wonderfully  generous guests, and a special thanks to the Bluebell Group (distributors of Pucci in Singapore and Malaysia), along with our heartfelt appreciation to HE the Ambassador Folco de Luca Gabrielli and Mrs. Nilou De Luca Gabrielli for hosting this fundraiser in their beautiful home.

January 12, 2010
Donation to Haiti Earthquake Emergency
The Pistorio Foundation has donated 30,000 US$ to the Haiti Emergency following the tremendous earthquake that struck the country on January 12, 2010.  "UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has described the situation in earthquake-devastated Haiti as the worst humanitarian crisis in decades."  The Pistorio Foundation has devolved 10,000 US$ to Medecins Sans Frontieres for emergency releif, and 10,000 US$ to Entrepreneurs du Monde and 10,000 US$ to Lumières pour Haiti, for reconstruction aid - all highly efficient and worthy organizations with a long-time, established presence in Haiti.

November 2009
Joining with the ever-popular stage production of ‘The Jungle Book’, a magical afternoon of laughter and singing was enjoyed by Pistorio Foundation guests at the Singapore Repertory Theatre on November 28th, 2009. More than 150 children and their families enjoyed the light-hearted show, which was followed by ‘best costume’ awards for children and lovely Italian snacks and drinks provided by our sponsors. Children also had a chance to ‘meet’ several of the characters and have their photos taken with them after the show.

The event raised SGD 6,000 from ticket sales, sponsors and generous donors, 100% of which will go toward Pistorio Foundation’s Chiang Rai Village Project for underprivileged children of hill-tribe communities in Thailand.

Many thanks to the sponsors, including: The Little Company and Singapore Repertory Theatre, Asian Geographic Junior, Shangri-La Hotel, John Monteiro International Music School, Frigidarium, Fidgets, Aqua Panna, Sophia Rose and The Better Toy Store. Many thanks also to Luvin Lim for his tireless support to photograph Pistorio Foundation events, and for capturing wonderful images of the children with the Jungle Book characters, and to all the volunteers that have donated their time, resources and tireless energy to make the event possible.

Thanks to all the generous performers, guests, and sponsors including Denise Wines, The Italian Wine List, Ermenegildo Zegna, Missoni, Bawa House 87, Furla, Audemars Piguet, Aman Resorts, Pucci, Autium, Il Lido, Forlino, Moschino, for their support and for enabling the Foundation to raise over 115,000 Singapore Dollars.  100% of the funds will be invested entirely in sponsorship programs to allow less privileged children to receive an education and have access to primary health care and proper nutrition, and towards school construction programs in Thailand and Cambodia, impacting the lives of hundreds of children.

For more information on the event, please contact us on contact@pistoriofoundation.org.

May 2009
Pistorio Foundation Charity Cocktail Reception
On Friday 15 May 2009 a Charity Cocktail Reception was organized, sponsored, and hosted by art-dealers Carole and Frédéric de Senarclens in support of the Pistorio Foundation’s Chiang Rai Village Project. Guests were able to admire impressionist artworks by masters such as Renoir and Vuillard, enjoy Italian Barbera Sant’Emiliano wine offered by the Marchesi Incisa della Rocchetta family, and Laurent-Perrier champagne, sponsored by Ludovic de Lageard, while learning about the Foundation and our latest projects. H.E. Italian Ambassador Folco de Luca Gabrielli and H.E. Swiss Ambassador Joerg Reding attended the event, together with distinguished guests from the finance and business sectors.

Over S$16,500 were raised during the evening from voluntary personal donations as well as from an auction of a lithograph by British contemporary artist Adam Dant. These donations will go directly to the Pistorio Foundation’s Chiang Rai Village Project and namely towards the sponsorship of children’s education, acquisition of school supplies and resources and construction of a new primary school in a hill-tribe village.

April 2009
Singapore Chapter, Springtime Lunch April 28, 2009:
In the tranquil garden setting of an historic black and white colonial style private home in Singapore, the Pistorio Foundation held a Springtime Lunch on April 28th, 2009 to share the success of its various projects and to continue with its fund-raising initiatives for underprivileged children in Southeast Asia.

In 2008, the Singapore Chapter of the Foundation raised funds for infrastructure and scholarship programs for hill-tribe children in the Chiang Rai province of Thailand and built a primary school campus & dormitory for the remote village of Ban Mhai Pattaná. The fundraising efforts of the Springtime Lunch will go towards the building of a school in another hill-tribe village, for the Hmong people in another geographically isolated area within the Chiang Rai region.
 

The event was attended by guests including members of the business and diplomatic community who enjoyed gourmet food catered by Fine Palate, fine wine by Denise Wines and mineral water from Acqua Panna, our generous event partners. An impressive amount of $24,455 was raised, 100% of which will go toward the cost of building the school.

The activities of the day included a ‘live’ auction of Universal Restaurant dinner for 6 and Selected Wines donated by Denise Wines, ‘silent’ auctions of items donated by Bulgari Fine Palate, The Shophouse, The Fort Printers (Sri Lanka) and Koupaia art studios, and raffle draws of exclusive items donated by Narumi Photography, Samsonite, Carrot Banana Peach, Lee Carrington golf professional, Urban Nail & Beauty, CeleVenus, Chateau de Sable, Hediard, and Stuffed Parties.

Many thanks to our generous event partners, sponsors and guests whose support and generosity makes the challenging vision of the Foundation possible and realizable.

March 2009
Pasquale PistorioNominated Commandeur de l'Ordre National du Mérite
"Pistorio Foundation Founder and President, Pasquale Pistorio, was nominated "Commandeur de l'Ordre National du Mérite" by the President of the French Republic on March 25, 2009. In September 2005 he had been awarded "Officier de la Légion d'Honneur" the French Republic."

January 2009
Donation for releif aid to children victims of the War in Congo
"In response to the ongoing decade long conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo that continues to claim 45,000 victims per month, half of which children ("The Guardian"), and which counts today over 5 million deaths since the start of the conflict, where contending war groups have ravaged a country to take control of one of the world's richest areas in mineral resources at the expense of its population, and in particular innocent women and children. The Foundation has donated 20,000 CHF to VIS, Volontari Internazionali per lo Sviluppo (International Volunteers for Development), to come in aid of the thousands of children in the a refugee camp near Goma, on the border with Rwanda, who have escaped war and violence, and who are in desperate need of food, shelter, medical assistance, and peace."