Singapore President’s Star Charity 2008

President’s Star Charity 2008 on Sunday 12 Oct from 7:30pm on ch 5.

Since year 2000, the President’s Challenge is an annual series of community-based activities initiated by President S R Nathan. The aims of President’s Challenge are firstly, to increase awareness about how the community can get involved in helping the less fortunate and secondly, to raise funds for the social service sector.  It also aims to convey that the more able in society have a special responsibility to help the rest of society and that all Singaporeans can make a difference in our community.

The President’s Star Charity 2008  will be shown on Sunday 12 Oct from 7:30pm on ch 5.  Hosted by Adrian Pang and Michelle Chia, it will breach the barriers of time to bring you classic and memorable performances throughout the decades– cabaret style!  With performances by Mediacorp artistes Gurmit Singh, Tay Ping Hui, Fiona Xie, Singapore Idols Hady Mirza and Taufik Batisah, Vasantham stars Ebi Skankara and Murali Khrisnan, and more of our favourite celebrities, it’s one star studded affair not to be missed!

Could you still remember Dick Lee performance last year in the Singapore President Charity Show 2007?  He sang the favourite “Fried Rice Paradise”, here is the recap.

Every year, the President’s Star Charity is the landmark charity event that gathers the compassionate in an island-wide mission to raise funds for the less fortunate. All proceeds from the show will go to helping the 31 beneficiaries of the President’s Challenge!   Here is the 2008 beneficiaries list.  You will notice that some are donated to autistic causes like to St Andrew’s Autism Centre and Rainbow Centre.

So be sure to catch President Charity Show on the 12th of October 2008 for a rollin’ good time!  Get ready for a night of glitz and glamour at the President’s Star Charity 2008.   Don’t forget to do your part for charity too!