AWF Launches Build a Well for Bono's Birthday

[dsmith2904]

There are three days left to make a donation, two days to bid on the Vancouver tickets and one day to bid on the Chicago tickets.

 

[dsmith2904]

The Chicago auction ended this morning. The Vancouver auction ends tomorrow. AWF will be announcing the results from both auctions on our homepage Sunday. You can make donations to Build a Well for Bono's Birthday through Sunday. And don't forget to sign the birthday card if you have made a donation.

Thank you again to everyone who has made a donation or a bid or bought our new merchandise. We will be announcing the grand total for the seventh annual Build a Well for Bono's Birthday fundraiser in the coming weeks.

 

[mysterious_jen]

phew i almost missed it this year ! this is my 3rd year donating, what a great cause, hope you raise heaps !

 

[dsmith2904]

Thank you again to everyone who made a donation this year. Below is the latest update. We will be announcing totals from Build a Well for Bono's Birthday in a few weeks.

AWF Announces U2 360 Tour Ticket Auction Results

The African Well Fund auctioned two pairs of tickets for the upcoming U2 360 Tour to raise money for the seventh annual Build a Well for Bono's Birthday fundraiser. Tickets for the North American opening night show in Chicago went for $346.00. Tickets for the closing night show in Vancouver went for $140.00.

AWF launched the fundraiser, which gives U2 fans the opportunity to change the world in honor of Bono's May 10 birthday, on March 2 to coincide with the release of U2's latest album "No Line on the Horizon." In addition to collecting donations from fans, AWF held several auctions to raise money for water projects in Liberia. Donors were also invited to add their names to a birthday card that will be sent to Bono via Principle Management.

AWF will announce the grand total from this year's Build a Well for Bono's Birthday fundraiser in the coming weeks. Donations from the previous campaigns totaled over $143,000 and have been used by AWF partner Africare to fund well projects benefiting more than 23,000 people in Angola, Ethiopia, Uganda and Zimbabwe.

 

[dsmith2904]

Thank you once again to everyone who supported the seventh annual Build a Well for Bono's Birthday fundraiser! We've just announced the totals for the fundraiser. For more information the fundraiser or AWF in general, please visit our website.

African Well Fund Announces Build a Well for Bono's Birthday Fundraiser Totals

The African Well Fund raised $27,119.68 to fund a water project in Liberia during the seventh annual Build a Well for Bono's Birthday fundraiser. The "70 Days to Change the World" fundraiser was held between March 2 and May 10, Bono's birthday, and included four eBay auctions.

In honor of Adam Clayton's March 13 birthday, an "Under the Blood Red Sky" reissue CD/DVD signed by Bono, Edge and Adam was auctioned for a winning bid of $449. An anonymous supporter donated a "Joshua Tree" LP signed by Bono, Edge and Adam that fetched $610. Tickets for the North American opening night show of U2's 360 Tour in Chicago went for $346. Tickets for the closing night show in Vancouver went for $140.

The money raised will go toward funding a $29,996 water, health and hygiene improvement project in Nimba County, Liberia, that will be implemented by Africare. Learn more about the project here.

All donors to the Build a Well for Bono's Birthday fundraiser were invited to add their names to a card that will be sent to Bono care of Principle Management. View the card here.

Thank you to everyone who supported the seventh annual Build a Well for Bono's Birthday fundraiser! Stay tuned to the AWF homepage for updates on the progress of the Nimba County, Liberia, project as it gets underway in the coming months.

 

[lauramullen]

Awesome

 

[bonocomet]

Thank you for the update!