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Hong Kong Fundraiser Slideshow

Hello! Very happy now, I am on the plane home to Vancouver after a great night, a great fundraiser in Hongkong. The event was held at the PEEL FRESCO Jazz Bar, 49 Peel street, Soho. Guy, Rob and Joyce were are hosts and the night went TOPS!

Mike Lang was the big man of the show, through his previous fundraising events he has built up a sound reputation that led into the intro of a steady group of supporters (over 70 people came) and the use of the PEEL FRESCO Lounge… nice work.

The Tommy Ho Jazz Trio killed it…… everyone was really stoked by their music. Energetic, classic jazz……………………… and right up close. Its a cozy space so many of us were pressed right up close to the band. Cool.

Nick and Chris MC’d and kept the intermissions lively with their comedic wit, and we have to thank them and their friends for taking their time to keep the flow fun, and moving. Cheers guys.

While money raising was important, it wasn’t the initial theme of this event. What we were trying to do was to begin building a community of peoples interested in helping us support this project, in various ways, right here in Hongkong, and we succeeded big time. The amount of support and interest exceeded our expectations and we are really happy about it.

Soooo many people came up and offered their support for future fundraising events. We also raised more than we thought we would…. 950.00$ Canadian plus, which when doubled by HOPE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY’s dollar-for-dollar matching grant surpasses what we need to fund one of our monthly trainings. And this training will affect the lives of between 100-170 people…….. yes! Thank you Hong Kong!!

We plan to have another party sometime late June or early July in Hong Kong to raise funds for this project, a bigger one even, so keep posted.

Cheers!