U2 Photo Auction coming up soon
Schenectady, NY - The African Well Fund is excited to announce a benefit photo auction entitled PHOTOS4 // BBW4. Beginning April 17th, U2 fans will have the opportunity to bid on U2 concert photos donated by some very talented U2 fanphotographers. The auction runs through April 24th and all proceeds will be donated to the 4thAnnual Build a Well for Bono's Birthday fundraising drive.
The participating photographers are well known in the U2 fan community for their outstanding work. Ten photographers have donated over 90 photos for the auction. The prints available include concert shots from ZooTV through Vertigo. The prints range in size from 4 x 6 to 20 x 30. Beginning 9:00 a.m. EST on April 17th all photos available for bid may be viewed on African Well Fund's MissionFish auction page or directly on the sellers page (with previews). The auction ends on Monday April 24th at 9:00 a.m. EST.
All the participating photographers donated the prints for the auction, enabling 100% of thewinning auction bids to go directly to the Bono Birthday Well Fundraising drive. This yearmarks the 4th time that African Well Fund has asked the U2 fan community to donate inhonor of Bono's Birthday. Donations from the previous 3 fundraisers totaled more than$50,000 and were used to fund water projects in Uganda, Ethiopia and Angola. This year thefunds raised will be used for a project in Zimbabwe. Donations may be made by visiting ourwebsite at www.africanwellfund.org/donate.html.
The African Well Fund is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization that was founded in2002 by a group of U2 fans. Since that time, AWF has raised more than $145,000, which hasbeen used to fund more than 40 clean water projects in sub-Saharan Africa. All donations tothe African Well Fund go directly to Africare, one of the leading private, non-profit,charitable organizations assisting Africa. The African Well Fund was founded to focus onone achievable goal: providing access to clean water to everyone in Africa. The African WellFund believes that access to water is not merely a basic human need but a basic human right.
The participating photographers are well known in the U2 fan community for their outstanding work. Ten photographers have donated over 90 photos for the auction. The prints available include concert shots from ZooTV through Vertigo. The prints range in size from 4 x 6 to 20 x 30. Beginning 9:00 a.m. EST on April 17th all photos available for bid may be viewed on African Well Fund's MissionFish auction page or directly on the sellers page (with previews). The auction ends on Monday April 24th at 9:00 a.m. EST.
All the participating photographers donated the prints for the auction, enabling 100% of thewinning auction bids to go directly to the Bono Birthday Well Fundraising drive. This yearmarks the 4th time that African Well Fund has asked the U2 fan community to donate inhonor of Bono's Birthday. Donations from the previous 3 fundraisers totaled more than$50,000 and were used to fund water projects in Uganda, Ethiopia and Angola. This year thefunds raised will be used for a project in Zimbabwe. Donations may be made by visiting ourwebsite at www.africanwellfund.org/donate.html.
The African Well Fund is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization that was founded in2002 by a group of U2 fans. Since that time, AWF has raised more than $145,000, which hasbeen used to fund more than 40 clean water projects in sub-Saharan Africa. All donations tothe African Well Fund go directly to Africare, one of the leading private, non-profit,charitable organizations assisting Africa. The African Well Fund was founded to focus onone achievable goal: providing access to clean water to everyone in Africa. The African WellFund believes that access to water is not merely a basic human need but a basic human right.
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