It was a night of glamour and charitable deeds, held at Armada Hotel, Petaling Jaya on the 29th November 2008. The KDU Alumni Annual Charity Dinner and Dance, the 'Black & White Ball' was attended by more than 60 people, consisting of graduate members, their partners and friends, as well as current KDU students who all came in full support for this fun event in aid of charity. The charity chosen this year is VOLC (Victory Outreach & Learning Centre) which caters to the educational needs of Vietnamese immigrant children living in Malaysia with their parents.
Ms. Hannah Yeoh and husband presenting the lucky draw
The honorary guest of the night was Hannah Yeoh, a prominent politician, who is also an ex-student of the Law School in KDU College. The event took off at 7:00pm with the arrival of guests, graced by Dr. Chia Chee Fern and partner, Dr. Mak and partner, as well as other staff of KDU College with a sumptuous buffet spread, offering local and western cuisines.
The first performance of the night was a dance by PARTS (Performing Arts Team) followed by the opening speech by the President of the KDU Alumni. A night of fun and games, mixed with varied performances, ensued after the speech. The guests were also treated to a special performance by the children of VOLC. Tones of prizes, courtesy of our generous sponsors were given out to the winners of the 3 lucky draw rounds and many games that were held throughout the night. Prizes such as Ipod Nano, Hugo Boss perfumes, meal vouches from Armada Hotel, One night hotel stay in Prince Hotel and door gifts from KDU College were among the many prizes given away.
VOLC's students doing a traditional dance.
At the entrance, a booth allowing guests to obtain free body art and free application forms to obtain a 1Utama OneCard was set up, and saw lots of traffic from the guests.
The night ended around 10pm with the dance floor being open to the guest who stayed on to party the night until 11:30pm.
Overall, it was a fun night of meeting old friends, making new friends, networking and doing a good deed all in one.