PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Second Café Diplo Charity Concert To Rally Singaporeans
To Support World Vision’s Earthquake Relief Work In Haiti
Local peacebuilding social enterprise Café Diplo organised Haiti Haiti, a charity concert on Jan 30 at City Square Mall, to raise funds towards World Vision’s humanitarian relief efforts in earthquake-stricken Haiti. Musicians who agreed to perform pro bono at the event were Babes Conde, Robert Fernando, Cat Ong, Rai, Tiffanie Widjaja, Inch Chua, Jon Chong, and Syltra Lee.
Café Diplo is now organising a second charity concert to continue to support World Vision’s relief work. Haiti Haiti 2 will be held on Feb 20, 4-6pm at Chinatown Point, and will feature Mandarin pop singers to rally the local Mandarin-speaking community to support the Haitian cause. Performers who have agreed to sing for the cause include Jiu Jian, Elson Soh, Jasmine Tye, Kathryn Wong, Leon Lim, MICappella and Yet Dunhong. City Developments Limited (CDL), leading property developer and advocate for Corporate Social Responsibility, which had given key support to Café Diplo in the first Haiti Haiti concert, will once again provide support by sponsoring Chinatown Point as the concert venue for Haiti Haiti 2.
Event title: Haiti Haiti 2
Date/time: Feb 20, 2010 (Saturday), 4pm-6pm
Venue: Chinatown Point (Podium A) 133 New Bridge Road
Cost: Free
The official death toll since the earthquake struck Haiti on Jan 12 has now reached 230,000, same as that of the 2004 Asian tsunami. Thus far, World Vision has provided essential medical supplies to 11 hospitals and set up 2 mobile clinics. Food and non-food relief items such as hygiene kits, blankets, water containers, and shelter materials have been distributed to more than 8,000 people. As a child-focused organization, World Vision’s key attention is given to children and their caregivers at two recovery facilities.
ABOUT WORLD VISION World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation dedicated to working with children, families and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. World Vision serves all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity or gender, and extends help to over 100 million people in nearly 100 countries.
ABOUT CAFÉ DIPLO Cafe Diplo is a Singapore-based social enterprise whose primary mission is to engage in peacebuilding work in both conflict and non-conflict areas. It was founded based on the vision and concept of a mobile cafe that delivers relief aid to the needy. Cafe Diplo works closely with its Peace Ambassadors and Singspirators to spread the message and culture of peace locally and globally. It is committed to initiating pro-humanity projects – like Grace Music Festival and Asia Humanitarian Forum – and supporting NGOs like World Vision, Mercy Relief, and the Jane Goodall Institute in their humanitarian and environmental work.
Contact persons:
CAFÉ DIPLO
Jonathan How, Director
Contact number: 9666-8850
Email: jon@cafediplo.org
WORLD VISION SINGAPORE
Mandy Loh, External Relations Manager
Contact number: 6511-7141
Email: mandy@worldvision.org.sg
CITY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
Rachel Ong, Marcom Assistant Manager
Contact number: 6877-8514
Email: rachelong@cdl.com.sg |
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