Salam members and friends,
MIFNA Board of Directors and the Family Day Committee would like to thank all our generous sponsors and donors, amazing participating vendors, hardworking and dedicated volunteers and performers, and of course, all our members and friends who came out to the El Dorado Park West Senior Center and Lawn area, on Sunday, October 23rd, 2022, to celebrate MIFNA’s Family Day and 15th Anniversary celebration.We had an amazing turnout of more than 200 guests and are very thankful for the show of support and beautiful weather. We hope that everybody had a good time and apologize for any shortcomings. A special shout-out to MIFNA patron, CG Anil Adenan for her unwavering support and active participation, and also the co-chairs of the event: Ishak Japar and Rina Faisal, who worked hard to organize the event and ensured that the program ran smoothly. Here are some pictures from the event. To view a short video of compiled pictures, please click on this YouTube link https://youtu.be/q5CfuZW9blo.
A video highlighting the performances from MIFNA’s Got Talent participants will be shared on our Facebook wall soon.
Sponsors and Donors
SPONSORSCL Quek of YHS Trading (USA) Inc (Yeo’s Drinks)
DONORSLiza ThevalKasdi SaatLeah BrunetMufti & Aidah AbdullahNajwa NoharuddinMuna SweeneyNana SallehJamilah & Claude Haston
RAFFLE DONORSSiti McCantsFateema FidaaliKamelyta NoorDina EichstedtAkmaliza RaisFauziah BaharuddinTutty HussinCG Anil AdenanAmy Fred-LinAugustine RomeroNor SharifSharifah JayPohLi LeeMastura ArdittiSarah CozadRohaidah Che HassanNorizan SchmuddeRina FaisalNana Salleh
Vendors
This year’s participating vendors are Perwakilan LA, Kush’s KItchen, E’s Kitchen, Siswati Curley and friend, Christian and Hanees of Malaysian Flavors and Chellind Chan. We thank MIFNA Director Salina Farkas for leading this effort.We would like to also thank all members who donated food to the MIFNA Refreshments and Snack Booth (LQC Booth) and the hardworking LQC ladies who manned the booth:Selina Lechner, Sugi Kamleh, Vivi Perez and Nor Sharif. Last but not least MIFNA President Hasnah Hamdan for leading this effort.
Opening Ceremony Performance by Dikir Barat Citrawarna Malaysia
Dikir Barat Citrawarna Malaysia performed ‘Wau Bule’ with modified lyrics commemorating MIFNA’s 15 years of establishment and ‘Bila Larut Malam’. Performers are:Tukang Karut: Fauzi ZainalTok Juara: Lin AdzharKompang players: Azmi Samat and Faiez MazlanMaracas: Haris HelmiDancers: Nor Sharif, Rina Faisal, Shirlene Thien, Ira Ibrahim, Farah Azmi, Dania Fauzi, Liyana Azmi, Aliah Jafaklou
New Logo Official Unveiling
CG Anil Adenan and MIFNA President Hasnah Hamdan officially unveiled MIFNA’s new logo during the opening ceremony. CK Lim (Friend of MIFNA) was recognized as the winner of the new logo design competition. Thank you to judges Lin Adzhar, Fausin Mdisa and Hock Lian Law.
MIFNA Got Talent
MIFNA Got Talent, our first-ever talent competition had 10 talented participants:
Dzain Washington – VocalsDania Fauzi – Vocals and ComedyLawrence and Sydney Cha – Magic TrickLilly Wood – DanceLiyana Azmi and Aliah Jafaklou – DanceSasha Zain – Vocals and Electric GuitarUthman Desmond – Electric GuitarZaria Showkatian – Quran Recitation and DanceLogan Varela – Storytelling and KeyboardAdani Ahmad – VocalsCongratulations to all participants especially:Uthman Desmond – 1st placeLilly Wood -2nd placeSasha Zain – 3rd placeLogan Varela – Winner for Kids Category (under 12)Thank you to our judges:CG Anil Adenan, Zuaziezie Zulkefli and Rendra ZawawiSpecial shout out to MIFNA Director Faiez Mazlan for leading the effort.
Watermelon Eating Contest
The watermelon eating contest, our crowd favorite MIFNA Family Day activity, had many participants, we had to divide it into two categories, kids and adults.Congratulations to Poh Li, winner for the adult category and Sharifah Aischa Syed Hader, winner for the kids category. Thank you to MIFNA Director Sam Hashim for leading this effort.
Raffles
Thanks to our generous donors, we had over 15 gift baskets for our raffles draw, Congratulations to all our raffles winners. We would also like to thank CL Quek for donating Yeo’s hampers that were given out as consolation prizes, and MIFNA Treasurer Anizah Hairudin for being in charge of raffles this year.