The Arora Charitable Foundation, founded by Surinder and Sunita Arora to manage the charitable work of the Arora Group, today announced that comedian, television presenter and actor, Brian Conley will host its third Arora Ball, at which Sir Cliff Richard is amongst the list of attending supporters.
Lord Jeffrey Archer will act as Auctioneer for the evening, with exclusive prizes including Sir Cliff Richard’s personal car, a Mercedes 500SL with one of his personalised number plates, CR 2000; a weekend in the South of France on a luxury yacht; and an exclusive glamour experience with Unicef Ambassador and supermodel, Claudia Schiffer1.
The Ball takes place on Saturday 3 December 2016 at the Group’s newest flagship hotel, InterContinental London – The O2. The evening has a Gold Masquerade theme and will include a champagne reception, a sumptuous four-course dinner, and a range of special performances.
Commenting on the event, Sir Cliff Richard said: “It is not only a pleasure but also a privilege to participate in and attend the Arora Ball, which benefits such worthy causes. I was delighted to be able to support Surinder and Sunita Arora and I hope that the donation of my car to the auction helps to raise as much money as possible for the beneficiaries.”
This year’s Arora Ball will be held in aid of Unicef, the world’s leading children’s organisation, and Shiksha ki Ore, a campaign by India's news and infotainment network, NDTV, in partnership with the Kalinga Institute Of Social Sciences which helps educate underprivileged children in India.
The most recent Arora Ball, held in 2014 at Sofitel London Heathrow, raised over £750,000 for two causes, Evelina London Children’s Hospital and LILY Against Human Trafficking; a target which organisers of this year’s balls are aiming to surpass.
Sunita Arora, joint founder of the Arora Charitable Foundation, commented: “We are delighted to have Brian Conley, Sir Cliff Richard and Lord Jeffrey Archer join us to lead proceedings at the Ball. They will be the perfect hosts for the event and whilst the evening itself promises to be a spectacular affair, what is foremost in our mind is raising as much money as possible for the nominated causes.”
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The Arora Ball
A few last-minute tickets for the Charity Ball, proceeds of which will benefit multiple causes via the Arora Charitable Foundation, are available for sale via the Arora Ball website.
The Ball has been organised in conjunction with India’s largest news network, NDTV, together with the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences, and The Arora Group is grateful to all of the organisations and individuals supporting the event.
1Details on the auction prizes can be found at www.aroraballauction.com
Arora Group
The Arora Group is a successful UK-focused private group of companies, which leverages synergies across its specialist property, construction and hotel divisions to its strategic advantage. Since 1999, the Group has built its standing through meticulously managing projects from inception to delivery and beyond. Today, it owns and manages a diverse portfolio of flagship assets across the nation’s key business locations, partnering with some of the world’s most recognised brands to deliver consistently high service levels and sustainable growth. For more information please visit www.thearoragroup.com
The Arora Charitable Foundation
The Arora Charitable Foundation was established to create a structure for the Arora Group to support social responsibility initiatives in the UK and overseas. To date two Arora Balls have been held; the inaugural Arora Ball was held in 2012 at Sofitel London Heathrow and in 2014 the Ball took place at Sofitel London Heathrow. The charity Ball raised a combined total of over £1.2 million on behalf of the Arora Charitable Foundation.
The Foundation works closely with the charities it supports to ensure that all donations achieve their desired objectives. Its mission is to empower the communities it supports and create opportunities for the underprivileged, primarily through education and healthcare. With an internationally recognised portfolio of hotels, Arora Hotels comprises some of the UK’s finest large-scale business and leisure hotels, including Sofitel London Heathrow, Renaissance London Heathrow Hotel, Sofitel London Gatwick and London’s largest new luxury event venue, InterContinental London – The O2. Also operated by Arora Hotels is the Arora Hotel Gatwick/Crawley, Holiday Inn London Heathrow, Hilton Stansted Airport and Savill Court Hotel & Spa near Windsor.
About Unicef
Unicef is the world’s leading organisation for children, promoting the rights and wellbeing of every child, in everything we do. Together with our partners, we work in 190 countries and territories to translate that commitment into practical action, focusing special effort on reaching the most vulnerable and excluded children, to the benefit of all children, everywhere.
Unicef UK raises funds to protect children in danger, transform their lives and build a safer world for tomorrow’s children. As a registered charity we raise funds through donations from individuals, organisations and companies and we lobby and campaign to keep children safe. Unicef UK also runs programmes in schools, hospitals and with local authorities in the UK. For more information please visit unicef.org.uk
NDTV
NDTV Ltd, founded in 1988, is India's largest news and infotainment network. It is home to the country's best and brightest reporters, anchors, camerapersons and producers. Offices and studios across the country host India's most modern and sophisticated production, newsgathering and archiving facilities.
NDTV has an unmatched track record of being the first to successfully launch innovative news and lifestyle channels: NDTV 24x7 is a clear leader in the English news segment; NDTV India is amongst the country's leading Hindi news channels while NDTV Good Times straddles issues from health and holistic healing to fashion and food. In a first of its kind in the country the 2-in-1 channel of NDTV Profit and NDTV Prime is a business plus infotainment channel with NDTV Profit being India's number one markets’ news channel.
NDTV is credited with pioneering several broadcasting and programming initiatives in Indian television and has expanded into one of the nation's biggest broadcasting houses by growing beyond news broadcasting and venturing into non news verticals with NDTV Worldwide and NDTV Convergence, as well as e-commerce verticals in the ethnic wear, automobile, gadgets, health foods and wedding preparation sectors with their websites IndianRoots, Car and Bike, Gadgets 360, SmartCooky and BandBaajaa.com. NDTV has received many accolades for its initiatives in pioneering causes and for taking a leading role in Corporate Social Responsibility. For more information visit www.ndtv.com
