April 2006 Archives

AWF has received an update on the projects in Angola.

The U2 photo auction ended this morning and it was a resounding success! Over $11,000 was raised for this year's Build a Well for Bono's Birthday fundraiser.

The African Well Fund would like to express our sincere appreciation to all those who made this auction happen:
Phil Romans, Ruth Barohn, Otto Kitsinger, Mike Kurman, Sherry Lawrence, Matthias Muehlbradt, Jim Rinaldi, Babette Ross, Lynelle Trigalet, Henry Wagner and Rob Wanenchak.

We would also like to thank all those who bid on the photos, your generosity is astounding! The Birthday campaign continues until May 6th. If you made a bid on a photo but did not win the auction, please consider making a donation to the fundraiser anyway. Click here for more information.

Check back soon for updates on the Zimbabwe project that these donations will fund and for the final totals for this year's fundraiser.

4/21 Update: With just 3 days to go the auction has surpassed the $2000 mark!
U2.com has added a story about the auction to their news section. You can read it here.

The U2 concert photo auction kicked off yesterday morning and is off to a roaring start! Only 2 days into the 7 day auction and already over $1000 has been raised! There are still plenty of photos to bid on in every price range.

To see the photos available as well as the current bids, use this link: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZu2boy

Once again, many thanks to Phil Romans for organizing and all the photographers for participating in what looks to be a very successful auction!

Another one-two punch for Bono’s birthday.