Hoping Unduk Ngadau can raise RM150,000

Hoping Unduk Ngadau can raise RM150,000 Published on: Friday, May 15, 2009  Email to a friend      Printer Friendly Kota Kinabalu: The State-level Sodop Unduk Ngadau Kaamatan (Gala Nite) Dinner to be held at the Kadazan-Dusun Cultural Association's (KDCA) Hongkod Koisaan hall in Penampang on May 28 aims to raise RM150,000. Organising chairperson Dr Azlina Ekat said the amount sought is meant to finance 40 contestants from throughout the State who would be coming to compete for the Unduk Ngadau Kaamatan 2009 title. She said the organising committee aimed to raise the sum through the sale of tickets at RM3,000, RM2,000 or RM1,000 per table. About 80 per cent of the tables were already sold so far, particularly the RM1,000 per table. Besides that, she said the committee would also raise some fund for the Sabah Thalassaemia Association during the event, through a certain percentage of tickets sold as well as auction of special T-shirts. Speaking to reporters in a Press conference at Le Meridien Hotel here Wednesday, Dr Azlina said Deputy Chief Minister-cum-Infrastructure Development Minister Datuk Joseph Pairin Kitingan, who is also Huguan Siou (paramount leader) of the Kadazandusun, would be the guest of honour during the Gala Nite that will start at 7pm. On programmes for the event, she said it would start with a video presentation on the Unduk Ngadau, followed by a cultural dance performance and Unduk Ngadau Kaamatan 2009 Splendour Presentation, a Thalassaemia T-shirt Auction, artiste performances featuring Abu Bakar Ellah, Felix AF and last year's Unduk Ngadau Jo-Anna Sue Henly Rampas, among others. There will also be lucky draw (10 prizes for gallery and table ticket holder), special appearance by ex-Unduk Ngadau of the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, as well as special appearance by Unduk Ngadau Kaamatan Reigning Queen. Pairin's wife, Datin Genevieve, will also present prizes to winners of subsidiary titles: Tati Tosuau (Miss Friendly) and Tati Topiodo (Miss Natural Beauty). The night will also be highlighted with special appearance by former Miss Malaysia World Deborah Henry, who will be showcasing some fashion collections from Couture Butik, owned by Datin Rahmah Jan Sulaiman Khan. For more details, contact the organising committee at telephone 088-720337 or 019-8404887.