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Glittering premiere for the first Kids’ Charity Gala Winterthur
Daniel Model founded Kids’ Charity Gala, a not-for-profit organization, in the summer
of 2001. After five successful events in Weinfelden, a Kids’ Charity Gala took place for
the first time in Winterthur on 28 October 2006. The entire proceeds of the donations,
ticket sales, raffle and auction will be divided between the following organizations
without any deductions: the youth section of Pfadi Winterthur, a team handball club;
the Wunderlampe Foundation; the Prova School of Music; and the Children’s Project of
the Casino Theatre.
As befits a gala, on Saturday evening the red carpet was rolled out in front of the Casino Theatre and
the valet parking service whisked away the arriving cars. The guests – 130 luminaries from the worlds of
business, culture and politics – strode in past magnificent flower arrangements in a blaze of flash lights.
After a warm welcome from Daniel Model, the Weinfelden businessman who started the Kids’ Charity
Gala, and Gögi Hofmann, the master of ceremonies for the evening, the guests were treated to a
champagne aperitif before heading into the auditorium of the theatre. Comedian and magician Ken
Bardowicks served up dexterity and skill with his customary charm and dry humour and soon had the
audience wrapped around his finger. The guests then repaired to the banqueting hall, where between
the courses of the gala dinner a programme presented by local children and youth kept them entertained:
the Children’s Choir of the Prova Music Academy and members of the DAMO Rock’n’Roll Club drew
enthusiastic applause.
By the time of the draw, every single raffle ticket had been sold. Natalie Corti, Winterthur, was the lady
of fortune who drew the winning numbers and handed out the three main prizes. Auctioneer Patrick Frey
of the Casino Theatre did an excellent job persuading people to buy works of art and meetings with wellknown
figures. The public were in a generous mood and bidding was keen. The proceeds from the sale
of raffle tickets and the auction together amounted to more than CHF 50 000. Daniel Model was gratified
with the evening proceedings and thanked his guests: «This premiere in Winterthur has been a success.
We’ll be back.»
Many thanks to our interview partners:
Kägi Söhne AG, Rebecca Willi, www.kaegi-ag.ch
Affaltrach Wine Cellars, Thomas Baumann, www.schlossaffaltrach.de
Giovanelli Fruchtimport AG, Sergio Giovanelli, www.giovanelli.ch
Donkey Design, Andrea Brandt, www.donkey.de
Confiserie Sprüngli, Ester Crameri, www.spruengli.ch
sia Abrasives Industries AG, Walter Gygli, www.sia-abrasives.com
Swiss Post GLS, Patrick Maier, www.swisspost-gls.ch
Model Box
The Model Group customer magazine
Volume 17, published quarterly
© Model Management AG, 2006
www.modelgroup.com
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Circulation
3800 copies German, 1800 copies French, 500 copies English
Editors
Luis Flores, Editor-in-Chief, luis.flores@modelgroup.com
Karin Bächer, karin.baecher@modelgroup.com
Ruth Wiesmann, Editorial Assistant, ruth.wiesmann@modelgroup.com
Model Management AG, T +41 (0) 71 626 76 21
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