Colliers International to Host Fundraising Event for Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair’s Foundation

-- An Evening with Tony Blair to feature Charlie Rose in conversation with Tony Blair on the Challenges and Opportunities in this Increasingly Globalized World --

SAN FRANCISCO, October 22, 2010 – The fall gala season will hit a high note in a matter of weeks when PBS host and 60 Minutes contributing correspondent Charlie Rose conducts a fireside chat with renowned world leader and Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair in downtown San Francisco. This high-profile event will be sponsored and hosted by leading global real estate services firm Colliers International.

Tony Blair, a leading figure on the international stage, will engage in a spellbinding discussion with Charlie Rose about the challenges and opportunities of the modern world. All proceeds from the evening event will benefit the Tony Blair Faith Foundation. The Foundation runs educational programs, and organizes practical projects in countries around the world so that people can work together to tackle ill-health and global poverty as an alternative to conflict.

A host of bold-face names hailing from the Bay Area and points distant have already committed to attend. Table sponsorship opportunities are currently available for $10,000. Sponsorship includes company name visibility and seating for ten. For table, additional sponsorship opportunities or single tickets, please contact Alan Collenette at Colliers International at 415-288-7854, or alan.collenette@colliers.com

All contributions are tax deductible.

Additional details about the Tony Blair Foundation can be accessed here http://www.tonyblairfaithfoundationus.org/

Colliers International is pleased to present an evening with Tony Blair, in conversation with Charlie Rose

Join us for dinner on November 3, 2010 for an engaging discussion with the former Prime Minister of Great Britain & Northern Ireland, Quartet Representative for the Middle East and Patron of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation. Tony Blair in conversation with Charlie Rose, PBS host and 60 Minutes contributing correspondent, will discuss challenges and opportunities in an increasingly globalized world.

Table sponsorship opportunities starting at $10,000 are still available for this event to take place in San Francisco, CA. Sponsorship includes office or team name visibility and seating for 10. For table or additional sponsorship opportunities, please contact: Alan Collenette, Managing Director, San Francisco Tel +1 415 288 7850 alan.collenette@colliers.com

All proceeds from the event will go to the Tony Blair Faith Foundation. The Tony Blair Faith Foundation promotes peace between the world’s different cultures by developing respect and understanding between people of all faiths and none. The Foundation runs educational programs, and organizes practical projects in countries across the world so that people can work together to tackle ill-health and global poverty as an alternative to conflict.

For more information on the Foundation’s programs, please visit http://www.tonyblairfaithfoundationus.org/.

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