BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Charitable organisations yesterday benefited from the efforts by Relentless Entertainment following the recent successful musical extravaganza ‘Enchanted Forest’, as these organisations received donations collected from the event worth a total of $3,000, Borneo Bulletin reported.
A ceremony to hand over the donations was held at the Dewan DiGadong, Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, with the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, Awg Hj Mohd Rozan bin Dato Paduka Hj Mohd Yunos on hand to present the donations to the organisations, as well as certificates to participants of the event.
Receiving on behalf of the benefitting charities were the President of SMARTER, Malai Hj Abdullah Hj Malai Othman; Assistant Director of Kompleks Rumah Kebajikan (Welfare Home Complex), Pg Mandi Pg Salleh; Acting Head of Administration of Pusat Ehsan, Nurul Huda Hj Muhin; Vice President of the Centre for Children for Special Needs (KACA), Haji Abdul Alim Othman; Derek Wong of Learning Ladders and Yayasan Kanser Kanak-Kanak or the Children’s Cancer Foundation (YASKA) treasurer, Tsara Nawwarah Abdullah Chen. Each organisation received $500.
Also present at the ceremony were representatives from Relentless Entertainment Brunei, the musical’s cast members and volunteers of the production.
Relentless Entertainment Brunei is an entertainment and event company based in Brunei Darussalam, and since its establishment in 2008, it has been actively involved in introducing, training and nurturing dance and the arts to the youths of Brunei.
Apart from conducting regular classes at Pusat Bella (Youth Centre) in Bandar Seri Begawan, Relentless also offers a scholarship scheme where talented young dancers will receive free training and opportunities for paid performances through the Relentless’ talent agency.
Another production is already in the pipeline for the end of the year.
For more information and enquiries, contact Mardi at 7186225 or Amy at 8243222 or email [email protected]. Relentless can also be found on Facebook at facebook.com/relentless.entertainment.