CAFE
We are just one night away from the most anticipated event in IH - the CAFE!!
Just for some background information, CAFE is an annual fund raising event started since the 80s. Its orginal purpose was to raise funds for students in IH so to reduce accomodation fees and also improve on facilities. However, in recent years, under the leadership of A. Prof Jane Munroe, IH has enjoyed $5 million dollars revenue every year. Therefore, due to surplus of budget, the CAFE committee and directors of IH this year agreed to donated 100% of the proceeds to an organisation known as Interplast.
Interplast — the first humanitarian organization to provide free reconstructive surgery for children with clefts, disabling burns and hand injuries — has provided 64,000 life-changing surgeries for those who have no other access to care. Working in underserved regions of 16 countries throughout Africa, Asia and Latin America, Interplast teaches, empowers and partners with volunteers and overseas medical professionals so every child living in poverty has free access to the safest and highest-quality care — now and in the future. Interplast is committed to transforming as many lives as possible, allocating 90 percent of its budget to medical programs.
Understanding the objective behind CAFE, most of the IHers have contributed in as many ways as they could, such as performances, sound and lighting, decoration, waitering, ushering, washing up, prizes for Raffles, invitations and lots of administrative details.
The theme for CAFE this year is Golden Globe. CAFE will begin at 8pm on Saturday night. All 240 seats, worth $70 each, were sold out. Raffles prizes worth thousands of dollars are ready to be claimed by their lucky owners. Everyone involved in organising it is pumped and ready to go!
We had a CAFE preview yesterday, which was a full-dress rehearsal catered for the students in IH and their friends and family. The entrance fee was only $1. Unsurprisingly, the dining hall was packed before the event began. The performances started with a bang! The highlight of the night was definitely Thriller, led by Pat Tan. And of course Joyful joyful (Sister Act 2) and Step Up (led by Darren Ow) which I am involved. :o)
One more night!
CAFE!
Cheers!
