After 13 editions of this fundraiser by Genesis Foundation (GF), the 14th edition of CEOs Sing for GF Kids will be held in Bengaluru on Saturday, August 22, 2015 at ITC Gardenia. On this evening, 12CEOs of India Inc. will not only turn rockstars, but will sing for a cause to give 10 little GF Kids-A Chance to Live.
An evening of musical performancesby leaders of boardrooms guarantees fun galore. The CEO performers who promise to enthral a gathering of more than 120 people with their singing talent include: Ajay Kaul, CEO, Jubilant Foods; Ajit Saldanha, CEO, Eventually International Entertainment; Arati Rao, Founder, B-Flat; BirenGhose, Country Head, Technicolor India; Dr. Harsh Mahajan, Founder & Chief Radiologist, Mahajan Imaging;Dr.ThomasChandy, CMD & Chief of Orthopaedics, HOSMAT Hospitals; Manoj Nair, President, Novel Office Space; Natarajan Vishwanathan, CEO - Paramarth Consulting; Philippe Haydon, CEO, The Himalaya Drug Company; Ramesh Jude Thomas, President & CKO, EQUiTOR Value Advisory; Shireesh Joshi, COO, Strategic Marketing Group, Godrej; and Sulaiman Jamal, CMD, Bevel Gears India.
Some of the songs that will be sung at this event are –Yehnayandareydarey, O’ mere dilke chain, Jab koyibaatbigadjaye, Beatles medley, Break Free (Queen), Just the way you are (Billy Joel), Tears in Heaven and Scar burrough Fair on flute & Over the Rainbow on Harmonica.
The curator of this initiative, Prema Sagar, Founder Trustee, Genesis Foundation expressed her gratitude and delight.Looking forward she said, “Bengaluru has some serious talent and we are really looking forward to an enjoyable, musical evening. As always, we are overjoyed with the support from our singing CEOs! Their love for music and their commitment to our cause of supporting critically ill children’s treatment, makes this event both, fun as well as meaningful.”
Over the years, CEOs Sing for GF Kids has become aplatform for supporting critically ill children from under-privileged backgrounds to Give Life a Chance. In keeping with the Foundation’s purpose to build a participatory culture of giving, musically-inclined CEOs
come together to raise funds for these children. The uniqueness of CEOs Sing for GF Kids lies in its ability to give otherwise busy corporate honchos an opportunity to indulge and showcase their own passion while raising resources for the lesser privileged in the same beat.
