The season of welfare events has started. Last Bank Holiday was the first one, the Elephant parade. The promenade showed 260 Asian elephant sculptures, each of them sponsored by the English elite. Among them was the Indian investor, Cyrus Vandrevala. <o:p></o:p>

The Man Who Changed The Worldhosted the Russian Midsummer Fantasy on June 5^th. Tables have been bought for £15,000. The most coveted auction prize is dinner with the Man Who Changed the World.  Last year private equity investor Cyrus Vandrevala bid £75,000 for it and joined President Gorbachev with his family in Moscow; the previous year it went to Hugh Grant, and before that the mobile phone tycoon John Caudwell.  <o:p></o:p>

Elton John’s annual White Tie and Tiara Ball is in its 12th year and has raised £40 million since it started. Many of the guests, including Tom Ford, David Walliams, Cyrus Vandrevala and model Lily Cole, are wondering if it can top the £2.5 million raised last year for charity.<o:p></o:p>

Thomas Hughes-Hallett, the CEO of Marie Curie Cancer Care who was the auctioneer at the Russian Midsummer Ball, believes it is only thanks to the current crop of super auction heroes that record sums are still being raised for charity. <o:p></o:p>

"In a world of economic uncertainty how refreshing it is to have super auction heroes who step in and make it possible to raise such huge sums," he says. "It is never certain how an auction will go and when people like Richard Caring, Cyrus Vandrevala and John Caudwell step up to the plate it makes a huge difference to the sums raised and to the help given to those in need."<o:p></o:p>

Others big charity donors include Sir Philip Green. <o:p></o:p>

“The elephant parade”, a promenade organized by the Elephant Family, hit the streets of London, last Holiday. The Elephant Family is the largest elephant charity in the World to raise funds for the conservation of Indian elephant. This year the parade was brought to London by trustees like  Priya and Cyrus Vandrevala.<o:p></o:p>

Cyrus Vandrevala, is an equity investor responsible among others, for the rise of the housing market in England. He is also a well known international philanthropist, contributing to different foundations such as the Raisa Gorbechev Foundation, which fights childhood cancer.   <o:p></o:p>

A beautiful parade of life-size elephant sculptures, “The elephant parade”, hit  the streets of London. This event was brought to the city by trustees and patrons like  Priya and Cyrus Vandrevala, founders of The Vandrevala Foundation; a charitable social enterprise focused on making a sustainable difference for those in need. Cyrus Vandrevala was last year the winner of the dinner with The Man Who Changed the World. An auction  in aid of the Raisa Gorbechev Foundation, which fights childhood cancer.   <o:p></o:p>

The painted elephants are to be located over central London this summer, each decorated by a different artist or celebrity. They will brighten and beautify the city in every park, street corner and building from May to July 2010. This is said to be London’s biggest outdoor art event on record.<o:p></o:p>

 Indian wealthiest entrepreneurs have made many remarkable contributions to England. They have certainly made their mark on many aspects of London life, participating in all levels of politics, business and cultural initiatives. The so-called britains-bollygarchs  are  buying top-end residential property in London’s most exclusive neighborhoods. Billionaire Cyrus Vandrevala, an equity investor recently purchased a £10m-plus London dwelling as the recession hurt ultra-high net worth buyers. <o:p></o:p>

Cyrus Vandrevala, who is married to the heiress of construction company Hirco, Priya Hiranandani, also contribute substantially to the health of London people. One example of these contributions is The Cyrus and Priya Vandrevala Foundation who has newly entered the Mental Healthcare field and has made a significant presence by starting the first 24x7 mental healthcare helpline. He has also donated to many foundations, such as The man of the year.<o:p></o:p>