SwissCham (Swiss Chinese Chamber of Commerce) will hold its first Charity Gala on September 17, 2005 and has announced that Special Olympics will be the beneficiary for this black-tie event. The Charity Gala is also a combined celebration of the 10 th anniversary of SwissCham in Beijing and the 55 th anniversary of Sino-Swiss trade and economic relations. The theme for this inaugural Charity Gala is "A Mid-Autumn's Night" and will be held at the Kempinski Hotel in Beijing .

SwissCham's goal is to raise 120,000RMB for Special Olympics, and has announced a call for sponsors and donors in order to support this effort. Please click here for English sponsorship information or email events@bei.swisscham.org for Chinese information.

Tickets for the Charity Gala will be on sale starting on August 1, 2005 and will be 500RMB per ticket. Email events@bei.swisscham.org for more information.

Special Olympics is very excited and honored to be the charity of choice for SwissCham's first ever Charity Gala. Please help SwissCham support Special Olympics by attending, donating to and/or sponsoring the "Mid-Autumn's Night" Gala!

Special Olympics would also like to congratulate SwissCham on their 10 years in Beijing, as well as their 55 years of Sino-Swiss trade and economic relations.