Each year, ANZA (Australia & New Zealand Association) hosts its ANZA Charity Ball, which it has become renowned for amongst Jakarta expats, and 2024 being no exception on the 20th of September at the Fairmont Hotel. It serves as ANZA’s annual major fundraising event, designed for patrons to have as much fun as possible while obtaining funds that go right to such vital ventures.
The Charity Ball boasts a fabulously garnished ballroom, an open bar, a flavourful 3-piece dinner, prizes for the best dressed and from raffles, a thrilling silent auction, and a rocking live band active throughout the entire evening from 6PM into midnight. For the occasion, attendees meticulously create outstanding outfits according to the brief, whether it decrees being stylish, supernatural, irreverent or spooky.
Every ANZA initiative and fixture is set up with the purpose of the association’s social welfare program that presently financially supports eight Jakarta charity groups on a constant and long-term basis. Examples of these groups are 3 elderly pusakas (food kitchens), a child nutrition program, a home for youth with disabilities, an orphanage, a university scholarship and leadership program, and a soft drug rehabilitation program.
As a volunteer-run, non-profit expatriate association with members from over 43 different nations, ANZA exists to prop up the local community and return the favour to the denizens of the city. A committed collection of volunteers aid ANZA in monitoring such enterprises to ensure every bit of money works to the best effect. New arrivals to Jakarta are given support and a key community space to discover companionship and potential skills to obtain.
For those interested in learning more about ANZA, contact their WhatsApp at +62 813 8602 5551, follow their Instagram at @anzajkt, or check out their Linktree page at https://linktr.ee/anzajkt to view their weekly activity calendar, upcoming events and in-depth activity descriptions.
ANZA Jakarta
JI Rimba Buntu No 43, Kelurahan Cipete Utara, Kebayoran Baru
anzajakarta.com
info@anzajakarta.com
