May 2006 - The Red Cross Charity Wine Auction

The 8th of May is World Red Cross day every year fundraising celebrations are held worldwide to highlight the plight of people living with poverty & illness. One such function was held at Browns Restaurant in Rivonia.

This gala event took the form of a Charity Auction of rare wines from world renowned wineries such as Meerlust, Warwick, Mont du Toit, Klein Constantia & Rustenberg. Of course, no auction is complete without a personality to ‘bang the gavel’ and this was Schalk Burger Snr, former springbok rugby player and owner of Welbedacht Wine Estate. He was an entertaining auctioneer, regailing the guests with tales of Rugby & wine. All this excitement got stomachs rumbling so luckily Browns Executive Chef, Ken Garvey had designed a gourmet 3 course meal.

The evening was attended by 100 top corporate executives who bidded enthusiastically for the auction lots. Mandisa Kalako-Williams, president of the South African Red Cross Society was there to receive the R 95 000 that Browns managed to raise. She was overwhelmed by the positive response and if all goes well, this may be an annual event!

Call 011 803 7533 or email bookings@browns.co.za