SiTF V-Day 2008 Fundraising Auction Dinner at Xi Yan – 30th July 2008

Singapore infocomm Technology Federation (SiTF) has been driving corporate citizenship initiatives such as Volunteer Day (V-Day) for the infocomm community in Singapore for the last 6 years. In support of this year's Volunteer Day 2008, SiTF organised an exclusive fundraising auction dinner at Xi Yan, a private dinning restaurant, on 30th July 2008 to raise fund from auction of exquisite art pieces and private wine collection of premium wines.

The evening started with a cocktail reception where the guests mingled and acquainted themselves with new and old friends. At the same time, art pieces and vintage wines were on display for appraisal before the auction.

The dinner was formally kicked off by Miss Tan Yen Yen, 1st Vice Chairman of SiTF and Chairman of SiTF V-Day Organising Committee with a brief welcome speech. Over the course of dinner, our guests were treated to a banquet of delectable yet creative concoctions. Whilst everyone savoured and indulged in each platable dishes, our performer Julian Cheong with her rich and melodious voice gave an entertaining rendition of familiar retro tunes.

The auction followed shortly and our guests who were enjoying the 14-course feast did not forget to do their part for charity. Bids came fast and furious. Many art pieces and all the vintage wine were snapped up in no time. Julian also contributed her bits for charity by providing humorous descriptions to some of the abstract art pieces to much laughter from the guests.

The highlight of the evening was the auction of a song sung by none other than SiTF’s Chairman, Mr Pek Yew Chai, 1st Vice Chairman Ms Tan Yen Yen and 2nd Vice Chairman, Mr Frank Koo. Amidst rousing cheers and applauds, the singers took the stage and serenaded the crowd with a ballad “Killing me softly with his song”. For the performance, the trio raised another S$2,800 to add to the coffers.

The night ended with more than S$50,000 raised from the bids which would be donated to the President’s Challenge 2008 at SiTF V-Day Kick-off on 16th August 2008.