For the second year running, the Jeep® brand is Partner of the third Italian edition of the annual Celebrity Fight Night, one of the major charity events in the world, which is taking place in Tuscany until September 13.
Established 22 years ago by boxing legend Muhammad Ali, this prestigious event was held for the third year in Italy thanks to Andrea Bocelli, the famous Italian tenor who since many years is a supporter of the Celebrity Fight Night Foundation, the historic philanthropic institution that will raise funds for projects related to the Andrea Bocelli Foundation and Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center. The funds raised through previous Celebrity Fight Night events in Italy, were used by the Foundation to implement its projects in favour of people and communities in Haiti, and to expand the research and care for people with Parkinson’s disease.
Almost one hundred and fifty guests, including American benefactors and major international stars are expected to join the program that will offer to its participants a trip between Florence, Venice and Lajatico. The journey will have its most important moment in the Gala Dinner organized in the historic Salone dei Cinquecento of Palazzo Vecchio on Sunday, September 11. The Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, along with the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino orchestra under the direction of Maestro Zubin Mehta, headlined the evening and will be joined by several guests and outstanding artists, including Reba McEntire, David Foster, Brooks & Dunn, Peter Cetera and The London Essentials.
The Jeep brand was by the side of Lonnie Ali, the Queen Rania of Jordan, Andrea Bocelli and the several Italian and international stars attending this evening of solidarity, and supplied a fleet of fifteen cars to shuttle celebrities and guests across Florence to reach the red carpet of the Gala Dinner at Palazzo Vecchio. Stars were shuttled on board ten Jeep Grand Cherokees, the Jeep flagship model and most awarded SUV ever, made available for the occasion in the top-of-the-range Summit trim level powered by the 3.0-litre Multijet II 250 HP engine with 8-speed automatic gearbox and the high-performance Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT model, the fastest, most powerful Jeep production vehicle ever, fitting a 6.4-litre V-8 468 HP engine. The Jeep fleet also included five Cherokee models, the mid-size SUV made available as courtesy car in the top-of-the-range Limited version equipped with the 2.2-litre Multijet II 200 HP diesel engine and 9-speed automatic transmission.
The partnership with Celebrity Fight Night confirms the Jeep brand’s commitment to initiatives of charity and solidarity and further strengthens the consolidated collaboration with Maestro Andrea Bocelli.
