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Sacla, the
renowned Italian pesto and pasta sauce producer, donated one
of their famed classic Italian Fiat 500 cars to the Save the
Children Ball held at the Natural History Museum in London
last night and it raised a staggering GBP24,000.00.
The evening attended by the President, HRH The Princess
Royal was to raise money for the charity whose principal aim
is to fight for children in the UK and around the world who
suffer from poverty, disease, injustice and violence. The
vegetable decorated Fiat Cinquecento took pride of place on
the steps of the museum as guests arrived and was the
principal gift on the "Food for Thought" tree designed by
Shelley Thomas. There were twelve trees in total which were
all auctioned during the course of the evening
Bids were flying
in for the Fiat and after a final flurry of last minute
attempts Hugh Edmeades of Christies took to the hammer. The
32 year old Fiat has previously toured the UK and Italy
alongside the Sacla fleet of classic Fiats. However the cars
are now destined for worthy causes across the country.
Earlier this year one of the Fiats raised GBP10,000.00 for
the Child Bereavement Trust and it is hoped that the
remainder of the cars will continue to assist charities
elsewhere.
Sacla UK Limited was founded in 1991 and principally
operates in the Pesto sauce, premium pasta sauce and
antipasti market sectors. The company is a wholly owned
subsidiary of F.lli Sacla S.p.A, the privately owned parent
company, which is based in North West Italy and was founded
in 1939. |
