Over £23,000 was raised at the Giving Hope Sunday Lunch Event attended by more than 300 guests at the Renaissance Hotel, Heathrow.  The money raised will be donated to TCF (The Childrens Foundation) towards the building of a school for poor children.

The event was opened by Imtiaz Mazhary who welcomed the guests, and gave a brief update on the work done by Giving Hope.  This was followed by a short recital from the Holy Quran by Dr Mobin Salahuddin.

Host Rehan Babar (ARY Digital TV fame) introduced Imtiaz Dossa (TCF) who appraised the audience on TCF's pioneering efforts to provide schools in urban slums and rural areas of Pakistan.

Rehan Babar spoke briefly about the fund-raising work he has done since the October 2005 Earthquake and about his current project, in association with TCF, to build a school in Khanewal (near Lahore).

The well-known and renowned broadcasting personality, Azmat Bajwa hosted an auction of various items.

Adam Khan, the young up-and-coming A1 Grand Prix driver was also present and offered some items for auction.

Jay Kumar's Bollywood Dance Troupe entertained the audience with an array of exciting dance and bhangra routines. 

Rehan Babar performed a couple of tracks from his latest album, and was joined on stage for one of his numbers by Jay Kumar's troupe.

A musical feast was provided by Asif Raza and his musicians who sang popular ghazals and filmi tunes, and numbers requested by the audience.

The guests enjoyed a delicious feast of excellent and very tasty food provided by Sapna Catering.