Slowly, after warming up to the group’s lively mood, some of the patients even broke into a loud cheer, waving their hands to the music and even clapping in sync.
Big City Beat visited the venues today to bring cheer to the patients through their music before the Association’s annual charity dinner and concert kick-off tomorrow night.
These patients have always been in the ‘care’ of the Palliative Care Association (PCA). PCA is a voluntary charitable organisation that provides home care to terminally ill patients from all age groups. The association have for many years been the pillar of strength for many of these patients by giving them not only moral but emotional support as well.
A total amount of RM4000,000 per year is needed to run the association, man by several core staffs and volunteers. Being a non-government voluntary body, the Association gets its support mainly from donors.
Every year, the Association would organise its charity dinner and concert to raise funds to run the Association’s Home Care Programmes for the benefit of these patients. Last year, the annual event raised RM240,000 and the Association hopes to do even better this year by targeting to raise RM320,000.00.
This year’s 13th Palliative Care Association Annual Charity Dinner and Concert will be held tomorrow night (Friday, June 21) at the Grand Ballroom of The Magellan Sutera Resort. Besides the dining and entertainment, there will also be the auction of three paintings – one by Christianne Goonting and two by Tina Rimmer.
Big City Beat will perform several covers from megastars like Taylor Swift, Pink, the Beatles, Elvis Presley, Madonna and Queen. The opening act will be Shaneil Devaser, a Sabahan singer-songwriter who recently launched his self-titled solo debut EP.
If you would like to support the cause, call +60 88 231 505 / +60 16 841 1499 to book your table for the Black Tie event.
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