An auction that took place on the fringes of the Toronto Film Festival raised US$ 600,000 for the Artists for Peace and Justice Foundation.
It was a meeting of like-minded men - Pascal Raffy and Paul Haggis – that gave rise to the partnership between Bovet1822 and the Artists for Peace and Justice Foundation. For five years, the foundation has been carrying out important work in Haiti where a school has been opened for children, as well as an Art Academy for adults. “ We believe that Education has the Power to change a Nation ” has become the Foundation’s maxim and sums up the values shared by Bovet and APJ.
The lunch that took place on the fringes of the Toronto Film Festival brought together many of the actors appearing in “The Third Person” - Paul Haggis’s latest film - personalities from the world of TV and music and 300 guests determined to support this noble cause.
An auction raised US$600,000 which will allow APJ to continue developing its activities in Haiti. The highlight was the auction of a timepiece specially manufactured for this cause, a unique piece from the Château de Môtiers Collection displaying on its dial a gardenia, the symbol of purity, sincerity and beauty, painted by hand by one of the artisans of the House. The sum raised by this timepiece alone will provide for the schooling of 50 children for an entire year.
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