It's all love for Haiti

Submitted by dominah on Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

Life

Anu Venugopal

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010 13:58:00

COMING TOGETHER FOR A GOOD CAUSE: Patrick Teoh (fourth from left) with some of his celebrity friends at the Haiti Fundraiser at the Haiti Fundraiser at Damansara Seafood Village - Pics by Hussein Shaharuddin

A few Malaysian beauties got together last Friday at Damansara Village Steamboat Restaurant for a good cause — to raise funds for victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti.

Owner of the restaurant, actor Patrick Teoh initiated the cause simply named 'Dine For Haiti'. All donations and proceeds from the evening at the popular spot will be channeled to the Haitians through www.avaaz.org.

"Although the earthquake in Haiti has had a disastrous impact on its people, nothing much has been done by Malaysians to help them," said Teoh, who recalled Malaysians contributing to earthquake victims in China before Haiti was hit.

He decided that he would contribute his restaurant 's collections on Feb 5 to those on the ground in the disaster-stricken country.

"Since I know a few celebrities, I asked them to come to the restaurant, enjoy some steamboat and have a good evening," he added.

His celebrity friends included Miss Universe Malaysia Organisation (MUMO) leader Andrea Fonseka and team, former Miss Malaysia Yasmin Yusuff and supermodel Amber Chia.

Besides contributing towards the fund, Fonseka and Chia also auctioned off their personal items to the highest bidding diner at the restaurant.

Fonseka's cute Adidas limited edition Missy Elliot tote bag got a generous bid of RM350 while Chia's funky Ferragamo sunglasses was auctioned for RM600.

"That is a good amount to get for a bag that cost S$60 from Singapore," said Fonseka.

The beauties, together with Teoh, walked around the restaurant with the donation box and posed for photographs with diners, albeit with a catch — an additional donation towards the worthy cause.

Guests at the restaurant fought off the heavy rain and traffic jams on Friday to enjoy a delightful seafood steamboat dinner amidst the company of celebrities and their gracious host, Teoh.

Diners contributed to a total of RM15,715 at the end of the evening, with Fonseka and Chia raising an additional RM4,140.

With a total of RM19,855 collected, Teoh's goal of providing assistance for those in Haiti is now well under way. Other celebrities who supported 'Dine For Haiti' cause included cabaret star Joanne Kam Po Po, television personality Ben Ibrahim and comedian Douglas Lim.

Comments

There are still poor malaysians around - the poverty level is still there. Are the Malaysian beauties doing this because what the celebs in the USA are doing too?

Submitted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 9th, 2010.

Submitted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 9th, 2010.

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