Corporate Bits | Guest bartenders serve 800 cocktails in charity event

Four Seasons Hotel Macao hosted a charity event, Cocktails for a Cause, on November 9, with the aim of raising funds in a fun and engaging fashion. Local socialites and personalities gathered at Splash of Four Seasons to raise funds via a friendly competition of creative cocktails among seven guest bartenders.

More than 800 cocktails were served on the celebrated evening. After three hours of friendly competition and rallying for their creative cocktails, Manuel Pires, Chairman of the Executive Committee of TDM, won the title of Champion Bartender of Cocktails for a Cause.

The seven guest bartenders raised over MOP100,000 combined, and the funds will be donated to Four Season’s annual Run of Hope charity run program.

The charity run event has a “Superhero” theme this year in celebration of its tenth year benchmark, and to applaud the everyday heroes in the on-going fight against cancer, including cancer patients and their families, and medical professionals. Participants are encouraged to dress up as their favorite superheroes and will have the chance to win best costume prizes.

SJM theodore racing by prema joins SJM in visit to local community

SJM Theodore Racing by Prema, amidst their heavy schedule preparing for the Macau Grand Prix, visited the Kam Pek Community Centre in Macau on Tuesday to spend time with the local community, according to a statement from SJM.

SJM Theodore Racing by Prema CEO Teddy Yip Jr, racing drivers Guanyu Zhou, Ralf Aron, Marcus Armstrong and Robert Shwartzman visited the Kam Pek Community Centre in the Inner Harbor area, and spent quality time with over 100 members of the Macau Association of the Hearing Impaired and of Macau Special Olympics at the “Hi! My Racing Heroes!” charity event.

Organized by the SJM Volunteer Team, the event aims to inspire the children, as well as to bring laughter to the members by playing games together. The participants also received autographed postcards from the drivers.

“We are delighted to spend a wonderful time with the members of the Association of the Hearing Impaired and of Macau Special Olympics. Our appreciation also goes to SJM and their volunteer team for the invitation, which enables us to have the opportunity to give something back to the local community while racing in Macau, making our trip in Macau a very meaningful one,” said Teddy Yip, according to the statement.