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Andre Agassi through the 16th Grand Slam for kids benefit concert while using the Agassi Prep's drum line that started off the festivities.
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The Andre Agassi Foundation for Training elevated additional than $26. 1 million, a record volume, for the 16th Grand Slam for kids reward concert, at the side of its longtime partner and presenting sponsor, Swiss watchmaking manufacturer Longines. A donation of $18 million from Kirk Kerkorian, $1. 5 million from the Engelstad Relatives Basis and $1 million from Windsong Have confidence in merged with ticket gross sales and proceeds from the reside auction accounted with the major amount of money raised within a one evening for that Andre Agassi Basis for Education and learning. The package like a weekend for four on the 2012 Kentucky Derby and also a Longines Master Selection Moon Phases "Andre Agassi" distinctive replica watch was auctioned for $90,000. The funds reward the Andre Agassi Higher education Preparatory Academy (Agassi Prep), a tuition totally free general public constitution university serving learners in historical West Las Vegas.
Longines Ambassadors of Magnificence Andre Agassi and Stefanie Graf live performance with all the Agassi Prep's drum line at the 16th Grand Slam for kids.
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"I am each astounded and humbled via the generosity and compassion of our local community, the artists, sponsors, partners and donors," mentioned Andre Agassi. "With powerful help from our presenting sponsor Longines, the Engelstad Family, Windsong Belief plus a really magnanimous reward from Kirk Kerkorian, this record- breaking evening can make a constructive change in students' life as we keep on to operate to rework training. "Longines, represented by President Walter von K? nel, was delighted being to the to start with time the presenting sponsor of the Grand Slam for kids. Held Saturday, Oct 29th at Wynn Las Vegas, the Grand Slam featured a star-studded lineup of performers including Michael Buble, Jimmy Kimmel, Martina McBride, Smokey Robinson and Prepare, with shock appearances by Gladys Knight, Signature Group and comedian Jeff Ross.
Andre Agassi over the auctions with the 16th Grand Slam for youngsters advantage live performance. Along side its longtime spouse and presenting sponsor Longines. The Andre Agassi Basis for Education and learning lifted additional than. 1 million, a file volume.
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A. J. Eco-friendly, a graduate of Agassi Prep, performed a heartfelt introductory music as well as the school's drum line started out the festivities for the night. The Grand Slam delivers jointly international stars and pointed out artists from tunes to comedy to make recognition and lift cash for that Foundation's major fundraiser. Dedicated to reworking and elevating education, the inspiration opened Agassi Prep in 2001. In 2009, the general public charter faculty graduated its to start with senior course, with 100 p. c of graduates accepted into school, as were the graduates of the lessons of 2010 and 2011. The Foundation's get the job done is directly impacting pupils in Las Vegas, Agassi's hometown community, nonetheless it has broader implications for education nationwide.
Longines, represented by President Walter von K? nel, was delighted to be for your 1st time the presenting sponsor with the Grand Slam for kids benefiting the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy.
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About the Andre Agassi Basis for EducationThe Andre Agassi Basis for Education seeks to rework public instruction in two techniques. Through its signature task, the Andre Agassi College or university Preparatory Academy, the inspiration performs to supply underserved young children in Las Vegas having a first-class K-12 schooling to get ready them for excellence in higher education and further than. As a result of condition and national advocacy, the muse strives to raise expenditure in, and accountability for, community faculties. To aid the Andre Agassi Foundation for Education and learning or to acquire supplemental information and facts, be sure to visit agassifoundation. org. About LonginesBased in St. Imier in Switzerland since 1832, the watchmaker Longines can look back on more than 179 a long time of non-stop craftsmanship, in addition to a good heritage as timekeeper for globe championships in many athletics and collaborator with distinctive global sporting activities federations. Recognised to the class of its timepieces, Longines is a member of your Swatch Group Ltd, the World's major maker of horological solutions. With all the winged hourglass as its emblem, the manufacturer has retailers in in excess of one hundred thirty international locations. longines. com.
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The movement, which Hoffman reveals will be renamed Ulysse Nardin Caliber 150, will likely be made on the firm's facility in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, exactly where it makes most of the parts for its existing movements. Ulysse also features a facility in Le Locle, a different Swiss watchmaking hub.
Ebel's Caliber 137 will be renamed Ulysse Nardin Caliber 150.
Ulysse Nardin CEO Patrik Hoffman (still left) having a watchmaker
Hoffman also stated why Caliber 137 joining the Ulysse Nardin family members is a sensible growth from the technical standpoint. When we commenced, just about twenty years ago, producing our 1st perpetual calendar, the Perpetual Calendar Ludwig, we weren't able to manufacture the baseplate, he suggests. So we worked with Lemania, which was working on one particular for Caliber 137 with Ebel. Ulysse Nardin employed a similar baseplate for your perpetual calendar movement — and that is however applied in our GMT Perpetual — that Ebel employed for its chronograph motion.
The soon-to-be-renamed motion can even offer a platform for Ulysse Nardin so as to add further complications within the potential, Hoffman claims. The brand name intends to make use of it a different observe that is prepared to start with the close of 2012.
The actions will be produced at Ulysse Nardin's facility in La Chaux-de-Fonds.