Hello everybody.

It gives me great pleasure to inform you that the Euromeet charity donations have been made.
On the 12th December we sent a cheque for £5668.00 (Pounds Sterling) to MSF and we also made a bank transfer of £5668.00 to la Protezione Civile Nazionale (L'Aquila earthquake fund).
The donations were accompanied by letters which I have posted below.

I'd like to thank everybody who helped with our fund raising activities both before, during and after the meeting. To raise over £11000 is a fantastic achievement.
I will keep you all updated as soon as we receive any information from MSF and la Protezione Civile Nazionale.

Merry Christmas to you all and a very Happy New Year !

 

Guido Bertolasa
Director General
Dipartimento della Protezione Civile
via Vitorchiano, 2
00189 - Roma

Gentile Guido Bertolasa,

Charity Donation – L’Aquila Earthquake Fund

I am writing on behalf of the UK S2000 Owners Club www.s2kuk.com and S2K Club Italia www.s2k.it. Both of these clubs are "associazioni culturali" and were set up by enthusiasts of the Honda S2000 sports car.

2009 is a significant year for the S2000 as the car celebrates its 10th and final year of production. To commemorate this significant event it was decided to organise the largest car rally of S2000s ever seen in Europe. This event was named "Euromeet" and took place in Trentino, Alto-Adige, Italy in April 2009.

The initiative for the event came from Lee Benson of the UK S2000 Owners' Club. Lee worked very closely with S2K Club Italia President Furio Fraccaroli and the UK S2000 Owners' Club Chairman Ian Eygelsheim in collaboration with the various S2000 club heads from the 14 European nations that attended the event.

The Euromeet took 18 months to organise and was a great success. During the weekend 11/12/13 April 2009, 240 S2000 sports cars and over 450 enthusiasts descended on the beautiful town of Levico Terme (TN) to share their passion for their "bolide giapponese". Furio Fraccaroli even appeared on TG Regionale Trentino www.youtube.com/watch?v=F49qmjBg8RY

Along with providing a great event for the S2000 community, it was also Lee's wish that we use this opportunity to raise as much money as possible for a worthy European charity. Through sponsorship, the sale of merchandise and several other activities we were able to raise a significant amount of money. Initially we had chosen MSF (Medici Senza Frontiere) as our sole Euromeet beneficiary, but following the terrible disaster in l'Aquila we took the decision to give half of this money to a charity who could help the earthquake victims of l'Aquila.

On behalf of Lee Benson (Euromeet Organiser), Furio Fraccaroli (President of S2K Club Italia) and Ian Eygelshiem (Chairman of UK S2000 Owners' Club) we would like to present you with the sum of £5668.00 which we transferred directly to your account below on 15th December 2009
IBAN IT72U0300205207000401124180 Swift code BROMITR1708

The entire European S2000 community hopes that the money raised will help the people of l'Aquila to rebuild their lives.

Yours sincerely,


Ian Eygelsheim - Chairman

 

Dipartimento della Protezione Civile
via Vitorchiano, 2
00189 - Roma

Donazione di carità - Fondo per il terremoto de L'Aquila

Egregi

Scrivo per conto dei Soci del S2000 U.K. Club (www.s2kuk.com) e di quelli del S2K Club Italia (www.s2k.it). Entrambi questi club sono “Associazioni Culturali” e sono nati dalla passione per la macchina sportiva Honda S2000.

Il 2009 è un anno significativo per la S2000 poichè si celebra il suo 10° anniversario nonchè suo ultimo anno di produzione. Per commemorare questo significativo evento è stato deciso di organizzare il più grande raduno di S2000 mai visto in Europa.
Questo evento è stato nominato “Euromeet” ed ha avuto luogo in Trentino Alto Adige nel mese di Aprile 2009.

