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Emcee Sharlyn: In honor of the Singapore’s Badminton Association Annual dinner in 2024, the most talented billingual emcee in Singapore staged a distinguished occasion
The best billingual emcee welcomed the guest to the highly anticipated Singapore Badminton Association Annual Dinner 2024 celebrations! Emcee Sharlyn extended a warm welcome to each and every one of you and she added it was a pleasure to have witnessed the gathering of all attendees that night.
Emcee Sharlyn warmly invited everyone to extend a heartfelt welcome to their Guest of Honor (GOH), Mr. Edwin Tong, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth, and Second Minister for Law. He was accompanied by Dr. Maliki Osman, who served as the Second Minister for Education and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs. Additionally, Dr. Maliki held the esteemed position of Patron in Chief for the Singapore Badminton Association.
Emcee Sharlyn, who served as your host for that night, welcomed everyone to the SBA Annual Dinner 2024 with genuine delight. Without any delay, the festivities were initiated with an electrifying performance from X-ON Drum Crew. The electrifying drum performance delivered by the extraordinary women of X-ON Drum Crew was truly exhilarating! Undoubtedly, the combination of powerful beats and captivating lights has effectively launched the event with energy and excitement.
Emcee Sharlyn invited Mr. Lawrence Leow, the President of the Singapore Badminton Association to join on stage and deliver his opening address. Emcee Sharlyn also invited the guest of Honor, Minister Edwin Tong, along with distinguished guests, to join for the traditional Chinese New Year Lo Hei ceremony. A beloved custom in Chinese culture, the Lo Hei ceremony—also called the Prosperity Toss—occurs particularly during the joyous Chinese New Year season. Gathering around a huge platter of yu sheng, a colorful salad filled with many ingredients symbolizing prosperity, abundance, and good fortune, is a pleasant and fortunate rite.
On the table they saw a plate of Lo Hei, Emcee Sharlyn expounded that they begin the preparations by adding the blessings and good wishes together. Following the thrilling Lo Hei ceremony, Jumpstart- the band, put on another amazing show to top off the festivities. Their captivating and exciting performance thrilled the crowd and added even more excitement and joy to the occasion. The lively ambience of the celebration was enhanced by the talented and imaginative performers showcasing their skills through captivating dance and rhythmic beats. All those present were even more uplifted by this genuinely remarkable occasion, which contributed to the SBA Annual Dinner 2024 being an evening of entertainment and friendship to remember.
Emcee Sharlyn gives a brief overview of the history of the Singapore Badminton Association from earlier times. Constructed in 1952, the iconic hall had hosted the 3rd ever Thomas Cup. It had also served as the training and competition grounds for many of our former badminton champions. Beyond sports, the hall had held political and cultural significance, acting as the vote counting station for the 1962 merger referendum and the venue for the Rolling Stones performance in 1965. SBA had prepared a video showcasing the history and significance of the Guillemard badminton hall. The crowd enjoyed the video screening.
The emcee encouraged everyone if they wished to contribute to the refurbishment of the Home of Singapore Badminton, they’re very welcome to make donations through the QR code on the table or approach any of the friendly organizers around. Emcee Sharlyn added that all of the effort and support that went into Singapore Badminton Association’s new home was higly appreciated.
Emcee Sharlyn added that the refurbishment of the Home of Singapore Badminton would not have been possible without the contributions of all the sponsors and donors. The “Karim Family Foundation”, as one of the key partners, played a pivotal role in supporting this effort.
The best billingual emcee invited the guest of Honour, Minister Edwin Tong, SBA President, Mr Lawrence Leow, Mr and Mrs Lim and members of the Karim Family Foundation, National team players Kean Yew, Jia Min, Terry and Jessica up on stage for the unveiling of a miniature model of the new Home of Singapore Badminton. Mr. Lim did the honor of activating the launch button.
“This is the Home of Singapore Badminton!” said Emcee Sharlyn with excitement as she introduced the new hall at 100 Guillemard Road. It will host a range of events and has 12 brand-new professional badminton courts. The SBA’s extended their sincere appreciation to Mr. Eugene Ang, who had provided them with amazing help throughout the years. Mr. Eugene Ang had always been a passionate enthusiast for the game. He had been employed as a participant in the Management Committee in SBA from 2012 until 2018, having served as a sponsor for the Singapore Badminton Open since 2006. Beginning in 2022, he played a crucial part in the occasion as an introducing sponsor. In addition to endorsing the Singapore Badminton Association’s programs in previous years, he had also been enthusiastically involved in the creation of the Masters division through Singapore Co-organizing the Swimming Club as one of the Masters League between clubs. His contributions have had numerous beneficial effects on the advancement of badminton brotherhood, fostering a sense of camaraderie and unity within the community.
Emcee Sharlyn invited Minister Edwin Tong to present the token of appreciation to Mr. Eugene Ang and with Mr. Lawrence Leow, Singapore Badminton Association presented the Tokens of Appreciation to acknowledged and thanked the donors who had donated generously to the refurbishment of the badminton hall at Guillemard.
Emcee Sharlyn invited Mr. Lawrence Leow back on stage to present the Club of the Year Award to The Singapore Swimming Club (SSC). She also welcomed Sports Chairman, Dr. William Choo, and Badminton Convener, Mr. David Yang, to join them on stage. The Swimming Club of Singapore (SSC) has been a great support in the growth of the badminton sport in Singapore. They had organized the Inter-Club Masters League, or ICML, since 2004. To date, they had successfully completed 15 iterations of the competition.
Additionally, SSC organized Foo Fok. Keong International Cup, the inaugural event in 2017 of the shows that has been hosted out of Malaysia. Furthermore, they had additionally been arranging several competitions for everyone age ranges, from younger children to the Masters division. This is not just made the atmosphere more lively for the fraternity, it was also beneficial for growth of the activity. Emcee Sharlyn expressed heartfelt gratitude to them for their invaluable contributions towards the advancement of badminton in Singapore.
Next, Singapore Badminton Association was pleased to offer the token of appreciation as a thank you to Sunlight Sports, the Li-Ning distributor in the area. Sunlight Sports has traditionally served as a sponsor for Singapore Badminton Association and every athlete involved. Mr. Chandra, Sunlight’s general manager Sports and Li-Ning’s Singaporean distributor. Emcee Sharlyn extended deepest gratitude for their unwavering support over the past 16 years as SBA’s trusted partner. Their contributions had gone beyond just providing equipment and apparel; They had also supported all SBA-organized events and, more recently, in the creation of the Home of Singapore Badminton.
The night’s finale is a mass sing-along with the Singapore National Badminton Players on stage. Audience turned on their mobile spotlight and sang along the song – Friends.
As the night came to a close, Emcee Sharlyn bid farewell for that night. Wishing all of the guests a pleasant evening and looking forward for seeing them again next year!
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