Financiers' Charity Gala Goes the Way of Canap�s - NYTimes.com

Financiers' Charity Gala Goes the Way of Canap�s - NYTimes.com: But several thousand canap�s and empty bottles of champagne later, Ark said the gala dinner, held for the last 10 years, was no longer the right way to raise money. The charity, which received about $28 million in donations at the party last year, will now focus on exhibitions about its projects and smaller events to raise funds, it said.

Charity gala raises HK$2 million for PolyU | South China Morning Post

Charity gala raises HK$2 million for PolyU | South China Morning Post: No matter their reasons for attending the Star of Renaissance Gala, everyone - from the Italian ambassador to Beijing, Attilio Massimo Iannucci, to former chief secretary Henry Tang Ying-yen and his wife Lisa Kuo Yu-chin - were united in their desire to support a good cause: funding travelling scholarships for students of Polytechnic University's School of Hotel and Tourism Management.

Caudwell charity ball raises record £1.7m

Caudwell charity ball raises record £1.7m: "A spokesman for Caudwell Children said that expectations had been low, amid fears that givers would be less generous because of the tough financial climate. But the 820 guests managed to raise an additional £300,000 from last year's total."