The 10th Edition of La Part des Anges Raised 265,700€ ($297,953) for the Fondation Apprentis d'Auteuil

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Sep 23, 2016, 02:01 ET

NEW YORK, Sept. 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The 10^th edition of the La Part des Anges charity auction of exceptional cognacs was held last night on September 22^nd in Cognac, France, and raised a record amount for the Fondation Apprentis d'Auteuil, an organization which has benefited underprivileged youth and the most vulnerable families for 150 years.

First row: Gilles Merlet, Merlet ; Yann Fillioux, Jas Hennessy & Co; Anne Sarteaux, Cognac Meukow; Isabelle Couprie, Cognac Gautier; Dominique Touteau, Delamain & Cp; Baptiste Loiseau, Remy Martin; Edouard Normandin, Cognac Normandin-Mercier; Second row: Christophe Valtaud, Martell; Alexandre Gabriel, Maison Ferrand; Richard Braastad, Tiffon; Laurent Vallet, Château Montifaud; Olivier Blanc, Leopold Gourmel; Remi Boinaud, J. Dupont Cognac; Top left from bottom to top: Michel Casaveccchia, Château de...

This charity auction, organized by the Bureau National Interprofessionnel du Cognac (BNIC) in partnership with the auction house Artcurial, raised a record sum of 265,700 Euros under the careful eye of this year's event patron, starred Chef Guy Savoy. The money raised from the sales, the result of the deep mobilization of the Cognac industry and Artcurial's international network of collectors, will provide young students at a hospitality and catering school with a new kitchen.

Twenty-four decanters and exceptional blends, offered by Cognac houses, and an art piece, were sold under the supervision of Laurie Matheson, Luc Dabadie and Marie Calzada – wine experts at Artcurial –, and the gavel of Artcurial's auctioneer Maître Hervé Poulain, in presence of 700 French and international guests.

For the first time, a partnership with the first platform for online donations HelloAsso was developed to encourage the generosity of the Cognac sector for three regional associations: Our Neighborhoods Have Talent (NQT) Poitou Charentes, the Course the Odyssey and the Soroptimist Club of Cognac. More than 9,000 Euros ($10,000) in pledges have been raised since the donation campaign was launched on July 15^th, 2016. The donation portal will close on October 15^th, 2016 on lapartdesanges.cognac.fr

Since 2006, La Part des Anges has helped a dozen charitable projects in the areas of employment, education, heritage or social.

The next edition will take place in 2018, as the event has become biennial.

Contact BNIC:
Claire Caillaud - +33(0)5 45 35 60 52 - [email protected]
Marie-Véronique Chalas - +33(0)5 45 35 60 24 - [email protected]

Contact Sopexa USA:
Joanna Sykes-Darmon - +1 (212) 386-7439 - [email protected]

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SOURCE The Cognac Board (BNIC)