Gala in benefit of the Association FXB (Part II)

FXB stands for Francois-Xavier Bagnoud, a young helicopter pilot who, in 1986, died in an accident while on a rescue mission in Mali, Africa.

He was only 24 years old.

In 1989, his mother, Albina de Boisrouvray, cousin to Prince Albert of Monaco, created, together with her family and friends, the Association FXB to continue promoting the generosity and compassion that guided the life of her son. With the aim of helping the poorest families in Africa, they've created the Villages FXB, where they provide the necessary to put end to the vicious circle of poverty, illness and. illiteracy. Today, in 2011, there are already 50 Villages FXB, spread in Africa, China, India and Thailand.

How do they raise the necessary funds?

To begin with, Albina is a very appreciated woman and is part of one of the most important families in Europe.

And she works a lot... As she did so last night, in the Benefit Gala to help FXB, were many members of the greatest fortunes in Europe were invited. Incredible prizes were auctioned: from trips to the four corners of the world (donated by Sotheby's, who also lent the rooms for the dinner), to prestigious wines (as the Chateau Lafitte 2001 and Chateau Duhart-Milon 2001... gently donated by the Baroness Philippine de Rothschild) and jewels from Tiffany's... Everything was sold, summing up to 350.000 euros, which is a lot of money. So much can be done with such funds...

A very special night no one wanted to miss... From Prince Albert of Monaco to the most elegant and spectacular women and rich Arab Princes.

It was a great satisfaction to see how generous people can be for a fair cause...