The Zubin Foundation Annual Fundraising Dinner 2022 Event Book

From Title Sponsor Foreword

Since its establishment, The Zubin Foundation has played a significant role in improving the lives of marginalised ethnic minorities in Hong Kong.

I am pleased to see the Foundation going from strength to strength over the years under visionary leadership and adaptive management. Up to date, it offers a wide range of services for the ethnic minorities, including “Call Mira” and “Desi Girl Friendship Circle” for women and girls, a SEN Centre and Parent Workshops for children with special education needs and their families, to name but a few. I wish the Foundation continued success in the years ahead!

MrsPurvizR.Shroff,MH

Mrs PurvizR Shroff,MHandtheLateMr RusyM Shroff,BBS,MBE

“Togivelighttoothers,youhavetoglowyourself.”

From The Zubin Foundation

Dear Friends,

Thank you for being here at The Zubin Foundation’s Annual Fundraising Dinner 2022. The theme tonight is Celebration of Colour as we come together after 3 years to celebrate Hong Kong’s rich ethnic diversity and the resilience of the ethnic minority community.

Tonight, 100% of your donations will go directly towards our work at The Zubin Foundation. This is thanks to the generous donation of our Title Sponsor, Auntie Purviz and the late Uncle Rusy, who are kindly underwriting all costs this evening. I am deeply grateful. I am also grateful to the Hyatt Regency, Tsim Sha Tsui, for being our Venue Partner tonight and in particular their General Manager Per Kredner and his amazing team for their support.

Our ethnic minority community are a linguistic and cultural minority, often overlooked. Last year, The Zubin Foundation served 20,000 women, men and children from low-income families. Although numbers are important, they don't tell the full story. What we did at The Zubin Foundation was improve lives. We gave food to families so children would not go hungry. We helped hundreds of women in crisis when they had no one to talk to. We gave youth training, so they could get jobs and internships. We helped children and adults with depression, anxiety and stress with free counselling so they could have some chance of achieving their potential. We were there for our community and will continue to be.

In order to do this work, we need your help. Tonight, I hope you will give generously to the ethnic minority community of Hong Kong to help reduce their suffering and provide them with opportunities. Thank you to Don Taylor, the Chair of the Fundraising Committee, all the Fundraising Committee members and my board of directors. Tonight is a testament to your commitment to all that we do at The Zubin Foundation.

Thank you to you, our friend and supporter, for being here tonight.

ShaliniMahtani TheZubinFoundation

AlkaDatwani MusicCurator

DanielMurray Photographer RatnaRai MusicCurator

Impact Report

From 2021

CALLMIRA GRASSROOTSWOMEN

women and girls helped 392 calls received from women in crisis 856 7 families helped by grassroots women trained 71

women ambassadors trained to help grassroots families

EMERGENCYRELIEF

CAREBOX individuals received basic food necessities

4,500 meals 54,000

equivalent to

REDBOX

women and girls received period products 250 CRITICALCARE

Thousands received critical COVID-19 messages in multiple languages

SYSTEMICCHANGE

REPRESENTATION AWARENESS POLICYRECOMMENDATIONS

235 220 2

699

participants in virtual Town Hall & free webinars delegates at The Zubin Foundation Conference received racial awareness training

ZUBINCRACKERS students who developed the crackers 21 ethnic minorities employed to assemble the crackers in a factory

8,912 beneficiaries from outreach

20,000+ beneficiaries in total written policy submissions to HKSARG

4 revenue generated for the renovation of the special educational needs centre for children

HK$550K

Programme Rundown

Welcome

Don Taylor

Chair,FundraisingCommitteeandBoardDirector,TheZubinFoundation

Celebration of Colour

Shalini Mahtani

FounderandCEO,TheZubinFoundation

Pledges

Yasmin Bibi (alias)

Dr. Ravina Lalvani

A Care Box Well-Wisher

Entertainment

Vivek Mahbubani

Stand-upComedian

Live Auction

Don Taylor assisted by Ravi Gidumal

DonTaylor,Chair,FundraisingCommitteeandBoardDirectorand RaviGidumal,ChairoftheBoard

End of Programme

Master of CeremoniesProgramme

Bhakti Mathur is the author of the AmmaTellMe and AmmaTakeMe Series of children’s books about Indian mythology and history. After a long stint as a banker, she now juggles her time between writing, practising yoga and her family.

She lives in Hong Kong with her husband, their two children and two dogs. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from the University of Hong Kong, is a freelance journalist and an ICF credentialled transition and career coach.

When not writing or running after her boys, Bhakti is happiest curled up with a book in one hand and a hot cup of chai in the other. To learn more about her, visit her at www.bhaktimathur.com and www.reflectwithbhakti.com.

Menu Programme

Snacks

Sesame Lavosh, Brown Rye Soft Bread, Crunchy Sliced Baguette

Terrebormaneextravirgincitrinooliveoil

Agedbalsamicovinegar

Hummus

Rootvegetablecrudités

Punjabi Samosa

Withmintchutney

Drinks

TeaorCoffee

PetitFours

RedWine

WhiteWine

SoftDrinks

SanPellegrino

SpecialBrewPilsner byYoungMasterBrewery

Appetizer

Cauliflower, Ginger Panna Cotta

Sakuracressandgardensalad, yuzudressing

Main Course

Macanese Chili Chicken

Potatoesandgreenasparagus

Basmatirice

OR

Black and White Sesame Crusted Salmon

Greenasparagus,teriyakijus

SteamedJapaneserice

OR

Black and White Sesame Crusted Tofu (V)

Greenasparagus,teriyakijus

SteamedJapaneserice

Dessert

Crunchy Chocolate Tart and Mousse

Freshsummerberries,m&m’s

Acknowledgements

Board

Ravi Gidumal, Chair

Catherine Husted, Vice-Chair

Don Taylor

Guneet Banga

Kishore Sakhrani

Fundraising Committee

Don Taylor, Chair

Danish Qureshi

Howard Ling

Guneet Banga

Prachi Phadnis

Ray Porter

Ravi Gidumal

Ranoo Wasan

Sara Chan

Master of Ceremonies

Bhakti Mathur

Speakers

Yasmin Bibi (Alias)

Dr. Ravina Lalvani

A Care Box Well Wisher

Hyatt Regency, Tsim Sha Tsui

Crystal Chan, Director of Events

Marin Leuthard, Executive Chef

Per Kredner, General Manager

Entertainment

Vivek Mahbubani

Volunteers

Alka Datwani

Daniel Murray

Ratna Rai

Supporters

Eva Chow

Hansa

Katayee Chan

Laura Leese

Mashu Hemnani

Maud Glemot

Maitreyi Karanth

Neerja Sujanani

Neelesh Hotwani

Seema

Sonali Kaul

Suresh Kanji

The Zubin Foundation Team

Anky Chau

Derek Chan

Fatima Iqbal

Matthew Yu

Ravina Lalvani

Sandy Chan

Vibha P. Karnik

Vinee Kapoor

Interns

Dia Bharwani

Saaina Bajaj

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