SP helps to raise S$500,000 for seniors at charity golf event

Singapore

SOME 130 golfers from SP Group and its business partners took part in the utilities group's annual charity golf event at Tanah Merah Country Club's Tampines course last Friday, which raised S$500,000 for the SP Heartware Fund.

This takes the total raised by the fund to more than S$17 million since it was established in 2005, with the money benefiting seniors from low-income backgrounds.

The contributions come from SP staff, customers and business partners, with SP matching all donations by staff dollar-for-dollar.

SP also underwrites the cost to run the golf event, to enable every dollar raised to go directly to the more than 25,000 beneficiaries in over 20 seniors programmes under the Community Chest.

SP's group chief executive officer, Stanley Huang, said the company's focus is on "sustained giving, continued engagement and meeting the needs of the community".

"Through the SP Heartware Fund, we are committed to helping seniors improve (their) quality of daily living and carry out their activities independently," he said in a news release.

Phillip Tan, the chairman of Community Chest, said that as Singapore's population ages and life expectancy increases, there is a "pressing need" to improve engagement and care of vulnerable seniors.

"This is even more so as they face added challenges brought on by the pandemic," he said.