WINNER OF 4 Golden Globes including BEST PICTURE!
Nominated for 10 Academy Awards
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OXFAM NEW ZEALAND TRAILWALKERS ARE VERY PROUD TO PRESENT
What: Benefit Event
Where: Embassy Theater, Wellington
When: February 9, 2009 at 8pm
Proceeds from this event are going to Oxfam to help them fight poverty.
You are cordially invited to the sponsored Embassy theater event of the movie that has won over viewers and critics around the world, Slumdog Millionaire.
The uplifting film centers around a teen who grew up in the poverty-striken slums of Mumbai to become a contestant on the Indian version of “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?”. Althought his motivation for the competing on the show was primarily to reunite with the girl he loved and lost, he is arrested under suspicion of cheating. While being interrogated, events from his life history are shown which explain why he knows the answers.
Oxfam New Zealand is a charity organisation that is devoted to the elimination of poverty by working with local communities to tackle its root causes. Every year, Oxfam oversees a trailwalker event comprised of several 4-person teams that walk 100 kilometers through Taupo in 36 hours. Our team has been pacing the Wellington walkways over the past few months in preparation!
As if the physical challenge weren’t enough, our team also has a fundraising goal for the charity that spends 78 cents of every dollar on the programs aimed at ending poverty.
Our team is pleased to bring Wellington a feel-good event consisting of an Oscar favorite, a silent art auction and other festivities beginning at 8pm with the film screening promptly at 8:45.
Tickets to the event are $20 and can be prepaid with cash or bank transfer. While prepayment is ideal, some tickets will also be available at the door.
Please email Jess to get your ticket.
Also, let her know if you have preferred seats!
And please, feel free to phone a friend.