Kuching City Lions Club raises RM19,000 through ‘Wish’ movie screening
KUCHING: The Lions Club of Kuching City raised RM19,000 during a fundraising and charity movie screening of the animated Walt Disney film, ‘Wish’ at TGV Cinema, Vivacity Megamall here last night (Nov 23). The funds raised will go towards the club’s upcoming service projects. Organising chairperson Irene Tan, who is a past president of the […]
Keep a date with ‘GREEN x HOPE 512’ charity fundraising event
KUCHING: Greenzone and Hope Place will launch the ‘GREEN x HOPE 512’ charity fundraising event end of this year, marking their third joint effort to address the needs of vulnerable groups in the local community. According to Hope Place, the symbolism behind ‘GREEN’ lies in Greenzone, signifying nature, ecology, and sustainability, while ‘HOPE’ represents Hope […]
Sarawak Heart Foundation nears fundraising goal for MRI machine
KUCHING: The Sarawak Heart Foundation has made significant progress in its fundraising efforts, accumulating a total of RM1.74 million towards its goal of RM2.6 million to procure a much-needed Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Machine for Sibu Hospital. The foundation’s board trustee chairman Datuk Amar Jamilah Anu stressed the urgency of this endeavour, as the existing […]
‘Run to Save Lives 3.0’ fun run coming your way in June
KUCHING: The long-awaited Malaysian Red Crescent Sarawak (MRCS) Kuching Branch ‘Run to Save Lives 3.0’ project will be held on June 18. According to its deputy chairman Dr Chou Chii Ming, the fun run this year will have two routes (3km and 5km) starting and ending at the Kuching South City Council (MBKS) foyer. “This […]
upGrad completes investment round of US$210 mln
KUALA LUMPUR: upGrad, Asia’s higher edutech major, has announced a fresh round of fundraising from marquee investors and family offices joining the company’s capital (cap) table. Participants in this round include ETS Global, Bodhi Tree, Singapore’s Kaizen Management Advisors Pvt Ltd, Family Office of Bharti Airtel, Narotam Sekhsaria Family Office and Artian Investments. According to a statement, […]
Variety concert to mark anniversaries
KUCHING: St Joseph’s Family of Schools Kuching will celebrate two milestone anniversaries and organise a variety concert and fundraising events from Aug 5-6. St Joseph’s Private Primary School and St Joseph’s Private Secondary School will mark their 10th year while this year will be St Joseph’s International School’s fifth year since their inception. According to […]
Art for Heart: Platform to raise funds for the needy
KUCHING: Art for Heart (A4H) has established itself as a charity platform for fundraising activities with the goal of assisting the needy across the community. A4H’s goal, according to its founder Gerald Goh, is to create a platform for charity-driven projects throughout communities, extending acts of compassion to the less fortunate through art and creativity. […]
Knights of SHS raise RM88,000 for alma mater
SIBU: A whopping RM88,000 was raised in four days by former students of Sacred Heart School (SHS) known as ‘Knights’ to aid underprivileged students in their alma mater. The handing over of the cheque was done yesterday (Saturday) by the initiator of the fund raising project, Anthony Chan, from the Class of 1993 with his […]
1,600 come forward for a good cause
KUCHING: Some 1,600 donors have come out in support of the Federation of Kuching, Samarahan and Serian Divisions Chinese Association’s ‘Support Sarawak Anti-Epidemic Fund’ fundraising campaign with a contribution amounting to RM98,000. President of the federation Datuk Richard Wee have expressed gratitude and thanked those who had responded positively to the call despite the campaign […]
Let’s go bald for a cause
GoBald Virtual 2021 open for registration KUCHING: The Sarawak Children’s Cancer Society (SCCS) said registration for its GoBald Virtual 2021 fundraising campaign will be opened on July 4 at 10am at www.gobald.my. SCCS has been continuously raising funds for families who are going through hardship associated with cancer, which has increased the level of anxiety […]
