MediaCorp raises more than S$90,000 with charity auctions

SINGAPORE — MediaCorp has raised over S$90,000 from three recent charity auctions for the President’s Challenge and MediaCorp Cares, the company’s flagship corporate social responsibility programme.

Classical music radio station Symphony 92.4FM held a silent charity auction of a Boston 163 Grand Piano designed by Steinway and Sons, and this raised S$25,000 for the President’s Challenge 2015.

The auction was part of the station’s Young Talents Project 2015 competition, which was held over three months from June to September. The winning bid came from Paige Parker, freelance writer and gemologist, and her husband Jim Rogers, businessman, investor and author.

“Jim and I both wanted to support the President’s Challenge, because the ambitious goal is to raise funds for scores of diverse charities by encouraging people from all walks of life to volunteer or contribute, which ultimately creates a stronger Singapore,” she said.

Two other charity auctions were held in conjunction with TV programmes, and these raised S$65,502 for the beneficiaries under MediaCorp Cares TOUCH Community Service, Lions Befrienders and CARE Singapore.

Items from the Channel 8 variety programme Celeb’s Curated Collections, featuring celebrities such as Elvin Ng, Romeo Tan and Julie Tan, were sold for S$50,502; while five art pieces by artists such as Joyce Lee and Aaron Gan, which were commissioned for the current affairs programme On The Red Dot, raised S$15,000 in a silent auction.

The annual highlight of the President’s Challenge is the President’s Star Charity (PSC), which will be shown live on Channel 5 on Oct 18 at 7.30pm. The PSC is MediaCorp’s contribution to the President’s Challenge.