PACT Foundation held Wednesday, December 7th, from 19.30 at Café Godot Theatre, a medieval theme party, which is the second fundraising event from private sources for the Community Fund for action and transformation of villages in southern Romania. The total amount collected at this event, of 8754 lei, from selling tickets, "all pay" auction (everyone pays) for special objects donated and classic auction for works of art offered by artists, will be used to support projects initiated by groups of citizens in rural communities in southern Romania.
You can see photos from the event here.
Wanting to rebuild Romanian medieval atmosphere, PACT Foundation and his friends have prepared a show gracefully presented by popular actress from the National Theatre in Bucharest, Lamia Beligan. Master’s Radu Beligan daughter contributed to the Community Fund herself, bidding for one of the special items donated by PACT Foundation friends - collection wine from Rotenberg cellars, generously offered by Michael Rothenberg.
Painter Mircea Nechita, donor of engravings and art objects for auction, motivated his gesture during the event: "I'm glad to see that PACT does something for the village, helping people fend for themselves, because we all know that story about learning someone fishing instead of giving him fish – this is what PACT is doing. I think our help can mean something, to make a difference, being well used by the Foundation."
About 80 people attended the event: leaders of the initiative groups formed and supported by PACT Foundation team in the five rounds of community interventions, business representatives, partners and donors of the PACT Foundation, PACT board members, consultants and facilitators, sponsors and partners in making the event, journalists, friends from other NGOs, volunteers and other guests eager to contribute to the development of rural communities in Romania.
"I came to PACT Foundation event in the first phase of curiosity, but I was impressed by what people can do for their peers and I wanted to help out. I attended the auction in order to help implement community development projects in rural areas. I wish to participate in these events in the future and I hope to bring other people in the PACT family. If we do not help each other, then who will?" Ioana Nedelescu, ING consultant and one of the most generous donors.
Thanks to all those who attended, donated, sponsored, performed pro bono and volunteered, have been with us in making the event.
Sponsors: Rovent, Corporate Baskets and Vel Pitar.
Artists who have donated to PACT Foundation works of art and photographs to support initiative groups projects in southern villages and small cities: Mircea Nechita, Vladimir Ene and photographer Dragos Lumpan - with the support of Partners for Local Development Foundation (FPDL) Madalina Lungu (student at Nicholae Tonitza High School).
Pro bono performers: Lamia Beligan - host the event, Anda Rosca - student at Dinu Lipatti National College (piano performer), Diana Blidariu (vocal interpreter) and Andrei Racu (piano accompaniment) - Dinu Lipatti National College students, Cristina Teasa - event photographer; Marius Vladuţu – video filming event, Nicholae Ghimiş (ALIS auction house), Evidence (Beauty Salon), Sergiu Prundurelu - video creation, Kult Studio – voice recording (Performing Art show contributors), Laura Dumitrescu, Razvan Moldoveanu, and Dana Schrenck (students at Bucharest Architecture University) and Stefania Tanase (Matei Basarab National College student) - event moments drawers. Special thanks to actress Oana Maria Ionescu, coordinator for the of young performers which have played Commedia dell'arte characters: Cristian Dionisie, Rares Zimban, Laura Manea, Liviu Constantinescu, Liviu Dumitrache, Raluca Grumazescu.
Donors of items offered as prizes, for All Pay and classic auction, and raffle: director and collector Dan Nasta, CautaReduceri.ro, Cristina Adam, Popescu family (Balilesti village, Arges), Complete Training, Monica Botez (veriibotez.ro), Igloo magazine, director Sergiu Mihai Todor, Ioanina Pavel - Raluk.ro senior editor, Mihail Cristea, CorporateBaskets, Vel Pitar, Renata Sabau and Made by You.
Volunteers: Adrian Stanculescu, Bianca Pop, Corina Stama, Cornel Ionescu, Diana Strejan, Luminiţa Radulescu (sales manager at Rovent).
Since 2003, PACT Foundation team sustained more than 100 initiative groups and small local organizations in southern Romania to carry out ideas for improving the quality of life in their community. People in over 100 cities have received training, consultancy and community facilitation and small funding provided by PACT. In 2011 PACT has financed 17 community projects in Calarasi, Dambovita, Giurgiu, Ialomita, Ilfov and Prahova counties.
With a maximum funding of 4500 RON from PACT Foundation, plus significant local contribution consisting of volunteer work, materials, donations and sponsorships from companies, community members build playgrounds, drinkable water sources, renovating and revitalizing cultural and touristic objectives, talents and abilities classes organized for children and young people, rounded by inter-generational exchanges, impassable roads repair.
From the Community Fund to be starting this year, PACT will fund new projects and initiatives in the coming years. The amount PACT collected to creating this fund will be doubled, up to the max. 40.000 USD by Central and Eastern European Trust for Civil Society (www.ceetrust.org) - the organization's institutional financier.
