{"id":44657,"date":"2013-06-29T00:31:35","date_gmt":"2013-06-28T22:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=44657"},"modified":"2013-07-01T12:35:41","modified_gmt":"2013-07-01T10:35:41","slug":"cape-town-one-of-120-cities-celebrating-the-global-party-for-charity-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/cape-town-one-of-120-cities-celebrating-the-global-party-for-charity-this-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Cape Town one of 120 cities celebrating The Global Party for charity this weekend!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"The<\/a>Cape Town is one of 120 cities celebrating The Global Party this weekend, which began on Thursday and runs through until this evening, each of three parties per city and 360 parties in total \u00a0‘linking the world for a worthy cause<\/em>‘ aimed at benefiting children through the 360000 VIPs, celebrities, and jetsetters attending. \u00a0The Global Party theme this year is ‘Global Glamour<\/em>‘.<\/p>\n

The first Global Party was held two years ago, with 80 parties held. \u00a0The event is to become an annual one from now onwards, and the proceeds from donations received and the monies raised through auctions will go to The Global Charity Trust as well as to local country-specific charities. The 120 parties per evening are live-streamed globally. \u00a0The global parties are being held at an elite list of the world\u2019s chicest nightspots, including Nikki Beach in Marrakesh, Paris\u2019s Ozu Club, and The Savoy in London.<\/p>\n

We were invited to attend The Global Party at The Pepper Club Hotel & Spa double storey penthouse, with panoramic views of Table Mountain and Table Bay from the 20th floor last night, having been preceded by the party at Club 31 in the ABSA building on Thursday evening, and to be followed by the sit-down dinner at Shimmy Beach Club, with the theme ‘Diamonds are Forever<\/em>‘ this evening. \u00a0\u2018We relish the opportunity to throw the most unforgettable party Cape Town has ever seen’<\/em> \u00a0said Shimmy Beach Club Director Shawn Mace.<\/p>\n

The monies raised at all three Cape Town global parties will go to AIDS NGO Wola Nani with its Orphans and Vulnerable Children Programme (OVC).\u00a0\u00a0Wola Nani, Xhosa for ‘we embrace and develop one another<\/em>‘, was established in 1994 as a non-profit organization to support women, orphans, and vulnerable children infected by HIV-AIDS.<\/p>\n

The canap\u00e9s served had a global theme, with flags designating the country of origin of the dishes, including French cheeses, Italian pizza, German wurst, and South African biltong and dro\u00eb wors. Drinks were sponsored by Peroni, SKYY, and Marilyn Monroe’s favourite champagne Piper Heidsieck. \u00a0Auction items were donated by Aquila, Fantastic\u00a0Racing, Alphen Boutique Hotel, \u00a0Pepper Club Hotel & Spa, Grand Africa, and The Last Word.<\/p>\n

The Global Party<\/strong>: \u00a0http:\/\/www.theglobalparty.com\/<\/a>. \u00a0The 2011 Global Party: http:\/\/www.theglobalparty.com\/video\/<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 Twitter: @TheGlobalParty<\/p>\n

Chris von Ulmenstein, Whale Cottage Portfolio: www.whalecottage.com<\/a> \u00a0Twitter:@WhaleCottage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Cape Town is one of 120 cities celebrating The Global Party this weekend, which began on Thursday and runs through until this evening, each of three parties per city and 360 parties in total \u00a0‘linking the world for a worthy cause‘ aimed at benefiting children through the 360000 VIPs, celebrities, and jetsetters attending. \u00a0The Global […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false},"categories":[3,124,1918,20,21],"tags":[1297,14252,19573,32366,32378,19567,19574,18892,19571,19570,19563,19564,3866,14232,19568,17621,19572,19562,19561,19575,19566,19565,32373,19569],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t