Diwali Dhamaka - 8th October 2010
Disha is hosting their annual dinner dance event to celebrate the Indian festival of Lights – Diwali. The night will be marked with colours and lights that are an integral part of Diwali. The audience will experience a night full of entertainment with live performances, dinner and dance. For more information, click on the following link...
Ghazal Singer of India in Concert- 24th May 2009
Disha hosted a concert for the renowned Ghazal singer of India, Ashok Khosla on 24th May 2009 at 4:30 pm at Balwyn High School. The evening was filled with the emotionally electrifying voice of this great ghazal singer who enthralled the audience with his popular Ghazals and old Bollywood songs. The singer has won international acclaim with his debut in the “Brightest Talent of 80’s Album” composed by Sultane Ghazal Jagjit Singh. And steadily growing in his stride, he has now 15 popular albums to his credit. He is one of the world’s few musicians to have performed in the Wembley Conference Centre in London. And with his presence in Melbourne, he created a musical night that will remain in our memories for years...
Disha raises funds for The Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia and Beyondblue: the national depression initiative - November 2008
Friends of Disha got together and participated in MOVEMBER and raised money for Prostrate Cancer and Male depression. The total amount raised was $1477.00.
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Rhythm of the Night – 20th September 2008
“We dance for laughter, we dance for tears, we dance for madness, we dance for fears, we dance for hopes, we dance for screams, we are the dancers, we create the dreams.”
On September 20th 2008, Disha hosted an Annual Gala Fundraiser at the Hilton on the Park. The evening was highlighted with presentations from Bolivia , Japan and Africa .
The event began with the lightening of the lamp by Ms. Anita Nayar, Consulate General of India, Melbourne. One of the charities nominated for this event was Royal Women's Hospital for Ovarian Cancer and the guest speaker of the night - Professor Michael Quinn, Gynecologic Oncologist from Royal Women's Hospital marked this evening with his informative speech on Stem Cell Research. Mr. Ravi Bhatia, CEO Primus also gave a heart warming speech thanking Disha's efforts and supported Disha in her efforts by making a commendable donation that night.
The evening began with a melodious performance by Chilean Pipers followed by Japanese Drummers who welcomed the guests into the main ballroom with their energy and enthusiasm. It was a visual and musical journey that thrilled the senses of the audience . The evening was also marked with stupendous performances by Salsa dancers from “Let's Go Dance” school as well as Bollywood dancers (from Gowri's school of dance) dancing to the latest Bollywood music. The most interactive performance of the night was the African drummers. The performance was uplifting, inspiring and unified the audience through Rhythm. The effects of their performance were immediate, infectious and lasted long. ! Good Food, Foot tapping music, great performances took everyone's breath away. Other attractions of the evening were Auctions, Door prizes, raffles. And this fine evening ended with audience dancing to 80s and Bollywood music played by DJ Ashaan.
The annual Fund raiser was an evening full of colour, rhythm and creativity, seen through a Fusion of World Dances and music.
Amidst all these cultural festivities, Disha raised $45,000 that will be donated to Royal Women's hospital and The Alfred Hospital.
Charity Champagne Brunch – September 2007
On September 9th 2007 all three hundred guests raised their glasses during the “Spring Champagne Brunch” held at Melbourne Park. To celebrate the flavour of the month, Disha had “One Day in September” in Melbourne where all the guests dressed in their footy colours in keeping with the footy theme. Our Chief Guest for the day was Mr. Angelo Malizis (CEO of the Millennium).
SBS radio and Neil Mitchell covered our event ahead of the function. All funds raised, being $25000, were donated to The Alfred Foundation, Mental Health Institute of Victoria and Royal Melbourne Hospital.
Bollywood Extravaganza – August 2006
To launch ourselves, we held an Inaugural dinner/dance on Saturday the 5th of August 2006 at 9 Darling Street, South Yarra. We had a Bollywood theme to make the evening entertaining and interesting.
The proceeds of this function ($24,000) went towards the purchase of equipment for the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, and were donated towards the Research of Lung Cancer Research at the Alfred Foundation.
Guest Speakers from the Royal Melbourne Hospital and from the Alfred Foundation who gave us a background on what is being done in the way of Research, Clinical Trialing and progress in the above two types of Cancer.