A BETTER LIFE THROUGH THE ARTS

A charity dinner was sponsored by Goh Bock Seng, founder and principal of boutique M&A firm Dealmakers International Ltd, and hosted by Portfolio magazine for the benefit of The Business Times Budding Artists Fund (BT BAF).

The event, titled ‘Fuelling Dreams’, sought to continue igniting sparks of passion in the arts among its beneficiaries, and propel them to fulfil their full potential.

BT BAF was initiated in 2004 and adopted by The Business Times in 2005. Since its inception, it has been supporting youths from financially challenged backgrounds to gain self-confidence as well as a sense of purpose and community through the arts. BT BAF supports beneficiaries through an extensive training program at two academies, The Little Arts Academy and 10 Square Youth, that provides artistically inclined students with technical skills and real opportunities to pursue careers in the arts.

To date, BT BAF has empowered over 22,000 children and youths to discover and express themselves through the arts. In the process, the training programs beneficiaries attend have enabled them to navigate this challenging period of their development, and have equipped them with the drive and the tools to live their best life.

The charity dinner, held in SKAI Suites at Swissôtel The Stamford, saw a big turnout of friends, business associates, and members of the media who lent their overwhelming support.

Guests at the event were treated to dance performances by BT BAF beneficiaries who are attending The Little Arts Academy and 10 Square Youth.

In appreciation of their generosity, 13 top donors each received an artwork handpicked by TRCL, including works done by BT BAF beneficiaries.

35 ALFRED CHUA, ANNIE SEOW, DANIEL POON, MICHELLE CHEN, DENNIS PUA, LOI WIN YEN, DR ERNEST REX TAN, ALICE KONG, DANIEL CHUI, JINGLE CHEN, WINNIE NEO, STEVEN LER, GRACE CHONG – TAN 36 FRANCIS PHUN, VICTOR CHIA, CAROLYN CHIA, YVONNE SIOW, CHEONG HAI POH 37 SURYA JHUNJHNUWALA, DENNIS PUA, RITU JHUNJHNUWALA, CHLOE GOH, GOH BOCK SENG 38 COLIN GOH, NICHOLAS GOH 39 ALFRED CHUA

01 01 DANCERS FROM THE LITTLE ARTS ACADEMY

04 04 DANCERS FROM 10 SQUARE YOUTH

02 02 FERNANDEZ LEONG, SHAZNA SIM

06 06 PHAN MING YEN, DENNIS PUA, GOH BOCK SENG, DANCERS FROM THE LITTLE ARTS ACADEMY

03 03 AWI RAFAEL, CLARICE JENA

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10 10 CHONG LAN ING, CHRIS CHONG

11 11 OON JIN TEIK, EMILY OON

07 07 GRACE CHONG – TAN, DR ERNEST REX TAN

08 08 HELEN MADHAVAN, DATO PETER MADHAVAN

12 12 IVAN LIN, TESSA ER

09 09 STEVEN LER, WINNIE NEO

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29 29 MICHAEL NG, DENNIS PUA, FREDDIE TAN, DATO PETER MADHAVAN, MICHELLE CHEN, DANIEL POON

31 31 CHLOE GOH, GOH BOCK SENG, ALAN LIM, ANDY YU, SALLY YEE, TINGTING LUO

30 30 GOH BOCK SENG, NOR AZIZAH ABDULLAH, DENNIS PUA

33 33 CLAUDE CHEVROULET, GOH BOCK SENG

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40 40 PIUS CHONG, TAN CHING KHOON, ONG KIAN MIN, JONI ONG, SURYA JHUNJHNUWALA, RITU JHUNJHNUWALA, FRANCES YEN, RICHARD HOON

43 43 IVAN TAN

44 44 IQBAL JUMABHOY, MANIZA JUMABHOY, FREDDIE TAN, AILEEN TAN, DENNIS PUA

46 46 JENNY WOON, NICHOLAS GOH, IVAN LIN, DENNIS PUA, TESSA ER, LINDA MING, BENJAMIN LEE

41 41 ONG KIAN MIN

42 42 KOH KAR SIONG

45 45 LIM CHOON HONG