L’iniziativa dell’evento è partita da Lee Benson del Club Inglese.
Lee ha lavorato a stretto contatto con il presidente del Club Italiano, Furio Fraccaroli e il suo stesso presidente Ian Eygelsheim, in collaborazione comunque con i vari presidenti dei Club provenienti da 14 nazioni europee che hanno partecipato all’evento.

Per organizzare l’Euromeet ci sono voluti 18 mesi ed è stato un enorme successo. Durante il fine settimana del 11/12/13 Aprile 2009, 240 S2000 e oltre 450 partecipanti entusiasti hanno sfilato per la bellissima città di Levico Terme (TN) per condividere la loro passione per il loro “bolide giapponese”.
Furio Fraccaroli è anche apparso nel TG Regionale Trentino a testimonianza dell’evento (www.youtube.com/watch?v=F49qmjBg8RY)

Oltre ad offrire un grande evento per la comunità di S2000, l’augurio di Lee era anche quello di sfruttare questa opportunità per raccogliere fondi per scopi benefici. Attraverso sponsorizzazioni, la vendita di merce e molte altre attività noi siamo riusciti a raccogliere una significativa cifra.
Inizialmente avevamo scelto MSF (Medici Senza Frontiere) come nostro unico beneficiario di Euromeet, ma seguendo il disastro terribile avvenuto al L'Aquila, abbiamo preso la decisione di devolvere la metà del ricavato alle vittime della città.

Da parte di Lee Benson (organizzatore dell’Euromeet), Furio Fraccaroli (presidente del S2000 Club Italia) e Ian Eygelshiem (presidente del S2000 Club Inglese), vorremmo devolvere a Voi la somma di £5668.00 che verrà trasferita direttamente sul Vs conto
IBAN IT72U0300205207000401124180 Swift code BROMITR1708
presso 15 Dicembre 2009.

L’intera comunità della S2000 spera che la somma possa aiutare le persone dell’ Aquila a ricostruire le proprie vite.


Ian Eygelsheim – Chairman

 

12th December 2009

Miss Joanne Davies
Donor Development Officer
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
67-74 Saffron Hill
London
EC1N 8QX

Dear Miss Davies,

Charity Donation – MSF

I am writing on behalf of the UK S2000 Owners Club www.s2kuk.com and S2K Club Italia www.s2k.it. Both of these clubs were set up by enthusiasts of the Honda S2000 sports car.

2009 is a significant year for the S2000 as the car celebrates its 10th and final year of production. To commemorate this significant event it was decided to organise the largest car rally of S2000s ever seen in Europe. This event was named "Euromeet" and took place in Trentino, Alto-Adige, Italy in April 2009.

The initiative for the event came from Lee Benson of the UK S2000 Owners' Club. Lee worked very closely with S2K Club Italia President Furio Fraccaroli and the UK S2000 Owners' Club Chairman Ian Eygelsheim in collaboration with the various S2000 club heads from the 14 European nations that attended the event.

The Euromeet took 18 months to organise and was a great success. During the weekend 11/12/13 April 2009, 240 S2000 sports cars and over 450 enthusiasts descended on the beautiful town of Levico Terme (TN) to share their passion for the car. Furio Fraccaroli even appeared on TG Regionale Trentino www.youtube.com/watch?v=F49qmjBg8RY

Along with providing a great event for the S2000 community, it was also Lee's wish that we use this opportunity to raise as much money as possible for a worthy European charity. Through sponsorship, the sale of merchandise and several other activities we were able to raise a significant amount of money. We chose Medecins Sans Frontieres.

On behalf of Lee Benson (Euromeet Organiser), Furio Fraccaroli (President of S2K Club Italia) and Ian Eygelshiem (Chairman of UK S2000 Owners' Club) we would like to present you with the sum of £5668.00 . A cheque is enclosed with this letter. Please acknowledge safe receipt.

We commend the work of your charity and are sure that the money we have raised will be put to good use in your medical and humanitarian endeavours.

Yours sincerely,


Ian Eygelsheim – Chairman