#GivingTuesday is a movement fuelled by social media and collaborations that celebrates and supports giving and philanthropy with events throughout the year. It falls on 28 November this year in Singapore! Join in the spirit of Giving Week 2017 (28 November to 5 December) with this list, compiled by National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre (NVPC)!
[DAY 1] Get online and get giving
Technology can do wonders and giving has never been easier!
Start a fundraising campaign for a charity of your choice, take part in the Great Giveaway, or share on Facebook to raise awareness of the movement.
[DAY 2] Liberty Art Jam
An initiative by Artify Studio, Liberty Art Jam is a 2.5 hours art jamming session that was created for the purpose of providing opportunities for people to paint in an inclusive environment. The cost per session will be based on how much customers value the sessions.
During Giving Week, 10% of the funds will be given to Drawn by a Nurse – an initiative to gather nurses to paint for a good cause. These paintings will also be auctioned off at the end of the year and all proceeds will be donated to TOUCH Home Care, a service of TOUCH Community Services.
Interested? Book your slots here.
[DAY 3] Jump the queue with Eatigo
For every reservation made from 28 November to 31 December 2017 with the code “GIVING”, Eatigo will donate $2 to Willing Hearts, to help them in their efforts to prepare and distribute cooked meals to the less fortunate.
Click here to read more.
[DAY 4] Be A Friend!
Befriending Post-Discharged Families & Individuals
New Hope Community Services is looking for volunteers to help engage residents who have been discharged from their transitional shelters. Help these residents to integrate back into society as they were once from displaced families who may have been homeless.
Volunteers need to be at least 25 years old and necessary training would be provided.
- When: 1 December 2017, 10.00 am – 11.30 am
- Where: 1 Jalan Kukoh, Singapore 161001
Click here to register. Registration closes on 28 November 2017.
Child Minder for Christmas Extravaganza Event
Life Community Services Society will be organising a two-day Christmas Extravaganza, complete with many family-friendly activities and performances by their beneficiaries. Volunteers are required to mind the younger beneficiaries, as well as spending a fun day out with them at the extravaganza!
Volunteers need to be at least 17 years old.
- When: 1 December 2017, 11.30 am – 3.00 pm
- Where: Life Community Services Society (5 Stadium Walk, Leisure Park Kallang, Singapore 397693)
Click here to register. Registration closes on 26 November 2017.
[DAY 5] Extraordinary Experiences
Par-Tea at Singapore’s first Silent Tea Bar
Hush is a global movement to bring the worlds of hearing and the deaf together, encouraging silence and awareness, with a cup of tea. In this Hush@Community series, join everyday heroes (cleaners, migrant workers, social workers, differently-abled persons etc) to share space in silence and solidarity, guided by deaf facilitators. This event is organised by Hush TeaBar, a social enterprise that aims to create a space for busy urbanites to slow down and enjoy moments of silence, while creating jobs for deaf people.
- When: 2 December 2017, 3.00 pm – 5.00 pm
- Where: Asian Civilisations Museum (1 Empress Place, Singapore 179555)
- Cost: $53.44 per person (inclusive of booking fees)
Limited to 20 slots only. Click here to read more and purchase tickets.
Geylang Adventures
Back by popular demand!
Organised by social enterprise, Geylang Adventures, participants will be taken off the tourist trail in Little India to explore lesser known spaces, communities and conflicts only insiders can see.
- When: 2 December 2017, 2.00 pm – 5.00 pm
- Where: Little India MRT Station (Outdoor at Exit E) (60 Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 229900)
- Cost: $37.71 per person (inclusive of booking fees)
Click here to read more and purchase tickets by 1 December 2017.
[DAY 6] Loan a human and listen to an unheard voice
The signature Human Library™ programme by ETCH Empathy is a place where real people are on loan to readers, a place where difficult questions are expected, appreciated and answered.
For Giving Week, ETCH Empathy and Youth Corps Singapore are co-presenting a session for unheard voices in our society – from para-athletes to single mums.
- When: 3 December 2017, 1.00 pm – 5.00 pm
- Where: The Red Box (113 Somerset Road, Singapore 238165)
Limited slots available. Click here to read more and register.
[DAY 7] The Artistic Mind
Guided by artists from non-profit organisation, Very Special Arts, your next masterpiece will be magnificent! Be inspired by the great artworks at the National Gallery, and channel your creativity onto a canvas.
- When: 4 December 2017, 10.00 am – 5.00 pm
- Where: National Gallery (1 Saint Andrew’s Road, Singapore 178957)
- Cost: $60.00 per family (2 adults and up to 3 children below 16 years old)
Limited slots available. Click here to read more and register.
[DAY 8] Make Someone’s Day a Good One
Give the Gift of Song
Throughout December at Yishun Community Hospital, you can use your talents in singing and performing to bring some joy to the patients!
Click here to read more and register.
*PS: Sign ups closed on 3 December, but you can choose to volunteer anytime during the month of December.
Thank your Everyday Hero!
We all have an everyday hero; whether it’s your mother or the bus uncle/auntie, don’t forget to say thank you this International Volunteer Day on 5 December!
Read more here.
Source: National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre, 7 November 2017