Halloween-themed Phantom Charity Fest to raise funds for two local charities

Phantom Charity Fest fund-raiser for MRC Miri Kidney Dialysis Centre and Sunflower Centre.

Miri – 5 November 2014 – The Malaysia Red Crescent (MRC) Voluntary Aid Detachment 57 (VAD 57) of Curtin University, Sarawak Malaysia (Curtin Sarawak) is organising a fundraising event on 7 November to raise funds for the MRC Miri Kidney Dialysis Centre and Sunflower Centre.

The ‘Phantom Charity Fest’ event with a Halloween theme will be held at the university’s Recreation and Event Centre from 6 pm to 10 pm. It is open to all staff and students of Curtin Sarawak, as well as members of the public. Tickets to the event will be sold at the door and all proceeds will go to the two charities.

According to the VAD 57, another aim of the event is to promote peace, harmony and friendship through socio-cultural interaction and cultural activities, in addition to inculcating a spirit of caring for the needy.

The evening will include games, dance and song performances, a Halloween-theme fashion show, lucky draw, flash mob, food and beverage stalls and the sale of merchandise items.

For more information on the event, visit its Facebook page at www.facebook.com/events/943540528993922/?ref=22 or to watch the event trailer at www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VGUWvy4bzQ.

To find out more about MRC VAD 57, visit its Facebook page at www.facebook.com/VAD57, or contact its commandant, Lee Ren Jie, at 010-3976595 or by email to [email protected].

The event is being supported by Curtin Sarawak’s Office of Student Affairs, the university’s one-stop centre for a range of programmes and services for students’ welfare and the fostering of personal growth, academic excellence and cross-cultural understanding.