A shirt signed by Argentine Leo Messi, given to actress and television presenter Mirtha Legrand a month and a half after the world title, raised 11 million pesos (54,000 euros) on Tuesday at a charity gala in favor of in a children’s Hospital. .
According to spokespeople for the organizing foundation told EFE, the auction closed at 02:00 local time (05:00 GMT) in favor of the pharmaceutical company Norgreen, based in the Mar del Plata industrial park, in the province of Buenos Aires. .
The shirt auction, which started at a base of 500,000 pesos (2,500), was held at the XXIII FUNDAMI Solidarity Gala Dinner for the benefit of the Victorio Tetamanti Maternal and Child Hospital, in the city of Mar del Plata, about 400 kilometers from the Argentine capital .
Leo’s mother, mediator
The initiative for the auction came from Legrand, 95, honorary godmother of the foundation, who told the media that he received the shirt after speaking with Messi’s mother, Celia Cuccittini, an admirer of the Argentine diva.
The auction showed that Argentines have the collective joy of winning the Qatar 2022 World Cup on December 18 and the love and admiration they express for Messi.
The figures of the gala
Legrand was present at the gala that drew about 250 people, who paid between 30,000 to 50,000 pesos (150 to 250 euros) to attend, according to organizers.
At the traditional charity gala, a hat from singer Abel Pintos’ collection, signed, was also auctioned for 200,000 pesos (990 euros), and a trip to Europe was raffled.
The proceeds collected at the gala (151.00 euros) will go to the rehabilitation of the mothers’ residence and the kinesiology and occupational therapy area of the hospital.
Source: La Verdad
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