In late 2007, five young professionals, long connected by both friendship and family, decided to pool and tap into their own altruistic nature while encouraging others to do so. Their forum - the party. Calling themselves 'fun-raisers' their track record bears evidence. Each party, named symbolically to represent the initiative, donates 100% of ticket sales to a chosen non-profit organization. The first party, L'Altruist Noir, gave them their name and was arranged to benefit Sudanese High School students. Then Amal, meaning 'hope' in Arabic, raised money for Alliance Investment Fund to help orphans and children of sex workers in Ethiopia. More»