CONTINUES TO RAISE THOUSANDS FOR BRAZIL'S POOR
The fourth annual auction of unique Renault F1 Team items on behalf of Oxfam is now in its final week. The items are being auctioned online at www.oxfam.org.uk/f1 with the monies raised going to support the charity's work ending poverty and suffering in Brazil.
The total amount raised from the memorabilia auctioned during the first three weeks is an amazing £11,771 including the sale of Giancarlo Fisichela's race overalls worn during the 2005 season (£1,750) and two wheel rims from the R23 racecar raced during 2003 (£1,220 and £1,140).
The money raised from this auction will go to help fund Oxfam's project providing water for poor communities in North Eastern Brazil, where 11 million rural people do not have access to clean water. The lack of clean water causes illness and disease and is a huge factor in the high infant mortality rate in the region.
The 'One Million Cisterns' project aims to bring clean water to families in the region by helping communities to build concrete storage tanks that collect the torrential rain that falls during the short rainy season. Each cistern holds 16,000 litres and can supply a family of five with enough water for drinking, washing and cooking for the rest of the year. In addition to contributing around 3,000 cisterns itself, Oxfam is providing key funds to show that the model can be replicated and to help generate additional government and private investment to aid the building of the targeted one million cisterns. The project brings together a large number of regional and national Brazilian non-government organisations (NGO's), international NGO's and the Brazilian government for the first time.
The auction now enters its final week with bids for items closing on Friday27 February. The final batch of items includes some real F1 memorabilia gems including THE BIG ONE! Fernando Alonso's overalls used during race and test conditions in Renault's 2005 F1 World Championship season.
The full list of unique items (all signed) present F1 aficionados with a feast of opportunities to own a piece of F1 history. The full inventoryreads:
· A signed (2006) Fernando Alonso cap.· A signed Giancarlo Fisichella balaclava (produced by Alpinestar) andused by him during the 2005 season.· An Alonso and Fisichella signed barge board ? an original part of theR22 race car and used during racing in the 2002 season.· An exhaust signed by both Alonso and Fisichella ? an original part ofthe R202 race car and uses during the 2002 race season.· An engine cover from the 2002 season (an original part of the R202car) signed by Alonso and Fisichella.· Fernando Alonso signed overalls with certificate (used during raceand test conditions in the 2005 world championship-winning season).
The auction is being hosted by eBay and will feature weekly batches of items until the end of February. It can be accessed via www.oxfam.org.uk/f1 and is being organised by Oxfam's Bournemouth Distribution Centre, one of a number of ebay sales outlets established by the charity to develop specialist sales skills in a number of high value
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