JP\/17\/AUCT<\/p>\n
Bachelor auction romantic way to raise funds<\/p>\n
Evi Mariani
\nThe Jakarta Post\/Jakarta<\/p>\n
The hottest bachelor at the charity auction was Alexander
\nJovanovic, 43, an Aussie with a pair of hazel-colored eyes, 180
\ncentimeters in height, sexy streaks of gray hair in his wavy,
\ndark hair and charm that sent the ladies screaming and crooning.<\/p>\n
Of the total nine bachelors up for auction, his was the
\nhighest bid, at Rp 3.5 million (US$388). The winner of the
\nbidding, Miriam, a sexy lady with exotically braided hair, won a
\nromantic dinner for two with him.<\/p>\n
At the same time, with the money she shelled out, she was
\nhelping, maybe, a smart but impoverished university student to
\ncomplete his or her studies.<\/p>\n
In total, this year's event, organized annually by the Forum
\nof Executive Women (FEW), raised Rp 20 million from the
\nauctioning of all nine bachelors, and from ticket fees and
\nsponsors.<\/p>\n
The money will be channeled via Yayasan Goodwill
\nInternational, which has been providing help for less well-off
\nuniversity students at the University of Indonesia and Bogor
\nInstitute of Agriculture since 1999.<\/p>\n
\"I'm so happy that after all the donations made for tsunami
\nvictims, they are still willing to give for another good cause.
\nI'm happy that people never seem to tire of giving,\" Poonam
\nSagar, the chairman of FEW, told The Jakarta Post.<\/p>\n
Well, it seemed that it was not just she who was happy. The
\ngenerous ladies, the volunteering bachelors, Mizue Hara and
\nBunbun Guharoy from Goodwill, Goodwill scholarship awardee
\nDesrini Fatimah, and others in the room all looked happy and had
\na lot of fun.<\/p>\n
\"We raised Rp 60 million from last year's auction. Too many
\nbachelors up for auction may have caused a reduction in the total
\nraised this year. Maybe, the women were a bit confused in
\ndeciding whom to choose. Last year, a bachelor received a bid of
\nas much as Rp 10 million,\" Poonam said.<\/p>\n
The bachelors on auction on Thursday night at Mercantile
\nAthletic Club comprised a German chef, an Italian university
\nstudent, a Canadian investment adviser, an Indian consultant, an
\nAmerican consultant in public health, an Australian IT managing
\ndirector, a Scottish rainforest savior (complete with traditional
\nkilt and socks), an American security services manager and an
\nAustralian hotel manager.<\/p>\n
They paraded on stage one by one as an auctioneer opened the
\nbidding at Rp 500,000.<\/p>\n
FEW, established in 1996, is a nonprofit organization that
\nenables women to meet and share information, network and increase
\ntheir knowledge on various business and social aspects of life.<\/p>\n
FEW members are a blend of expatriate and Indonesian women
\nfrom a wide variety of professions. Currently, there are about
\n400 FEW members in Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Goodwill International, formerly known as International
\nCommunity Activity Center (ICAC), is also a nonprofit
\norganization founded by a number of expatriates and Indonesians.<\/p>",
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