The Hohe Mut single chairs at the Tyrolean resort of Obergurgl have been dismantled and replaced with a gleaming new gondola. Because this chairlift was apparently always a favourite with British skiers, the Austrian National Tourist Office, in conjunction with the Ski Club and Inghams (a UK tour operator with strong links with Obergurgl), has rescued one of chairs and plans to auction it to raise funds for the Starlight Children's Foundation. Starlight is a charity that grants wishes of a lifetime to seriously and terminally ill children all over the UK. The auction will be carried out via a sealed-bid email auction....To place your bid: Inghams has set up a special e-mail address -
obergurglchairlift@inghams.co.uk - which will accept bids between November 14 and December 12, 2007.
Include the amount of your bid in the subject line (ie. ‘I bid £XXX’). Contact details including phone number and email address should be provided in the body of the email. The owner of the winning bid will be contacted after the auction closes. A minimum bid of £300 applies.
From:
http://www.easier.com/view/Travel/Ski_Holidays/article-147665.html
More about the charity:
http://www.starlight.org.uk/