Festive sounds of cymbals and drums permeated the Jing Si Hall in the afternoon of 1st January 2017, where 357 Tzu Chi Foundation (Singapore)’s charity beneficiaries joyfully gathered for a pre-Chinese New Year celebration...
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“Ouch! It’s hot!” “I have no more strength……” The six-year-old students at the Tzu Chi Great Love PreSchool were busy cooking pasta, their innocent, childish remarks mingled with the rich aroma of food. The cooking activity was the highlight of the five-
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Before Tzu Chi Singapore’s Seeds of Hope (SOH) Financial Assistance Scheme entered its 9th year in 2017, the organization held a SOH Meritorious Award and bursary disbursement ceremony at the Jing Si Hall on the 3rd December 2016. The heart-warming and mo
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World AIDS Day falls on 1 December 2016 every year and is dedicated towards raising awareness of the disease as well as its prevention and control. Since 1999, Tzu Chi Singapore has been providing both subsidies for medication and emotional support to suf
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The Tzu Chi Foundation (Singapore) concluded the year for its Parent-Child Bonding Class at the Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan Cultural Academy. The students from different classes expressed their gratitude in different ways to their parents and Tzu Chi volu
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How does one surmount obstacles easily? “Don’t impose limits on yourself, then it won’t be difficult.” Tzu Ching seniors Dai Ming Han and Lin Zi Xiong shared how one’s mentality can affect the way one deals with a situation at the annual Tzu Shao (Tzu Chi
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“I look forward to this day every year; my child just wishes for people to be around him and make him laugh,” said a mother whose child is a member of the Movement for the Intellectually Disabled in Singapore (MINDS). The Tzu Chi International Medical Ass
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“Thank you teachers, for your hard work. We love you.” Graduating valedictorian Soh Shao Quan stood on stage and delivered his speech with care and clarity. Apart from expressing their gratitude for their teachers at the third graduation ceremony of the T
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As a logistics and financial hub, Singapore has an exciting spread of culinary delights to offer. Vegetarian cuisine is no longer the standard fare of green vegetables and tofu of yesteryear; today one can see vegetarian menus influenced by the creativity
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In his opening speech during the Clean & Green Singapore 2016 event, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said that climate change has brought about greater challenges for Singapore. Apart from rising temperatures, drought and water shortages are also occurring
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Six-year-old Khor Xin Yi from the Tzu Chi Great Love PreSchool will sometimes tell her mother that she wants to have a vegetarian meal. Though the request is unexpected, her mother will try her best to fulfill it. The menu on their table at home will ther
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For TIMA (Tzu Chi International Medical Association) members who provide free monthly dental services to the Ren Ci Nursing Home at Bukit Batok, the joyful smiles of their patients is the best form of reward. Though they face many challenges, their attitu
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Before he turned five, Boo Ray Sheng was a handful for his teachers. His mother’s choice of adjectives to describe him were namely, “dependent” and “anti-social”. After two years of preschool life, however, six-year-old Ray Sheng has not only made himself
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From steeping tea, one learns the art of interacting with others; from flower arrangement, one finds the inspiration to continually improve. On 22 October 2016, graduating students of the Tzu Chi Continuing Education Centre (CEC) shared the joy of lifelon
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Children’s Day is usually a day where the little ones get to enjoy themselves and have fun, but the Tzu Chi Great Love PreSchool has a special way of celebrating this event. Its students get to go outdoors and engage in earth loving activities, such as pi
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Apart from Children’s Day and Youth Day, are you aware that there is an International Day of Older Persons (UNIDOP)? To raise international awareness of population aging and the needs of the elderly, the United Nations has designated 1 October of every ye
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“In the past I was a donor, I never expected that I would be bowing 90 degrees to raise funds from passersby,” said Zheng Wen Chuan, an entrepreneur and first-time participant in Tzu Chi’s flag day. On 24 September 2016, the Tzu Chi Foundation (Singapore
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A three-day youth camp for Tzu Chings (members of Tzu Chi Collegiate Youth Association) was held from the 23rd to the 25th of September 2016. In consideration that today’s youth live life at a fast pace in an age of high technology, and that many spend lo
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