Giving Back

TAKING HEART

Tote Board, Temasek Trust among top 20 institutional funders in Asia

A Bridgespan report also notes that in the arena of corporate giving, four of the 20 largest givers worldwide are from Asia

Mizuho Bank and Mizuho Securities employees together with students and staff from AWWA's Special Student Care Centre on Dec 23.

Mizuho Bank Singapore brings festive cheer to needy students

EMPLOYEES of Mizuho Bank Singapore recently brought some festive cheer to more than 40 students from AWWA’s Special Student Care Centre.

President Tharman Shanmugaratnam at the ChildAid 2024: The Dream Emporium performance.

ChildAid 2024 sees return of alumni, raises about S$2.1m

THEY cut their teeth on performing on stage at previous ChildAid concerts.

Minister Chan with students from Care Corner Student Care Centres who performed at the Care Corner Uplift for Life Gala Dinner 2024.
TAKING HEART

UOL, Vallianz, STMicroelectronics commit S$700,000 to help special needs children, elderly at Care Corner 

The three-year partnerships will use metrics including academic progress, developmental milestones to gauge success

21 Carpenter was the premises of Chye Hua Seng Wee Kee, a remittance house founded in 1936 by philanthropist Lee Wee Nam and his brothers.
COMPANY OF GOOD

Heritage hotel 21 Carpenter gives back to migrant workers

Its goal is to raise S$88,000 for HealthServe, a non-profit group that provides access to healthcare for these workers

The Teng Company's ensemble performing Harmony, one of the instrumental pieces in The Singapore Composers Series.
TAKING HEART

Arts non-profit The Teng Company unveils 10 musical pieces showcasing ‘the Singapore sound’

The event raised more than S$600,000, and the amount will go towards funding the group’s giving back programmes and operations 

TTFA is headed by Dickson Lim, who was executive director and head of philanthropy and community impact at UBS before joining Temasek Trust.
TAKING HEART

Temasek Trust launches advisory and management services initiative

By leveraging the Temasek arm’s resources and networks, the TT Foundation Advisors aims to be a ‘one-stop independent provider’ for impact organisations

Horse racing in 1980 in Singapore.
TURF CLUB CLOSURE

From 1842 to final home stretch: A short history of Singapore’s horse racing

IN ITS heyday, the Singapore Turf Club was packed with thousands of horse-racing enthusiasts and others feeling lucky. In the big races with top-dollar prizes, it was like a mini-Ascott race, with Bri...

From left: Professor Leo Tan, chairman of Garden City Fund; Kenneth Er, chief executive of NParks; Helen Wong, group CEO of OCBC; and Desmond Lee, Minister for National Development & Minister-in-charge of Social Services Integration at Sungei Durian on Pulau Ubin.
GIVING BACK

OCBC joins in the push to preserve mangroves in Singapore

OCBC wants to give the humble mangrove a fighting chance at reclaiming at least some of its lost territory in Singapore. It has therefore, over the years, committed funds, manpower and other resources...

Many participants say that they found the programme interesting as they had the opportunity to try out different swim activities including aquatic dancing, flippa ball, diving, and an introductory swimming masterclass.
GIVING BACK

Staff, athletes, and beneficiaries have fun at inaugural OCBC Aquatics 2022

AT THE OCBC Aquatic Centre, Mimi Tan and her son Benson watch, enthralled, as nine swimmers from Team Singapore’s synchronised swimming team coordinate elegantly and strike up graceful postures in the...