The Award for those who help from abroad
In an emotional ceremony that took place in the Libertador Salon in the Palacio San Martín in Buenos Aires, the 2009 HelpArgentina Social Ambassadors Awards were given to honor individuals that raise money for Argentinean Social Organizations from outside the country.
Before more than 250 guests and with Silvina Chediek as master of ceremonies, the awards were given out by Javier Pupi Zanetti, the honorary host of the event, and Gastón Pauls, actor and social activist.
Javier Zanetti, sponsor of the Initiative, with authorities of HelpArgentina
and the winners of the 2009 HelpArgentina Social Ambassadors Awards.
Among those attending the ceremony were the Ambassador of the Netherlands in Argentina, Mr. Henk Soeters, the Chargé d´Affaires ad Interim from the United States Embassy, Mr. Thomas Kelly, Mr. Alberto Alonso, Advisor of the Management of Intermediate Organizations for the Secretariat for Institutional Relations, and Mr. Félix Córdova Moyano, Member of the Superior Counsel of Ambassadors, in addition to prominent figures in the social, artistic, and athletic sectors in Argentina.
Panel of Judges:
Javier Zanetti (Host of the Event – Founder of the PUPI Foundation),
Gastón Pauls (Director of la Casa de la Cultura de la Calle),
Félix Córdova Moyano (Member of the Superior Counsel of Ambassadors),
Emilio Ocampo (President of HelpArgentina),
María Julia Díaz Ardaya (Director of Community Relations, the Clarín Group),
Belén Quellet (Fundación La Nación),
Manuel Lozano (Director of the Red Solidaria),
Agustina Blanco (Winner of the 2007 Social Ambassadors Award).
Event Sponsors: Deutsche Bank, Pegasus, Panamericano Hotels & Resort and Indra.
Support provided by: Destino Argentina and Bodegas Lagarde.
