The British Ambassador auctioned her „Embéčko“ for 610 000 CZK for Sue Ryder!
The British Ambassador Jan Thompson, who is now ending her diplomatic mission in Prague, has invited the Czech public to support the work of Sue Ryder. She offered her favourite embéčko - a veteran Škoda 1000 MB up for auction. In the end, the Škoda from 1968 was sold for 610 000 CZK to a purchaser, who wished to stay anonymous. The Ambassador dedicated the whole gain to our organisation.
„After much soul-searching, I have decided that my beloved embecko belongs here in the Czech Republic where it has spent the first 50 years of its life. So, hard though it is to part with it, I would like to auction it to raise money for one of my favourite charities, Sue Ryder which has been providing hospice care and assistance to those in need in the Czech Republic, and support to their families, since 1998.
I want my dear embecko to go to a good home. So please only bid if you will look after it well. Please join me in supporting Sue Ryder!“, said Jan Thompson, British Ambassador to the Czech Republic
On Wednesday the 10th of January after midday, the highest bid of 610 000 Kč was finally posted and won. On the same day, the director of Sue Ryder Matěj Lejsal took over a cheque of this value directly from Jan Thompson. The profit wil go to customer care – the seniors of Sue Ryder and their dearest.
Foto: Matěj Skalický
