SEOUL INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION

Charity Gala and Silent Auction Evening

The Charity Gala and Silent Auction Evening is a special event with dinner, dancing, entertainment, silent aution and dream raffle with proceeds going to various Korean charities. This event is an extension of the bazaar and it is with the generous donation of the diplomatic community and businesses that makes this event possible!

SIWA and Diplomatic Community Bazaar

The annual SIWA and Diplomatic Community Bazaar has been held by SIWA since 1970. This popular event has become recognized as one of the leading opportunities in Korea for the community to work together to support a wide range of South Korean Charities. The diplomatic and business communities as well as the Korean Government come together with SIWA to raise much needed money for these charities. Over 50 Embassies, women's clubs, charity groups, and vendors participate in the bazaar, with entertainment, goods and foods from around the world. Businesses donate generously either with a cash donation or company products.

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2008 SIWA Bazaar Raised an Outstanding 236,000,000 KRW

We would like to give an enormous thank you to everyone who participated. Thank you to all our fantastic sponsors, the diplomatic community and the women's clubs, and vendors. Thank you to everyone who took the time to unselfishly volunteer, including the Bazaar committee, SIWA members and members of the community.

[ A MESSAGE FROM Yoon-Ok, Wife of President Lee Myung-bak]

Helping our neighbors is simply the right thing to do and also the most rewarding. And this event is a great example of what we can achieve.

I would like to express my sincere appreciation for inviting me to participate in the Seoul International Women's Association (SIWA) and Diplomatic Community Bazaar this year. I'm very honored and pleased to be a part of it.

It's great being able to bring together people of various nationalities, to help our local community. It gives me a great feeling, like I am in a small but beautiful global village. Let me take this opportunity to express my heartfelt respect to all of you who have shown what true love is through your charity works and with your affection for Seoul and Korea.

SIWA Bazaar is indeed a good chance for us to experience various cultures of nations around the world. I hope that this annual event would further prosper in the coming years and contribute to the globalization of the city of Seoul.

I also would like to thank the organizers and participants of this bazaar and wish every success of this event. it is my sincere hope that the bazaar may help our neighbors in need have a warmer winter.

I wish you the best of luck and health.

Kim Yoon-Ok
Wife of President Lee Myung-bak

THANK YOU TO THE DIPLOMATIC COMMUNITY

We would like to thank each and every member of the Diplomatic Community for their tireless efforts and enthusiasm. You have made the Bazaar an enormous success. Bringing together 50 nations with a catalogue of products and knowledge worth of a UN summit, we were taken around the world while never leaving Seoul. To all the wives of diplomats who generously contributed their time, we are extremely grateful. The team worked extremely hard at organizing and bringing to us a fabulous array of goods for the Bazaar. We thank you once again for helping us share our cultures, and displaying what a global community can achieve.

Thank you to:

Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, Germany, Ghana, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Poland, Qatar, Russia, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam

AWC - American's Women's Club, BASS - The British Association of Seoul, Nordic Women's Club,

Overseas Chinese Women's Club