 VITAL hosted a highly successful Black-tie dinner at the House of Lords on 17 December 2009.Nick Martineau, Christie's auctioneer, auctioned items including High Tea at the House of Lords, tennis lessons with India's number 1 tennis player, tickets to The Championships, Wimbledon, glass making classes and a hat donated by a world-famous milliner.The Bombay Bicycle Club Restaurants located in Holland Park, Hampstead & Balham, London donated £1 on all main dishes ordered to VITAL on September 21, 2009, a day declared by the United Nations General Assembly as the International Day of Peace.