MERCY FUNDRAISING DINNER FOR DISASTER VICTIMS

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- Mercy Malaysia will hold its annual
fundraising dinner on Nov 13 with all proceeds to be channelled to earthquake
victims in Padang, Indonesia, and Ketsana typhoon victims in the Philippines.

It's honorary secretary, Raja Riza Shazmin Raja Badrul Shah, told the media
Friday that tables for the dinner, to be held at the Hilton Hotel, were going
for RM3,000 (US$879.64) to RM30,000 (US$8,796.41) each.

Sultan Azlan Shah, Ruler of northern state of Perak, who is the patron of
Mercy Malaysia, will be the the guest of honour.

The dinner will also with a two-day International Humanitarian Conference
scheduled the same day at the Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) and organised in
collaboration with the International Council of Voluntary Agencies.

The theme of the conference is "Collaborating in a Changing Humanitarian
Environment for Effective Response."

Among the speakers are United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for
Peacebuilding support, Judy Cheng Hopkins, United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees (UNHCR) representative Alan Vernon, International Federation of Red
Cross and Red Cresent Society representative Jason Smith, Mercy Malaysia
President Dr Ahmad Faizal Perdaus and past president Dr Jemilah Mahmood.

Online registration for the conference is available on www.mercy.org.my.

Mercy Malaysia, a medical relief non-governmental organisation, has a pool
of over 5,000 volunteers and is actively involved in numerous projects in many
countries including Myanmar, Sudan, Pakistan, Indonesia, Afghanistan, Cambodia,
Sri Lanka, China and at home (Malaysia).
-- BERNAMA