First Sabah Sky Lantern Festival on March 18
KOTA KINABALU: The first Sabah Sky Lantern Festival jointly organised by Rotary Club of KK Mandarin and Sabah Institute of Art, will be held on March 18 at Raintree Beach Resort, with a record 700 sky lanterns to be launched into the sky.
The organising partners revealed that the main objectives of organising the lantern festival are to promote Chinese culture, raise awareness on environmental protection and raise funds for charity organisations.
The event is organised with the support of the Sabah Association of Tour & Travel Agents (Satta), The Association of Graduates from Universities and Colleges of China Malaysia, Sabah Liaison Committee, Tuaran Hakka Association and Alumni of the Friendship of Blossom.
Organising chairman KC Koh said the event would be held from 4pm to 9.30pm at Tuaran Raintree Beach Resort (former Mimpian Jadi).
While admission is free, those who want to participate can do so by sponsoring a sky lantern at RM198 per piece.
This new outdoor activity for Sabah has the potential of becoming an annual tourism event.
The Sabah Sky Lantern Festival offers multi-level sponsorship by corporate owners and community leaders to fund this tourism, cultural and charity event, including the Gold Cultural Ambassador (RM28,000); Silver Cultural Ambassador (RM18,000); Bronze Cultural Ambassador (RM8,000); Love Hearted Sponsorship (RM5,000); Warm Hearted Sponsorship (RM3,000) and Compassionate Sponsorship (RM2,000).
Part of the proceeds will be donated to Jireh Orphanage Home (Tuaran) and Sabah Methodist Children’s Home for their operation expenses.
Those interested can contact George Ngui 0178217773 and Simon Ting 0168802926 for further inquiries.