•About 300 people attended the special event
A Wonderful Time in San Francisco
In May of 2014, with the generous support of the Fu-Jen University Alumni Association of Northern California and the Joint Chinese College Alumni Association of Northern California, Franz organized its first overseas charity concert in San Jose, the San Francisco Bay Area, to uphold its philosophy of loving, caring, and sharing through enchanting melodies.
•Tim Lau, CEO of Sing Tao Daily
•Franz Chen, CEO of Franz Collection
Visual Pleasure and Audio Revelation
This exhibition presented many of Franz’s eye-catching new porcelain pieces, while the afternoon charity concert featured the performance by media professionals, musicians, and bands from the Bay Area.
•Silicon Valley Band is made up of a group of CEOs including Kenny Liu (right) and Bob Lin (center)
•David Lawrence Ren
The singers and instrumentalists performed classical Chinese and English songs to bring back the memories, presenting a wonderful feast for the eyes and sensational sounds for the ears.
•Larry Peng from D Major Band
Music and Porcelain Artistry Touches the Heart and Enriches Life
As revealed by Tim Lau, Chief Executive Officer of Sing Tao Daily, one of the sponsors, the newspaper shared the same ideal with Franz, endeavoring to work with the community to infuse art into life.
•Litz Plummer
Franz Chen, CEO of Franz Collection Inc., also addressed the audience, saying that both music and art can touch the heart, inspire the imagination, express feelings, and enrich life, and that he hoped to convey the philosophy Franz had been upholding through this charity event.
•Jiayu Jeng (KTSF26) and her daughters Shawna & Gemma
Moreover, Darcy Paul, president of the Cupertino Chamber of Commerce, Edmund Tai, president of the New Hope Chinese Cancer Care Foundation, and Sheri Pan, volunteer of the Silver Lining Foundation, all expressed their gratitude to the distinguished guests.
•Diana Ding from Ding Ding TV
To give back to society, Franz donated 30% of its revenue on that day to the New Hope Chinese Cancer Care Foundation, the Silver Lining Foundation (dedicated to helping orphans and handicapped children in the remote mountainous areas in Guangxi, China), and its Project Imagination, fulfilling the company’s philosophy of loving, caring, and sharing.
•Chinese Women’s League in San Francisco
•Cissy Sun, hostess of Sing Tao Raido
