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Cakes & Kids – Whatever It Takes to Make a Difference

Friday and Saturday the Doha Marriott will host the Whatever It Takes Shop and Draw event to benefit the Twilight Children Program in Hillbrow, Johannesburg. People might wonder what a five star hotel in Qatar has in common with a shelter for street boys over 6,250 kilometers away in South Africa and the answer is baking and a sense of giving back to the community.
The Doha Marriott’s General Manager, Saeid Heidari, says “It is a great »Keep Reading

Whatever It Takes Shop & Draw for Hope

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This Friday and Saturday February 26-27 the Doha Marriott is hosting a Whatever It Takes Shop and Draw for hope event in the main lobby. All of the unique merchandise for sale at this event features original artwork donated to Whatever It Takes—products include watches with artwork by Pierce Brosnan, John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson; t-shirts with the artwork of »Keep Reading

SUSTAINABILITY CENTRE PROPOSED BY 21ST CENTURY LEADERS

Tuesday 31 October 2009
21st Century Leaders is proposing the establishment of Doha-based ‘sustainability centre’ that will promote sustainable living worldwide.
Founder and Director of 21st Century Leaders Charlotte di Vita MBE announced the plan at a star-studded gala dinner at the Grand Hyatt Doha which honoured a number of ‘unsung heroes’ and stars including Sir Ben Kingsley, »Keep Reading

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WHATEVER IT TAKES OPENING WITH SIR BEN KINGSLEY

28 October 2009

WHATEVER IT TAKES EXPERIENCE GRAND OPENING WITH SIR BEN KINGSLEY

Oscar winning actor Sir Ben Kingsley will be cutting the ribbon to officially mark the grand opening of the Whatever It Takes Experience at 5pm on the 30 October at the Grand Hyatt Doha.

Sir Ben who became a 21st Century »Keep Reading

CELEBRITY DINNER WITH SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE STARS

Tuesday 27 October 2009
A unique dinner with the stars of the smash-hit film Slumdog Millionaire will be one of the prizes auctioned at the Doha 21st Century Leaders Awards on Friday 30 October.

The multi-award winning director and producer team of Danny Boyle and Christian Colson will be in Doha this week to be honoured in the Doha 21st Century Leaders Awards to be held at the Grand Hyatt Doha for their humanitarian work.

“We »Keep Reading

MONICA YUNUS HONOURED FOR HUMANITARIAN ACHIEVEMENTS

28 October 2009

The talented New York Metropolitan Opera soprano Monica Yunus is to be honoured with a Doha 21st Century Leader Award, to be presented during a special gala dinner at the Grand Hyatt Doha in Qatar on 30 October.

The daughter of Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, Monica is one of the founders and co-director of the non-profit organisation Sing for Hope. The organisation mobilizes more than 600 professional artists »Keep Reading

QATARI WOMEN HONOURED FOR OUTSTANDING HUMANITARIAN WORK

Monday 26 October 2009

21st Century Leaders Foundation will honour three extraordinary women at their inaugural awards ceremony taking place on 30th October 2009 at Grand Hyatt Doha.

Qataris Eman Ahmed Al Obaidli and Sara Mohammed Al-Shamlan, and Palestinian Helen Shehadeh will be the first recipients of the Unsung Hero Award at the Doha 21st Century Awards ceremony. The Doha 21st Century Leaders Awards was established this year to »Keep Reading

EXCLUSIVE ART AVAILABLE AT 21st CENTURY LEADERS EVENT

Monday 26 October 2009
An exclusive collection of artwork will be exhibited and some available for purchase as part of the 21st Century Leaders Art Exhibition at the Grand Hyatt Doha this weekend.

The exhibition will include artwork that is being shown for the first time and private work by international, regional and Qatari stars of the art world, plus art created exclusively for Doha 21st Century Leaders.

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UNIQUE ARTWORK FEATURING DAVID BECKHAM

Sunday 25 October 2009

A unique painting featuring the footprint and signature of world-famous footballer David Beckham will be auctioned at the Doha 21st Century Leaders Awards at the Grand Hyatt Doha this Friday, 30 October.

As part of the ceremony and gala dinner a number of unique items will be auctioned including once-in-a-lifetime, money-can’t-usually-buy experiences and this David Beckham-inspired »Keep Reading