Galle Face Hotel’s Legendary Afternoon Tea and 1864 to Support Cancer Awareness
Charitable proceeds toward the Pink Ribbon Foundation and Trail 2016
- 1st to 31st October 2016 – Afternoon Tea dedicated to Breast Cancer Awareness. A charity projectin partnership with the Pink Ribbon Foundation. The proceeds from the afternoon tea will be donated to the Pink Ribbon Foundation
- 21st October 2016 – Charity Dinner at the 1864 in contribution to Trail2016. The charity dinner is priced at LKR12, 500 along with a few auctions.
Wednesday, 11th October 2016, COLOMBO: Further strengthening its commitment to sustainability on all fronts, the iconic Galle Face Hotel is dedicating the month of October to focus on charitable activities. The heritage hotel has been at the forefront of sustainable tourism and is also closely engaged in other social responsibility and philanthropic projects. One of its main annual initiatives is to channel a portion of the proceeds from its popular Afternoon Tea to the Breast Cancer Awareness Charity, The Pink Ribbon Foundation. Once again this year, a portion of the per head cost for the Afternoon Tea rate will be contributed to the Pink Ribbon Foundation, which is an internationally operating charity organization aimed to create a global community to support breast cancer patients, survivors and their families all over the world. Pink Ribbon is dedicated to raising breast cancer awareness and funding for breast cancer research.
The Galle Face Hotel is supporting the foundation because this impactful awareness and fundraising campaign for breast cancer was established by Chefs Robbie and Russell and has managed to bring chefs together from the UAE, UK, Australia and Canada. The foundation has raised much-needed funds and awareness and support for those affected by breast cancer. The organization is linking up with chefs in other countries as well and the Galle Face Hotel is proud to come onboard this noble initiative as over time this initiative will be one of the biggest such projects initiated by the Food and Beverage (F&B) industries across the world.
Further, the Galle Face Hotel will be hosting a charity dinner at 1864 in contribution to Trail 2016. The Project which aims to raise USD 5 million to finance the expansion of the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital in Galle is a 670 km walk from Point Pedro in the North, to Dondra Head in the South over the course of 28 days, with the objective of honouring and helping those fighting cancer. The founders of Trail, Nathan Sivagananathan and SarindaUnamboowe is committed to walk the whole distance of 670 km this year along with many other dedicated Trail Blazers, including Brand Ambassadors MahelaJayawardena and Kumar Sangakkara. The walk which is currently underway will take place from October 6th to November 2nd 2016.
THE MENU OF THE EVENING IS AS FOLLOWS;
Ð CHILLED TOMATO & BASIL CONSOMMÉ, PARMESAN BEIGNET
Ð TRIO OF CHILLED SEAFOOD, BEETROOT CARPACCIO, WATERCRESS & VODKA JELLY
ÑWATERMELON & GINGER REFRESHER
Ñ ROAST BREAST & CONFIT DUCK LEG, SPINACH & HERB PUREE, PUMPKIN MOUSSE, SPICED CHOCOLATE JUS
Ñ ROSÉ POACHED NUWARA ELIYA RHUBARB, VANILLA CUSTARD, CINNAMON SHORTBREAD, STRAWBERRY SHERBET
