Bosco Charity Association Annual Charity Ball 2017
The Bosco Charity Association (BCA) Annual Charity Ball 2017 was successfully held on the 6th October, 2017 (Friday) at the Grand Ballroom, Grand Hyatt Hong Kong. This fourth annual charity ball of BCA has drawn together nearly 400 honorable guests and raised a donation amount of over HK$1.5 million in total.
The evening was filled with joy and laughter, great food and wine, as well as an inviting and charming ambience. While all the guests were enjoying the fine dishes, a series of presentation and delightful performances was delivered on the stage, including world renowned soprano Ms Olga Makarina, Rev Fr Matthew Chan, SDB, Miss Ocean Chow and her teacher Mr Jonathan Law, and Mr Thomas Yeung, who not only contributed their talent, but also brought a handsome amount of donation for their charity performances.
For this year, there were 7 distinct items for live auction. The collection included 4 Italian art pieces donated by the Salesians of Don Bosco and 3 exceptional items of Chinese craft. Mr Adrian Pang, who held the live auction for a fourth consecutive year, hit his hammer for a total bid amount of HK$104,000. In addition, we have also made a first attempt to run a silence auction at the event, which has contributed HK$10,480. Last but not least, the raffle draw this year also added HK$138,500 to the total fund raised. We are honoured to have Monsignor Javier Herrera Corona, Holy See Study Mission, Mrs Annemieke Ruirok, Consul General of the Kingdom of Netherlands, and Mr Peter Ryan, Consul General of Ireland to draw and present the first 3 prizes of raffle draw on stage.