Saturday, November 14, 2009

MKI and the 46664 bangle of the Nelson Mandela Foundation


“It never ceases to amaze me how people react to situations when they realize that a small action can have big implications, The response in Holland over the last two weeks since the launch of the 46664 bangle in de Bijenkorf Amsterdam store has see the sales increase at a fantastic rate” said Robert Coutts the CEO of the 46664 Bangle Initiative. The generosity of the Dutch people is very evident in the way they have taken to helping others less fortunate and started taking the 46664 bangle program to heart by buying the bangles.


It is equally gratifying to see how people like Dr. Harold Robles, founder & president of the Medical Knowledge Institute took the bangle program under his wing for the Benelux region and opened doors so that we would be able to launch in Holland with all the correct partners and fanfare the initiative deserves. De Bijenkorf the selected partner to launch the program, provided a platform in the best store at the busiest time and only goes to show that the retailer who really do care are prepared to allow programs like the 46664 bangle initiative to gain access to the general public via their retail outlets.


This festive season de Bijenkorf deserve your support as much as we would like the 46664 bangle program to gain your support for this generous opportunity they have given the 46664 bangle program.
We look forward to making a large impact via the de Bijenkorf stores throughout the Benelux region.
The bangles are available in Copper, Silver, Gold and Platinum at €36.99, € 186.00 respectively for Copper and Silver with the Gold and Platinum on special order only.

Pictures: Kenneth Herdigein and Sebastiaan Labrie, South Africa Ambassador Peter Goosen and Baron Kraijenhoff, Ambassador Goosen and Kenneth Herdigein receiving the 46664 Bangle (2x), Kim Vos, Kenneth Herdigein and Ambassador Goosen, Robert Couts and Harold Robles, and finally THE 46664 BANGLE.

Monday, November 2, 2009

Michael Gorbachev, celebrating a friendship of more than 15 years.




What a joy it was to see my old friend, former President Michael Gorbachev again last Sunday, October 25, 2009. We go a long way back, I have for instance been chairman of his organization ‘International Trust for Children’s Healthcare’.
I was invited to have lunch with him at the Hermitage in Amsterdam. His first remarks were that I had grown grayer…
He was interested in my activities in South Africa and we talked about the growing HIV/AIDS problems in his country.
He was accompanied by two old friends from the past; his personal assistance and translator Pavel and Alexander Likhotal, President and CEO of Green Cross International, an organization created by Gorbachev in 1993.

Pictures:
1. With Michael Gorbachev in Amsterdam on October 25, 2009
2. 12 years earlier at a press conference in Wallingford Connecticut, USA after being appointed Chairman of Michael Gorbachev’s International Trust for Children’s Healthcare