Tips and Tricks to Get to Know Your Neighbours
Just before Circuit Breaker, James and Siling, welcomed their third child into the world. “It was a bit of an emergency—the child was born here at home, in the estate,” shares James, a business owner and grassroots leader in the Compassvale Helm Residents’ Network. It took just 10 minutes after he called for an ambulance […]
Unique Ways To Show Love on Valentine’s Day
Are you looking for new ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day? Here’s why rethinking the meaning of Valentine’s Day may give you new ideas about how to celebrate the special day. When talking about love, our minds tend to drift towards romance. Especially with Valentine’s Day around the corner, you might be thinking “Who shall I […]
From CARE student to CARE staff
Elfi’s enthusiasm stands out above all else. Despite her smile being covered by her mask, one can tell that she is smiling through her crinkling eyes which are immediately disarming. At 26, Elfi has a youthful aura about her. Her positive energy remains unwavered as she shares her experiences with CARE Singapore, an organisation that […]
How Music Brings The Elderly Together
In a cosy corner of Pasir Ris, The Carpenters, John Denver and ABBA are putting smiles on faces that haven’t seen many visitors since the March Circuit Breaker. Residents of Apex Harmony Lodge (AHL), all persons with dementia (PWDs), connect with a community beyond their confines. That includes caregivers and their wards, as well as […]
Second Chances: When Former Addicts become Community Volunteers
Volunteers mopping, refurbishing and organising homes once faced the same plight as those they now help: mired in issues of gambling, narcotics and debt. As part of their recovery, they help others like them. They also work alongside student volunteers from Blessed Grace Church under its nonprofit organisation, Blessed Grace Social Services (BGSS), assisting families in different […]
Lydia’s First-Time Experience As A Giving.sg Fundraiser
Fundraising for the first time can be daunting. You may wonder what a creative campaign could be, and how to involve your friends. So we spoke to Lydia Madeline Lim, who ran her first fundraising campaign on Giving.sg in October. Her fundraising campaign “A Mile In Her Shoes” raised over $20,000 for AWARE. We hope you find […]
How a Former Manhunt Finalist Rises Above His Rare Blood Disorder
You would think someone who genetically cannot stop bleeding if injured, would want to live life in a protected bubble ala Jake Gyllenhaal’s character in the 2001 movie, Bubble Boy. But 30-year-old Nicholas Lim, a beneficiary of the Haemophilia Society of Singapore (HSS), has taken a whole other route. Mr Nicholas Lim was born with haemophilia, but […]
Funding the Future of our Environment
While 2020 began with a promising focus on environmental conservation, Covid-19 halted key activities of groups committed to fundraising and conducting research work overseas. For organisations such as the Centre for a Responsible Future (CRF), donations dropped by more than 50 per cent, raising concerns about funding for their work next year. Meanwhile, for the People’s Movement […]
Discover Lesser-Known Sports In Singapore
In 2016, Joseph Schooling won Singapore’s first gold medal at the Olympics. But do you know which sport attained the first ever Olympics medal for Singapore? What is “Petanque”, a game that originated from Provence in France and why is it important to Singapore? Then there is Sepak Takraw, a sport native to Southeast Asia […]
DBS Volunteers Provide Reprieve To MINDS Beneficiaries Stuck At Home
After one too many Zoom meet-ups following months of being cooped up at home, leisurely sailing sessions around the Bay had been planned for 70 beneficiaries of the Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore (MINDS). The idea was to give them a chance to soak in scenic views of the Bay, enjoy the breeze […]