The
Victoria Institution Old Boys’ Association Foundation (The VIOBA Foundation)
celebrated its 50th Golden Anniversary Charity Gala Dinner more than 500 guests
which took place at the Grand Ballroom,
Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre on Saturday, 13 May 2017, 7.30 pm.
The dinner also celebrated the launch of the VIOBA Foundation Master Plan Transformation Program. The Master Plan seeks to uplift
the school’s educational standards to world-class status, taking Victoria
Institution into the arena of 21st century education and making it a
role model of excellence for every school in Malaysia.
The guest of honour, Her
Royal Highness Sultanah Kalsom of Pahang, graciously launched the programme accompanied by Tengku Temenggong Pahang, Tengku Fahd.
Chairman
of the Board, Dato Sri’ Andrew Abishegam
spoke about the need to instill the values of honesty, respect, integrity &
truth which are summed up in what describes a Victorian ; a gentleman ,a
sportsman and a scholar. Victorians from the youngest to the oldest
participated in the launch which was signified by completing a jigsaw of the
school badge & the foundation logo.
The VIOBA Foundation Funds are for all Malaysians
especially Victorians who have walked through the corridors of this grand old
dame. It provides financial support for the advancement of education including
the improvement of youth recreational facilities and the provision of
scholarships, bursaries and education loan funds. Over the years, the
Foundation had disbursed more than RM1,000,000 to many worthy causes.
Through the years, VI has educated and produced thousands
of students from all walks of life. These include luminaries such as the Sultan
of Brunei, Tan Sri Shamsuddin Kadir, Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz, Tan Sri Dr. Ramon
Navaratnam, Tan Sri Zulhasnan Rafique, Tan Sri Dr. Ng Yen Yen, Mr. Ananda
Krishnan and many others.
Multi award winning Victoria
Institution’s Cadet Corp Band (the first school band to be
established in Malaysia) were present to entertain whilst Dato’ Zainal Abidin was the special guest followed by entertainment
from the Aseana Percussion Unit.
Former TV3 host, Dato Mahadzir Lokman , a Victorian & Chacko Vadaketh
,former barrister were the Emcee’s.
Other special events included a significant partnership
between SEGI University and the Victoria Institution Foundation where (2) two full scholarships worth a total of
RM140,000 will be awarded to top students of the school.
Dato Sri Andrew
Abishegam presented a cheque of RM35,000 to the Headmaster as part of the
foundations commitment to the school. Donors, who had contributed more than RM500,000
to the Foundation had been honoured.
Ever kind hearted and generous, Sultanah Pahang, Sultanah Hajah Kalsom contributed a new scholarship fund under name of Tengku Temenggong Pahang.
Ever kind hearted and generous, Sultanah Pahang, Sultanah Hajah Kalsom contributed a new scholarship fund under name of Tengku Temenggong Pahang.
Malaysian’s culinaire extraordinaire, Dato’ Chef Wan presented a special
gourmet dish named Chicken a la Victoria, fiery red and very tasty. Highlights
of the evening included an auction of three (3) match play footballs,
autographed by Malaysia’s legendary icons Dato’
Soh Chin Aun, Dato’ Shukor Salleh
and Dato’ Santokh Singh.
The trio
were also present as special guests. Another item for auction was a specially
commissioned painting of the Victoria Institution by Mr. Anurendra Jegadeva, a homegrown and award winning Malaysian
artist and a Victorian.
The night ended with a resounding success when it was
announced that RM800,000 had been donated towards the overall mission to garner
RM2 million.
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