by Barbara Goldberg
Thanks to Adrian Paul of The PEACE Fund for hosting an incredibly sucessful celebrity poker tournament, which raised enough money for Wells Bring Hope to drill two wells in Niger!
It was a very successful event by all measures. Poker-playing celebrities and even those who don’t play much, came out to support the event.
It was a lovely group of people who were clearly having a great time, both before and during play. People came in feeling very relaxed and happy to be there, mingling and connecting with those they knew and wanted to know while raising money for a good cause.
The tournament was put on for Microsoft employees, and Microsoft matched all the money that was raised, dollar for dollar.
We are so grateful to The PEACE Fund for making us the beneficiary of the event and allowing us to take part in something totally new to us. We are thrilled that our cause resonated with the guests, a number of whom expressed an interest in becoming more involved with Wells Bring Hope.
The tournament winner was none other than my son-in-law, Tom McCluskey! He hadn’t played poker in years but his heart was in the right place!!
