Certis staff light up Charitrees

Singapore

CLOSE to 40 Certis staff and nine beneficiaries joined hands on Monday to adorn four arches and a recycled timber tree with fairy lights and Christmas ornaments at the Marina Bay Waterfront Promenade.

The tree decoration event was organised as part of Certis' corporate social responsibility efforts to support ChariTrees, a fundraiser of The Business Times Budding Artists Fund, which provides financially disadvantaged children and youth with arts training and performing opportunities.

Certis is the presenting donor of ChariTrees this year and has been supporting ChariTrees since 2015.

Ra'biah Adawiyah Mohd Shafiee, 11, a beneficiary of The Business Times Budding Artists Fund, said: "I feel ecstatic about this opportunity to decorate the Charitrees and I am grateful for the wonderful people and organisations who support us with funding to enhance our skills in the arts."

Goh Soo Lim, senior managing director of strategic business development at Certis, who volunteered with the decorations, said: "Certis firmly believes in giving back to society. In this joyous season of giving, I am proud to be able to work hand in hand with the beneficiaries to set the festive mood along Marina Bay Waterfront Promenade."

ChariTrees 2018 will run for seven weeks, from Nov 9 to Boxing Day.