Panggilan Kinabalu Charity Concert June 25, 2015

 1. I attended the Charity Concert held at the HGH Hall Sentul,Kuala Lumpur on June 25, 2015.

It was organised by the Rotary Club (RC) of One Utama and RC of Bukit Bintang with the objectives of recognising the heroism of the guides of Mt Kinabalu of the June 5 Earthquake Disaster of 5.9 on the Righter scale, to collect donations to assist them and at the same time to demonstrate unity and harmony of all Malaysians in time of facing challenges.  I was invited by Mr. Ong Hock Siew, the key person in organising the Concert, to assist as he knows that Mt. Kinabalu and Sabah is close to my heart.  It was Hock Siew who was instrumental in getting me up the summit in October 1989 and had climbed it 15 times since then.  The programme  for the evening was as follows:    

TIME	PROGRAM	PEOPLE INVOLVED
07-00 pm	Arrival of guests	Reception
07-45 pm	Welcome speech Speech by Guest of Honor	PP Yap Fatt Lam YB Datuk Mary Yap
08-10 pm	Opening Video	Narrator
08-25 pm	Song 1:It’s a Small World	Choir + Audience singing
08-35 pm	A word from Tan Sri Azman Song 3: Sayang Kinabalu Song 4: You’ve Got Friends Song 5: Wonderful World	Tan Sri Azman Hashim
09-00 pm	Song 6: When You Believe Song 7: Colours of The Wind	Carrie Lee & Irene Wong
09-10 pm	Sharing of the Mountain’s call The fine balance of nature	Ong Hock Siew
09-25 pm	Testimony of a hero 1 Mouth organ presentation	Guide Jomius
09-35 pm	Testimony of a hero 2 Leaf & Sompoton present	Guide
09-45 pm	Song 8: TBA Song 9: TBA	Dato’ Khatijah
09-55 pm	Song 10: Try a little Kindness Song 11: Place In The Sun	Godfrey Ooi
10-10 pm	Song 12:  Cinta Kita Selamanya Song 13:  TBA	Azharina
10-25 pm	Song 14: If We Hold On Together Song 15: You Raise Me Up	Choir
10-35 pm	Singing together We Are The World	RCBB, RCBU and all on stage
10-45 pm	Sayang Kinabalu (reprise)	Finale: Tan Sri Azman and All on the stage
10-55 pm	Closing words – video Remembrance of the deceased We shall not be moved	Ong Hock Siew

    2.  The Concert was officially opened by YB Datuk Mary Yap, Deputy Minister of Education, who in her speech, highlighted the devastation that occurred during the natural calamity where 18 died and many injured and expressed appreciation at the efforts made to help those adversely affected by it.  The Concert was well attended and a total sum of RM 250 000 was raised with more pledges to contribute.  

YB Datuk Mary Yap receiving memento at the official opening of the Concert

Meeting friends prior to the Concert

Tan Sri Adzman Hashim, one of the guests of honour and a major donor to the Concert

Tan Sri Azman rendered 3 songs during the Concert

Two lady performers at the Concert

The audience at the Concert