Help a Hungry Child: Bidding for Christmas charity appeal auction closes at 10pm

Amazing experiences include a dream day at Lord’s, a visit to the Land Rover sailing team set up by Ben Ainslie and tickets to a Britain’s Got Talent semi-final – with a meet and greet with Simon Cowell

Friday 08 December 2017 11:56 GMT

AKARYN Hotel Group is giving away three nights of drinking and dancing on the sand in Thailand at Beach Club Phuket, followed by three days spent in sun-drenched infinity pools at spa hotel Aleenta Phuket for a party-loving pair (Pics by Christmas appeal auction)

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Bidding is due to close later today in our first Christmas Appeal auction. Final bids must be lodged before 10pm tonight, with nearly 30 exciting offers up for grabs.

Lots include exclusive holidays in Thailand, Switzerland and the Himalayas, while collectors of sporting memorabilia can bid for a cycling top signed by Chris Froome, an Arsenal shirt autographed by first-team players and a signed Spurs ball.

Amazing experiences including a dream day at Lord’s, a visit to the Land Rover sailing team set up by Ben Ainslie and tickets to a Britain’s Got Talent semi-final – with a meet and greet with Simon Cowell – could make for perfect Christmas presents.

Angela Hartnett will cook dinner for one lucky bidder and up to 29 guests at Refettorio Felix in another exclusive opportunity. Her one-off menu will comprise dishes created from ingredients that commonly become food waste in recognition of our campaign.

A Dave Brown original cartoon, previously seen in The Independent, is also on offer, as is the chance to bag a one-off, Independent front page commemorating a birthday, anniversary or other personal event.

Proceeds from the auction will go towards our Help a Hungry Child appeal, which is raising funds for the Felix Project’s new scheme to ensure hungry youngsters have access to healthy and nutritious food.

Our auction is powered by Givergy, an award-winning fundraising technology company which offers a range of cutting edge platforms to help charities raise more at fundraising events and online.

The auction closes at 10pm tonight so bid now to ensure you don’t miss out.

To bid on the lots please visit https://www.givergy.com/charity/the-felix-project

To find out more please see http://www.independent.co.uk/helpahungrychild/help-a-hungry-child-charity-auction-prizes-stella-mccartney-himalayas-holiday-arsenal-tottenham-a8081871.html