International Christmas Bazaar at the Hilton Prague
2.12.2008Company: Hilton Prague Hotel & Hilton Prague Old Town
On Sunday, November 30, Hilton Prague hosted already for the 8th time the traditional the International Christmas Bazaar organized by the Diplomatic Spouses’ Association.
The Hilton Prague Congress Hall changed into a bazaar place with stands of 48 embassies and 3 international and 8 charity organizations, which were offering traditional products of their countries. Over 10.000 tickets were sold at CZK 50 a piece, which were redeemable in the afternoon lottery with more than 90 prizes of a total value of over 1 million CZK.
The festive ribbon cutting was traditionally done by the first lady Mrs. Livia Klausová who visited all the stands while doing her shopping. All proceeds from the sale of tickets, gifts and cash donations will benefit Czech charity organizations.
Diplomatic Spouses Association of Prague was founded in 1997 and it is a non-profit organization with more then 60 members. It organizes cultural and social events and supports various charity organizations and projects in the Czech Republic.
www: www.hiltonprague.cz, www.prague-oldtown.hilton.com
Ribbon cutting
From left:
Daiga Bondare, wife of the Counselor of the Embassy of Latvia;
Alexandria Graber, wife of the Ambassador of the United States;
Dalia Fathi, wife of the Counselor of the Embassy of Egypt;
Livia Klausova, 1st lady;
Michael Specking, General Manager Hilton Prague & Hilton Prague Old Town;
Polyxeni Vlachopoulou-Antoniades, wife of the Ambassador of Cyprus.
