White Ice & Fire - November 2003

November 2003 saw ISIS hold its first ever public fund raising event: the White Ice and Fire weekend, which was both a tremendous success and an utterly exhausting process! Together with Peter Hillary, the son of Sir Edmund Hillary, we organised a weekend of events to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the ascent of Mount Everest, and to raise consciousness of the stories and lives of indigenous peoples worldwide.


We were privileged to have the support of Australia’s most famous indigenous band, Yothu Yindi, for the celebrations, as well as some of the leading mountain climbers in the world and HRH the Princess of Sikim. We were also delighted that over 30 members of Bermuda’s Nepalese community were able to be involved in the celebrations. Over four days we held no less than nine separate events in Bermuda, with the major fundraising event being the White Ice and Fire Ball, which was held in the NATO hanger at the airfield in Bermuda. Over 700 people were entertained in truly spectacular fashion during a night that will not be forgotten! Our story-teller, Nigel Kermode, held the audience spellbound as the night unfolded. Over US$130,000 was raised, which we have split between The ISIS Foundation and the Hillary Himalayan Foundation, for our work in Nepal.
We owe a huge debt of thanks to many people who worked with us and supported us in bringing the event together. Special thanks are due to our wonderful sponsors: XL Capital, Max Re Limited, the Bank of Bermuda, Partner Re, Everest Capital, the Little Venice Group, LookBermuda, Goslings, HWP, Miles and Cambridge Beaches, where our guests were housed in absolutely luxury. We also want to particularly thank Starla Williams of Select Sites Group for her tireless and exceptional work in bringing the event together, and the Rt. Hon Renee Webb, Minister of Tourism, Telecommunications, and E-Commerce for her invaluable support.

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Finally, we owe a huge debt to Mundawuy Yunupingu, Alan James and the members of Yothu Yindi for coming all this way to help The ISIS Foundation, and for blowing Bermuda away with their amazing music!

For more information, visit the White Ice and Fire website on www.whiteiceandfire.com