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Auction Item # 2: Manchester City Sports memorabilia

In a season where Manchester City became the richest club in the world and won the FA cup and qualified for the Champions League, you will have the chance to bid for a combined sporting package of: a signed Carlos Tevez jersey and signed GK gloves from Irish soccer legend Shay Given.

	Tickets now on sale for the Paris GOAL Ball 2011



This year’s GOAL Ball Paris promises to be the best yet … drink champagne and dance the night away with your friends in the historic, “Irish” heart of Paris at the Centre Culturel Irlandais. The GOAL Ball committee have been working around the clock to ensure that this evening will be a night to remember, with a champagne reception, five course gourmet meal, great prizes in the auction and raffle as well as an open bar, which is another first this year. As well as supporting the important work of this international humanitarian organisation, a ticket to the social event of the year promises an evening of first class entertainment.



Programme 19.00 Champagne Reception in the courtyard of the Centre Culturel Irlandais 20.00 Official Opening of the 11^th GOAL Ball Paris by His Excellency, Ambassador Kavanagh, and service of five course gourmet meal 21:45 Charity Auction & Raffle 22:30 Live music from Paddy Sherlock & the Swingin’ Lovers 00:15 DJ 02:30 Ball ends Tickets cost EUR 125 and are available from www.goalfrance.org. Tables seat 10, so book early to make sure you get a seat next to your friends!


	Internationally renowned, award-winning actor, Gabriel Byrne is this year’s Guest of Honour thanks to Aer Lingus. Join him on the red carpet leading to a gala evening of entertainment in the specially erected marquee in the courtyard of the Centre Culturel Irlandais.


	Paddy Sherlock and the Swingin’ Lovers have been confirmed to perform at this year’s Paris GOAL Ball on the 18^th of June.

Auction Items

Professional auctioneer, Suzanne Angley, will take us through a fast-paced auction with exceptional items on offer – and remember to bring your cheque book / cash / credit cards so that you don’t miss this opportunity …


	Auction Item # 1: Bronze Sculpture



		Ian Pollock has kindly donated a bronze sculpture "Shakespeare & Co" which depicts a scene from the shop of the same name in Paris

Details of further auction items will follow in the coming weeks…

Also check the website www.goalfrance.org for regular updates

Corporate Tables

The GOAL Ball Paris is an ideal event for entertaining friends, staff, clients or colleagues and an excellent opportunity to combine corporate hospitality with raising much-needed funds for GOAL’s work in the developing world.

Many corporate tables have been confirmed thus far, including; Corcoran’s Clichy, Corcoran’s Bastille, Corcoran’s St. Michel, the Irish Embassy, Magners, McBrides, O’Sullivans, and Terraillon. Thank you for all your support to date and we look forward to more corporate sponsors being announced in the coming weeks. Remember the added benefits to a corporate table include: Corporate branding on all official marketing tools (website, e-newsletters, menus etc), complimentary champagne throughout the evening, preferential table placement and a tax deductable invoice from the GOAL charity.


	For further information on reserving a corporate table, please contact: contact@goalfrance.org

Donors

A big thank you to all our donors to date; The Coolin, Irish Eyes, Carrs Pub, Terraillon, Bugsy’s Bar, Four Seasons Hotel, Sugarplum Cake Shop, Moulin Rouge, Avis Car Hire....

If you wish to donate raffle prizes to this year’s Paris GOAL Ball then please send an email to: contact@goalfrance.org

Media Partners

Thanks to our Media Partners AngloInfo and Irish Eyes for their promotion of the event.

If you wish to become an official media partner for the Paris GOAL Ball then please send an email to:

contact@goalfrance.org