Like countless other singer wannabes, 13-year-old Zack Hourihane has staged many rock concerts... in the comfort of his bedroom. This year, he will finally get a taste of the real deal when he performs at Singapore's annual ChildAid charity concert in December. It will be staged for the first time at Resorts World at Sentosa and promises to be bigger and better than ever. 'Sometimes I have my concerts at 7am and my parents will tell me to 'be quiet' or to 'keep your music down',' says the fan of pop star Avril Lavigne and R&B singer Beyonce.

A TOTAL of 1,250 primary school children had a whale of a time at the community event Children for Children, jointly organised by The Business Times, CHIJ (Kellock) and The Arts House on Sept 30 - the eve of Children's Day and BT's 33rd Anniversary.

• From school's open house to bigger platform

• Fun for underprivileged kids for a noble cause

• $230,000 raised for needy kids

• Record ChildAid donation hat-trick

• 3 sponsors double their ChildAid donations to $100K each

• Drumming it up for charity