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December 2007
Welcome to the end of year edition of 'The Big Bidder', Helping Hand Group's bi-annual newsletter.
Incredible Auction Items
&
Event Services

Recent Events

Young Aizat Fadillah (Singapore Make-A-Wish) was overjoyed to receive his dream wish of a Steven Gerrard signed photograph

Hong Kong. In October 2007, Helping Hand Group was heavily involved with the American Club (Hong Kong) Annual Charity Ball. Over 2 nights, HHG supplied a professional auctioneer and conducted the silent auction to raise over HKD 260,000 for the Children’s Institute of Hong Kong and the Nesbitt Centre. The highlight of the event was the auction of the Led Zepplin hand signed guitar that reached HKD 150,000!

Singapore. In November 2007, Helping Hand Group in conjunction with Premier Oil raised over S$20,000 at a golf day event in Sentosa. The silent auction was a highlight of the event with many guests digging deep and supporting the auction.

Japan. In September 2007, Helping Hand Group raised over JPY 2 million for the Sacred Heart School in Tokyo. The auction items were a big success and new fundraising records were set for the School.

Vietnam. The Australia Day Ball in September was a great success in Ho Chi Minh City with a Helping Hand Group silent auction raising nearly USD $12,000.

The Year So Far

Over USD$1.1 Million Raised in 2007 and over USD$9 Million since 1997!

2007 has been an excellent year for Helping Hand Group clients in Asia.

The Singapore Office has been set up with Xiao Ru leading the way with fantastic fundraising achievements in our first year. We have been able to extend our services to our friends in Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia all through our Singapore office. We offer the same level of service all at no charge for events in any city in Asia.

Ian Syer has come on board in 2007 to offer our great services to events in Shanghai and Beijing. Having a dedicated HHG staff member in mainland China goes a long way to helping our clients with their planned events and fundraisers. Coming into 2008 in Beijing, we will be ready to help anyone holding an event based around the Olympics.

While back in Hong Kong, Mildrid and Tak have continued their great support for all events in Hong Kong, Japan and even a function for a client in London! No job is too big or too small, we have all the services available for free to help our clients with their events and fundraising.

Organising a fundraising event?

If you are new to the name Helping Hand Group, we are the World's leading Auction Fundraising organisation. We provide a free service of expert auction coordinators to help you with your live and silent auction and provide exquisite memorabilia items on consignment to include in your auction.

We can help with events from as small as 100 guests to Gala Balls of over 1,000 people! We are there from start to finish, will meet with you in the planning stages and can provide immeasurable advice based on our experience of servicing over 1,000 events.

We work with the largest charitable, non-profit and sporting clubs in Australia and Asia all with the combined aim to deliver a professional service to our clients and their guests, whilst providing the most lucrative items at the lowest possible cost prices!

Special Feature

Authenticity of our memorabilia. In 2007 Helping Hand Group has conducted many signing sessions. All of HHG items come with a certificate of authenticity, lifetime guarantee and each item is individually numbered and registered for authenticity and insurance purposes. We understand how important authenticity and customer satisfaction is in this industry; please enjoy some of the photos of recent signing sessions conducted by HHG.

Diego Maradona





David Beckham
         
Harry Kewell


Jack Nicklaus
         
Jet Li


Ronaldinho
         
Sachin Tendulkar


Tiger Woods
         
Keith Richards


Andrew Flintoff
         
Cristiano Ronaldo


Muhammad Ali

Helping Hand Group 55 Lorong L. Telok Kurau, # 02 – 55 Bright Centre, Singapore 425500
Ph: +65 6440 5750 Fax: +65 6440 5120 oliver@helpinghand.com.au