Community Chest

TAKING HEART

Prudential Singapore commits S$880,000 to support vulnerable families and sustainability efforts

The insurer will distribute hampers containing household essentials to 1,100 ComLink+ families near its new office

Although many social service programmes are funded mainly by the government, budgets are still limited, so people, private and public collaborations remain important.
TAKING HEART

Community Chest has had to evolve to meet society’s increasingly complex needs: Chew Sutat

No longer just a centralised fundraiser, the organisation is coming up with new ways to practise philanthropy, says chairman

M Social Hotel in Singapore. Millennium Hotels owns, manages and operates more than 145 properties around the world.
TAKING HEART

Millennium Hotels commits S$1 million to Community Chest to support children with special needs

It will help more than 82,000 individuals and families in need

Chew Sutat, chairman of ComChest, says: "We hope to enable Singaporeans to express solidarity in a more accessible and sustainable manner."
TAKING HEART

ComChest launches SGShare campaign to encourage regular donations to those in need

It is pushing for businesses to adopt a more long-term approach to giving back to the community

From left: Lam Chee Weng, chief executive officer of Singapore Pools; Tan Choon Shian, chief executive of Tote Board; and Chew Sutat, chairman of Community Chest, at the cheque presentation ceremony.
TAKING HEART

Singapore Pools raises S$500,000 for Community Chest through digital fundraiser

SINGAPORE Pools has raised S$500,000 for Community Chest in its first digital fundraising campaign, called Community with a Heart (CWAH).

Volunteers from Standard Chartered Singapore at the event organised by Community Chest and Heartwarmers, which saw individuals and over 40 companies mobilised to donate, pack and distribute bags of blessings or fu dais.
TAKING HEART

Over 1,300 volunteers deliver festive bags to seniors and families across Singapore

OVER 8,000 bags of blessings, or fu dais, were distributed to seniors and families in need on Saturday (Jan 27) by more than 1,300 volunteers.

Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, who was the guest of honour at the event, said: “The basic idea is a simple but powerful one – about partnerships.”
TAKING HEART

ComChest injects S$2 million into new fund promoting agency partnerships

THE Community Chest (ComChest) committed S$2 million into a new fund that fosters collaboration among social service agencies, called the 4ST (Social Service Sector Strategic Thrusts) Partnership Fund...

Towards sustainable giving : Instead of only writing that big cheque in a very profitable year, Corporate Singapore can lead by allowing customers to “round up” credit card or utility bill payments for charity.
THE BROAD VIEW

Expressing the “S” in ESG 

A more sustainable way of giving back to the community can help companies better meet their ESG obligations

Spreading cheer with bags of 'blessings'

Spreading cheer with bags of 'blessings'

Staff from Standard Chartered joined other volunteers in packing and delivering festive bags to the needy.

SPH donates S$426,000 to Community Chest

SPH donates S$426,000 to Community Chest

AS part of Singapore Press Holdings' (SPH) 35th anniversary celebrations, the company and its foundation made a donation of S$426,000 to the Community Chest on Thursday.