September 18th 2009, The George Harrison Custom Mini Is Auctioned For The Material World Foundation

This Friday marks the one and only opportunity to acquire a 2008 customised edition of George's Mini Cooper S, which features artwork inspired by the psychedelic and Sanskrit artwork hand painted on his original Mini Cooper S. The artwork has been created by family friend David Costa who has created a number of iconic album covers and books including The Beatles Anthology book.

The proceeds from the sale of the car will fully benefit the Material World Charitable Foundation, which George founded in 1973.

Follow this link to see a video of Olivia Harrison with the mini:
http://georgeharrison.com/mini/

Link to the auction:
http://www.bonhams.com/cgi-bin/public.sh/pubweb/publicSite.r?sContinent=EUR&screen=lotdetailsNoFlash&iSaleItemNo=4391276&iSaleNo=17261&iSaleSectionNo=2

The Material World Charitable Foundation was set up by George Harrison in 1973, coinciding with the release of his Living in the Material World album. Royalties of that album, including the single Give Me Love (Give me Peace on Earth), were donated by George, in perpetuity, to the Foundation.

George established the Foundation to encourage the exploration of alternate and diverse forms of artistic expression, life views and philosophies as well as a way to support established charities and people with special needs. In the autumn of 1973, the first project of the Foundation was the Ravi Shankar Music Festival, which brought together renowned Indian classical musicians to perform and record compositions especially created by Ravi Shankar.

In the 30 years since its inception, the Material World Charitable Foundation has supported hundreds of individuals and organisations supporting those with special needs. In some cases the Foundation has literally transformed people’s lives and in others has made life more bearable in the face of extreme suffering and adversity.

For more information and to participate in the auction, visit this link:
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