David and Manjy Sidoo with Grammy-award winning R&B artist Jennifer Hudson

On April 21, 2012, David and Manjy Sidoo of Sidoo Family Giving watched the power of their dream unfold as the Overture Aida event, which they partnered with the Vancouver Opera to create, blossomed into a wildly successful and truly memorable fundraising event.

The fundraiser took place at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre and included a catered dinner by the Four Seasons Hotel that was served to attendees on the stage of Vancouver Opera’s presentation of Aida. Special performances by spoken word artist Shane Koyczan and Grammy-award winning R&B artist Jennifer Hudson were evening highlights at the sold-out event.

Funds were raised through ticket sales and both silent and live auctions each with an extensive array of items up for grabs, including a private-jet flight trip for 10 to the 2013 Superbowl in New Orleans.

Manjy Sidoo, who had served on the Vancouver Opera’s Board for five years, and David Sidoo were delighted with the event’s outcome. “Since this was her last year as a board member, both Manjy and I decided that we would put our best foot forward and do what we can for the opera,” said David.

By any standards the event was a great success as at the end of the night, more than $1.2 million were raised to support the Vancouver Opera and its youth programs in British Columbia.

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David Sidoo and Manjy Sidoo, founders of Sidoo Family Giving, have partnered with the Vancouver Opera to raise funds to create opportunities for British Columbian children in the arts.

Tonight – Friday, April 20^th, 2012 – 400 esteemed guests from throughout the Lower Mainland of British Columbia will attend the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver for an invitation-only gala fundraiser that promises to be a night to remember.

The event takes place on the set of AIDA, Guiseppe Verdi’s “grandest of grand operas”, being performed by the Vancouver Opera for 6 nights only, and opening on April 21^st.

Overture: AIDA fundraiser highlights include an incredible dinner prepared by Four Seasons chefs, performance by spoken word artist Shane Koyczan, and a very special musical guest – Grammy and Academy Award-winning performer Jennifer Hudson.

Attendees – primarily corporate, cultural and community leaders from throughout the Lower Mainland – will be invited to bid for exclusive auction items, the proceeds of which will benefit Vancouver Opera’s programs in the Lower Mainland and throughout BC that reach over 50,000 youth in under-served communities.

This event, and others like it, is the cornerstone of the philanthropic endeavors of David and Manjy Sidoo. “It’s events like these that are so important in enabling our province’s youth to continue to flourish in the arts,” said David Sidoo.

Watch the Sidoo Family Giving blog space for post-event photos and video!

David Sidoo and Manjy Sidoo, founders of the Sidoo Family Foundation, have partnered with the Vancouver Opera to raise funds to create opportunities for British Columbian children in the arts.

Read the news article here.

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