Star2, TueSday 10 december 2013

elaine daly
and Hansen
Lee hosted
the auctions
at Twestival
Kuala
Lumpur.

For a good cause

Social media users prove that they

walk the talk offline.
By SHARMILA NAIR
alltherage@thestar.
com.my

HAT is the
craziest thing
you would
do in the name of
charity? Well, TV
personality Hansen
Lee conducted an
auction in a freezing
Local r&b singer Liang kept the
cold venue ... with
audience going with his superb
his t-shirt off. Of course,
vocal skills.
none of the audience
member at Twestival KL
complained. Have you
seen Hansens ripped body?
pay a minimal donation of
Its amazing.
RM50 entry fee, also had
Anyway, the actual reason
the chance to win high-tea
why over 220 social media
luncheon vouchers, limited
users gathered at a shopedition Moleskine notebooks
ping mall in Kuala Lumpur
and smartphones during the
last Saturday was to hang
lucky draw sessions.
out with like minded people
Multimedia Development
and have lots of fun and
Corporation has pledged
more important do good.
to match our fundraising
Twestival KL, which is part of amount up to RM10, 000. All
the global Twestival movethe money thats raised from
ment, brings social media
Twestival KL will go to the
users together to raise funds
charity of our choice, said
to benefit local charities and
Cheong. The proceeds will go
the first Twestival KL, organto the non-profit organisaised in 2009, raised over
tion Persatuan Kanak-Kanak
RM11, 000.
Istimewa Hulu Langat in
Hosted by Lee, Elaine Daly
Selangor which serves as a
and Will Quah, the fifth edidrop-in centre for children
tion of the event collected
with special needs. They
more than RM30, 000 thanks are raising funds to build
to the charitable people and
a one-stop centre and the
organisations who lent their
Twestival KL team hopes to
support to the good cause.
contribute what we can to
This is a good way to
help the organisation conbring social media users
tinue to do their good work,
together for a charitable
he added.
cause. People could give
The crowd was also
direct donations or make
entertained by the live perbids on the items we aucformances by local artistes
tioned at the event, said
such as Elvira, Ray Cheong,
Twitter KL organiser Niki
Carmen Soo, Vince Chong
Cheong.
and Liang. They also had the
The audience members
opportunity to meet some of
had the chance to bid on a
the local Twitterverse celebvariety of items, including
rities including Cheong, Jason
a Harimau Malaya jersey
Lioh and Chee Ching.
signed by two of its players, sponsored by local and
n For more information on
international organisations.
the event, go to www.twestiThe attendees, who had to
valkl.com.

Social media enthusiasts

gathered to raise funds
for a local charity home.

Niki cheong, Twestival Kuala

Lumpur organiser, feels that
such event is a good way to
bring social media users
together for a good cause.

Will Quah
(le
elvira paid ft) and singer
r
Hansen to m300 for
take off his
... all in th
e name of shirt
charity.

R.age