A Night in Venice to Remember!

Passion Ball, Food from the Heart’s annual fundraising gala, made its glorious return after five years. Held on Saturday, April 27th, at The St Regis Singapore, the event transported over 300 guest attendees to A Night in Venice!

 

Firstly, we'd like to express our heartfelt thanks to the support of major sponsors and donors, which made the night possible:

A Magical Night in Venice

Our Fundraising Committee Chairperson Mrs Chin Bottinelli (second from left) extends a special welcome to the Ambassador of Italy to Singapore, His Excellency Dante Brandi and his wife (far left) who graced our event!

Guest attendees Mr Sylvester Ng, Mrs Tiara Shaw, Mr Mark Shaw and Mr Ng King Kang

Emcee Bobby Tonelli introducing the event sponsors and donors, including Angel Sponsor City Development Limited, which is supporting their first Passion Ball

 

Food from the Heart Chairman Mr Stride presenting a token of appreciation to the Presenting Sponsor, Ms Stefanie Ng, CEO of Audemars Piguet Southeast Asia

 

Captivating performance by the indomitable Maurizio Tassani, a celebrated tenor

Glamour and mystique befitting of the Venetian-inspired theme for the night

Live Auction

A key highlight of Passion Ball has always been the live auction segment. This year was no different – our heartfelt thanks to generous contributions to a spectacular line-up of auction items:

 

Experiential auction items on display during the Cocktail Reception

Robust bidding during the live auction and celebratory cheers for the winners

 

The 11th Auction Item was the School Goodie Bag Pledge, when Auctioneer and Emcee came together to appeal to all guests to support generously. Almost $200,000 was raised to give underpriviledged children the food security and nourishment they need to thrive! 

But but not least, we are grateful towards these In-Kind Donors who contributed towards the evening's success:

 

While enjoying the special evening's fine company, delectable cuisine and captivating entertainment, guests also contributed generously to support Food from the Heart! Passion Ball raised $1.5 million, which will go towards supporting our food distribution programmes and operations.