Make a Wish of UAE - Pamela Anderson and Montell Jordan

[rita@majesticnannies]

Emirates Palace Star Shines Bright (May-2008)
Abu Dhabi, UAE, June 01, 2008 – Emirates Palaces’ renowned supper club ‘Embassy Abu Dhabi’ played host to a social media gathering on Friday afternoon. Superstars; Actress Pamela Anderson and Famed singer/songwriter/producer Montell Jordan journeyed to Abu Dhabi to help promote the UAE Branch of the Make-a-Wish Foundation.
‘I am especially excited to be here to raise money for the Make-a-Wish organization, an organization that I have long admired and I have always enjoyed helping them raise money in the past’, said Pamela Anderson.
Mr. Jordan agreed, ‘It is an honour and a privilege to be involved with the Make-a-Wish Foundation as a musical ambassador for the USA. I am inspired by the children of the UAE and what this foundation represents’.
The festivities didn’t cease there, Montell Jordan and Pamela Anderson also attended Friday night’s Make-a-Wish Foundation celebrity football match which took place on the western grounds of Emirates Palace.

Saturday night saw Embassy Abu Dhabi’s gala evening with the stars. Montell Jordan performed many of his popular hit songs and a dinner with Ms. Anderson was auctioned off for the princely sum of AED 230,000, along with many other magnificent auction items, such as a very special painting from one of the Make-a-Wish Foundation Children was sold for AED 32,000, AED 80,000 was the successful bid for a gorgeous watch, two autographed T-shirts donated by UK Premier league players we sold for AED 15,000 and AED 14,000, and dinner with stars of the Hydra Executives TV show went under the hammer for AED 20,000. Overall the Auction raised over AED 400,000. All finds raised from the Auction will be donated to Make-a-Wish Foundation in the UAE.
Kempinski’s Emirates Palace and Embassy Abu Dhabi are equally honored to be involved with the special cause. ‘Charity work is highly important to the Kempinski Hotel Group, and we aspire to assist where ever possible, Make-a-Wish Foundation is such an important aid organization in this region, and their work is inspirational making lives of the UAE’s very special children a little brighter,’ said Hans Olbertz, General Manager Emirates Palace.
Make-a-Wish foundation grants wishes to children with life threatening conditions. The Foundation has enriched the lives of children through its wish-granting work.

Rita Bains - Vice Chairman of Make a Wish of UAE