– Charlie “Tremendous” Jones, author and motivational speaker
There are many issues that the community is facing. And only when we take the effort to find out more and keep ourselves up-to-date, can we be part of the solution and change can happen, to truly build a community that cares.
Citi raises money to help migrant workers
Citi Singapore employees have raised $176,749 for non-profit group Humanitarian Organisation for Migrant Economics (HOME) as part of month-long campaign Citi Supports Home. The campaign is one of Citi's three key initiatives in supporting COVID-19 relief programmes in...
NDP 2020 theme song a tribute to community spirit
While this year's National Day Parade (NDP) is to be a unique affair with people celebrating at home, its theme song pays tribute to Singaporeans' spirit of community. Composed by producer Joshua Wan and performed by singer Nathan Hartono, Everything I Am encourages...
MRT station cleaners, staff get care packs for their hard work
As a gesture of appreciation for their hard work amid the coronavirus pandemic, care packs filled with goodies were given out to cleaners and staff at various MRT stations by volunteer group Be Kind SG. The group distributed care packs to 1,060 cleaners across MRT...
Help for non-profits to get pro bono creative work done
Making Meaning, a website launched in May, hopes to connect creative professionals with non-profits to support organisations that are struggling amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Ms Danielle Ng, 25, spearheaded the initiative and manages the site with her colleagues from...
Fund lends a helping hand to COVID-19 initiatives
A new fund set up by Temasek Trust earlier this year has so far given out $1.6 million to 52 initiatives, which have provided help for more than 125,000 beneficiaries. The trust said in a statement last month that the oscar@sg fund, launched in April, supports...
All-female online charity concert to help women in need
To support underprivileged women during the coronavirus pandemic, two women have stepped up to organise a virtual charity concert that features 11 home-grown and international female singer-songwriters. In collaboration with local indie label Where Are The Fruits,...
More seek mental health help from Belle the bot
Meet Belle, the Beyond The Label helpbot that connects the public to mental health resources and helplines. It saw almost four times the users during the circuit breaker period, said a spokesman for the National Council of Social Service (NCSS), which is behind the...
E-escape room to learn about mental illnesses
The National Council of Social Service (NCSS) is commissioning a virtual game where players can take on the role-play young people with mental illnesses, so as to better understand these conditions and seek help if they themselves are struggling with mental issues....
New video aims to celebrate Singapore spirit
Times may change, but the spirit of Singapore never will - that is the message of a new video released by the Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI). Titled Onward Singapore, the video is meant to "celebrate the Singapore spirit" as the nation resolves to...
Tech firm gives $2.5 million to help amid COVID-19 situation
Technology company Micron has donated more than $2.5 million to support various causes, from assistance for the vulnerable to COVID-19 treatment research. In addition, it will offer traineeships to help new graduates hone their skills for employment. The efforts are...
Get recipes for restaurant dishes for a good cause
Those hungry for some restaurant dishes at home can now try their hand at making them using recipes from a new digital cookbook, with all proceeds from its sales going to charity and helping the vulnerable in society. Those who are keen to donate more can do so....
Student uses Edusave money to buy face masks for children
When Sylvia Low received the Edusave Merit Bursary and the Edusave Good Progress Award in January, she did not consider keeping the bursary and award money for herself. Instead, the Secondary 1 student from Pasir Ris Secondary School used the $400 to buy face masks...
Uni students tap networks to help peers get internships
Some undergraduates have been forced to be more resourceful in hunting down internship opportunities, as companies withdraw offers and overseas programmes grind to a halt. In April, Yale-NUS College student Adriel Yong created a spreadsheet of about 300 internship...
Dentists, retirees among volunteers fighting COVID-19
17,100 volunteers have stepped forward to join Singapore's COVID-19 fight. Of those who have signed up as of 11 June, more than 4,000 did so in the month before that, said the Ministry of Health (MOH), which manages the programme through its volunteering arm SG...
More vending machines for recycling added islandwide
More vending machines that accept plastic and aluminium drink containers and then dispense discount vouchers have been rolled out at locations islandwide over the past two days. The 34 new "reverse" vending machines, which add to the existing network of 16, have been...
Self-employed people with disabilities turn to tech
Mr Wesley Wee, 41, who was born with cerebral palsy, had been selling packets of tissue from his wheelchair in Orchard Road for years. However, his finances were badly hit when he could not leave his flat because of the circuit breaker measures. He is among those who...
No airport transfers so limo drivers deliver meals to needy
For the past two months, airport transfer driver Rahim Abu Bakar has been chauffeuring unusual guests in his limousine: packaged meals. In the morning, he loads around 50 packets of food into the black Mercedes E-Class and makes his rounds to migrant worker...
Bread and cash donations for children and migrant workers
Children from local charity Children’s Wishing Well were delighted to receive sandwiches and fresh loaves of bread from the Gardenia "Maskcot" and five employees of the bread brand. Gardenia Singapore also donated $100,000 to the charity, as part of its efforts to...
NDP packs to include design by artists with disabilities
This year's National Day Singapore Together packs for the National Day Parade (NDP) celebrations will include one designed by a pair of seven-year-old twin brothers. Their design titled "Eat, Play, Repeat" features imagery of things Qays Naushad Hambril and Rizq...
Free online courses and grant for fresh graduates
About 1,000 fresh tertiary graduates here will benefit from a new $500,000 fund set up in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The fund was set up by the South West Community Development Council and Koh Kock Leong Enterprise, in partnership with micro-learning platform...
