A friend of ours was was in Nepal during the earthquake, and has stayed to help out. I am including her recent e mail to me, and I am happy that the winning bidder can choose which charity the money goes to.
I am auctioning off a small pairing of Pichons from 1989. They are both gorgeous wines, and from a good source. And to get the ball rolling, I am putting in a $250 bid. End time: 7:00 PM eastern time June 28th. Shipping is out of warehouse in NY, and buyers responsibility.
If we can get to $550, I will throw in a half bottle of 1990 Lynch Bages
For $1200, I will sub the half bottle of the 1990 for a full bottle, and add a 1989. As I said, it is a great cause.
Hi Mark,
I’m so sorry I didn’t contact you sooner, everything here has been kind of nuts, as you can imagine.Here are the ….the organizations I know quite well that are doing really fantastic work here, CGLF and Rokpa (just in case I’ll include links below). CGLF is a Buddhist NGO and among, if not the first, to respond in remote areas with medical volunteers immediately after the first quake and long before and government or outside aid. Rokpa is an organization that has been helping Nepali women and children since long before the earthquake and runs a really wonderful children’s home and they too have been doing earthquake relief work. I can vouch for both of these organizations with full confidence and they are more organized and have a much farther reach than the very small, localized project I have been working on.
Thank you again for your help! I hope everyone is well!!
Carolyn