On behalf of the Shenzhen Charity Federation CAPTIVATING Fund, thank you SO MUCH for, once again, confirming for the world what an amazing community of people you are. Saturday, 17th October, 2026 saw 458 people come together to help improve the lives of young girls, moms, and their children. Once again, our thanks to the wonderful team at the Futian Shangri-la, Shenzhen for working with the Captivating auction committee team and so many volunteers to put on an amazing event. 

Together, as a community village, we confirmed through our actions and generosity that we will help progress over 1,000 lives this next year together. These single moms, young women, and children, across Yunnan, Qinghai, Sichuan, Guangxi and Guizhou Provinces are specifically selected as those who are most in need of additional support to help progress. Together, we have made this next step possible – another step forward into better and more stable futures.

We can confirm an amazing RMB 1.28 MILLION was raised thanks to this event. We are thrilled.

Because of this night, and thanks also to the support of our incredible corporate project sponsors, over the coming 12 months:

180 moms struggling to make ends meet for their families will be trained in Captivating’s Village Transformation – Women Entrepreneurship Program, helping them establish profitable home based businesses. This gives them the opportunity to increase their monthly earning capacity, benefiting their 360+ children and aging parents as a result;

30 moms in Qinghai province will receive specialized tailoring training making it possible for them to earn income from their remote home locations and local tailoring businesses, benefiting upwards of 60+ lives including children and aging parents;

500 underprivileged students in remote Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou will be supported through another year of senior high school, bringing financial relief to both them and their parents struggling with the costs of senior schooling; and

1,200 primary school students across remote locations thanks to the support of 30 volunteer teachers helping them through this next year.

To all of our event organizers; our incredibly hard-working auction committee and over 160 volunteers; our amazing school and business community; the many companies who donated goods for auction; our amazing group of artists and their artwork this year (co-curated by Brittan Aebischer, Gloria Carnevale, and Serena Cole); our awesome MC Natalie Brink, and amazing auctioneer Matthew Doige and Fundraiser lead host, Tyler Colquhoun, who both worked hard for a solid 2 hours; our two sensational singers, Anna Rees and Tiffany Wilson, our sound and lighting crew and DJ LAV who brought brilliant tunes to finish the evening with; our incredibly generous corporate sponsors; event partners; and of course to you, our 458 guests – THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. You’ve helped underwrite the work of CAPTIVATING and programs in China for another year.

As we sign off I have one last thank you. To our AMAZING, consistent and loyal Shenzhen Captivating team. Your desire to keep doing this year after year is astounding and we are so lucky to have had such a committed team for so many years. A special call-out to Serena Cole, Tracy Chen, Lynn Velez, and Ashley Stahle who always lead from the front, supported by an amazing team. Your efficiency, event management and problem-solving skills are second to none. We are so proud of what you’ve done. Each year seems to get better than the last, and we have you all to thank for it. Congratulations and thank you.

We love you, Shenzhen! Thank you for being part of UNWRITTEN: The Power of Her Story. Together, we’re creating one act, endless impact.

Andrew & Julie Colquhoun

Founders of Captivating International (2008)
Founding members of the Shenzhen Charity Federation CAPTIVATING Fund (2015)

We would love to hear from you!

If you have any great suggestions for the event, we would love to hear your feedback! Please feel free to reach out to us at charityauction@captivating.org. Thank you!