September
7, 2002 - The Conrad Hotel
DANCING
IN THE STREETS OF ASIA
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MESSAGE
TO SPONSORS - AID HONG KONG ORPHANS
On
September 7, the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Hong Kong
will host its first charity ball for the endowment of a
new scholarship fund at Po Leung Kuk, one of Hong Kong's
first orphanages.
With
your help, the Foreign Correspondents' Club Scholarship
Fund will enable young people from the orphanage to attend
university in Hong Kong or overseas. Talented children from
broken homes and no homes at all will be given the otherwise
impossible dream of higher education.
The
first ball, themed "Dancing in the Streets of Asia",
will be held at the Conrad Hotel ballroom. Legendary Motown
singer Martha Reeves, who with her backup group, the Vandellas,
made Dancing in the Street, Nowhere to Run, Jimmy Mack,
and many other songs modern classics the world over will
be the featured performer. A choir of children from Po Leung
Kuk will also sing, while a variety of street performers
will provide entertainment. Décor will reflect famed
streets and districts of Asia, such as Shanghai's Bund,
Singapore's Boat Quay, Bangkok's Khao San Road and Tokyo's
Roppongi.
In
order to keep ticket prices below $1,000 per person, the
Foreign Correspondents' Club needs help from corporate sponsors
such as you. We intend to cover the cost of the event through
the ticket price and hope to raise $500,000 through sales
of raffle tickets at $20 each.
We
are writing you to request help covering the cost of food
and entertainment, and of course prizes to entice guests
to buy raffle tickets. Donations are tax deductible and
sponsors will receive publicity according to their level
of sponsorship. Please see attached letter for details.
As
the flagship event of the Foreign Correspondents' Club,
the ball will attract leading members of the regional media,
high-ranking executives from every industry as well as representatives
from consulates and the Hong Kong government.
For
more information on Po Leung Kuk see www.poleungkuk.org.hk
For more information on sponsorship, please contact Marilyn
Hood at 2982-6005 or email charityball@fcchk.org.
In
advance, thank you for helping support this high profile
and worthy event.
Sincerely,
Thomas
Crampton and Dave Garcia
Co-chairs, Foreign Correspondents' Club Charity Ball Committee
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