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A Newsletter by Leong Hwa Monastery and Viriya Community Services

September 2014 MCI (P) 043/02/2014❙ParentOrganisation•Leong Hwa Monastery 67ShrewsburyRoadS307834Tel:62533532Fax:62517797 ❙CorporateOffice•Viriya Community Services72ShrewsburyRoadS307837Tel:62561311Fax:62517797 ❙Centres•Dreams Blk52KentRoad#01-16S210052Tel:62934339Fax:62934321•LHCST-NKF Dialysis CentreBlk113TeckWhyeLaneS680113•My Centre @ MoulmeinBlk52KentRoad#01-16S210052Tel:62934339Fax:62934321•Viriya Family Service Centre Blk142PotongPasirAvenue3#01-224S350142Tel:62858033Fax:62858062•Whispering Hearts Family Service CentreBlk646JurongWestSt61#01-142S640646Tel:67951008Fax:67958970•Whispering Hearts Infant and Child Care Centre Blk688 JurongWestCentral 1#01-237S640688Tel: 67922321Fax:67913231• Whispering Hearts Student Care CentreBlk617JurongWestSt65#01-488S640617Tel:67958967Fax:67959423

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Dearreaders,

Greetingstoyou!

Thefirst fewmonthsof2014were fulfillingasseveralofourcommunityprojectswereexecuted togetherwith theeffortsofourvolunteersandstakeholders inservingtheneedy.Andby lookingbackathowfarwehaveprogressedandwhatwehaveachieved,wearemotivatedtoensurethattheremainingof2014beevenmoremeaningful forus, forour clientsandourstakeholders.

Always guidedbyourmission to bring joy and enhance the quality of life,wearemindful that inourdesiretotrulyhelpthoseinneed,weuseoureffortsefficiently,tocreatesustainableimprovements,whileenjoyingtheprocess.ThisistheessenceofViriya,aSanskritwordmeaningtherighteffort.

Asweprogressalongthejourneyofsocialservicetohelpthoseinneed,wearecognisantthatwecannotdoitalone.Volunteersarevaluable inourwork. In fact,ourclientsareresourcestothemselvesandtootherstoo.Thereisvalueineveryoneandthisisdemonstratedthroughtheinvolvementofdifferentpartiesinourprogrammes.

Insteadof just havingourprofessional staff todeliver talksandworkshops,wehad thehelpof a lawyer to sharewithourmembers about the LastingPowerofAttorney.Wehadvolunteersworkingwithourprofessionalstafftoplanafinancialliteracyworkshopwherechildrenwereguidedonkeybudgetingconceptsandcouldexperiencerealdecisionmakingonmoneymatters.Ourclientsalsocontributedactivelyintheprocess,theybroughtintheirownhomecookeddelicaciesforourgatheringsinsteadofhaving foodcatered for them. OurchildrenspenttheirholidaysmostmeaningfullybyplanningfundraisingprojectstohelpSPCAandalsoourownViriyamedical funds. InsteadofjusthavingoneschooltohelpusinCANtribute,ourannualfoodcollectiondrive,wehadtwoschoolshelpingoutthisyear.

Inlightingalampforothers,wealsolightupourownpath.Thejourneyofhelpinghasbeengratifyingandthefulfilmentthatcomesfromhelpingmotivatesusandotherstodoevenmore.Hence,wearelookingforwardtotheexcitingeventslinedupfortherestof2014andbeyond.

Welookforwardtodoinggoodbetterwithourmembersandstakeholdersandprogressingtogetherasacommunity.

Happyreading!

EvelynLai

Viriya Community Services

Message from Executive Director

执行董事序言亲爱的读者们:

你们好！

进觉福利协会在2014年走过了十分有意义的头几个月。这段时间内，我们连同我们的志工以及持股人一道努力执行好几项社区项目，为社区内有需要的人士服务。回首我们在这段时间内所取得的进展及成就，为我们提供了一股推动力。我们将确保2014所剩的时间对我们、个案们及持股人来说都会更具意义。

我们一直遵循着为他人带来喜悦及提升生活质量的使命。我们铭记着在为有需要的人提供援助时，这些努力将不仅具效力，还应带来持久的效应。当然其中不忘享受整个过程。‘进觉’在梵语意为正确的努力，这也是进觉福利协会的精髓。

我们渴望在社会服务的道路上进步的过程中也意识到单方面的努力是不够的。志工的帮助对于我们的工作有举足轻重的地位。实际上，我们的个案也常常是自己与他人的宝贵资源。大家通过参与活动的过程中都会意识到每个人的重要性。

因此，我们除了请我们的专业人员主办讲座与研讨会之外，也请了律师为居民们讲解持久授权书的重要性。我们的志工也和专业人员一起主办金融知识工作室，教导孩子们重点预算方面的知识，并让他们亲自体验如何进行重大的财务决策。我们的个案也在活动中扮演了积极的角色，例如携带自己家里做的美食与同伴们分享。进觉福利协会的孩子们也度过了具有意义的一个假期，为新加坡防止虐待动物协会以及进觉医疗基金制定了基金筹集项目。在我们一年一度的食量益收活动，CANtribute，别与往年，我们得到的不仅仅是一所学校给予“力所能及”的帮助，而是两所学校的学生们的尽心尽力。

照亮别人的同时，我们也照亮了自己的路。帮助他人的旅程是收获颇丰的，得以助人的满足感推动我们进一步为有需要的人付出。我们期待2014年及接下来的日子里所将带来的精彩活动。

我们期待与我们的成员们和持股人更好的合作，作为一个团体共同进步。

祝阅读愉快！

您忠实的，

赖淑慧


Whispering Hearts Infant and Child Care Centre

Developing Social Responsibility from YoungThebirthofachildalsomarksthebeginningofalifetimeofdevelopment.Infancyandchildhoodformthefoundation,uponwhichfuturedevelopmentofthechildwouldbebased.Agoodfoundationwillallowthechildtogrowintoagoodmemberofthesocietyandcontributetogreatergoodofthecommunity.

Beingacharity-runcentre,WhisperingHeartsInfantandChildCareCentrebelievesingoingbeyondbasic care topromotingavaluebaseddevelopment.Wewish forchildrenunderour care to growuphealthy, intelligent andmore importantly tobecomesocially responsible individuals. Social responsibilityallowsour children togrowupwithapositivesenseofself,havemeaningfulrelationshipwithothersandalsocontributetothesociety.

Families,friends,schoolandthecommunityareimportantinachild’sdevelopment.Thesearesomeofthewayswecanfacilitatethedevelopmentofsocialresponsibilityinourchildren.

Evelyn Lai

Children engage in cooperative play when given opportunities for

group interactions.

Caregivers can incorporate value messages in

teaching and even in disciplining.

The birth of a child marks the beginning of a life time of development.

A good foundation will allow the child to grow into a good member of the society.

In our centre, we have classroom rules amidst empahsising

on care and openness.

Ways to help our children develop social responsibility1. Be positive role modelsRightfrominfancy,childrenlearnabouttheworldthroughobservingandimitatingtheactionsoftheircaregiversandothersinthecareenvironment.Ifcaregiversdemonstrateprosocialbehavioursconsistently,childrenlearntobehavepositively

2. Communicate value messages regularlyEgo-centrismiscommonininfantsandpre-schoolers.Theyoftenfailtounderstandothers’perspectives.Indailycommunication,caregiverscanincorporatevaluemessagesinteachingandevenindisciplining.Throughinductivereasoning,caregiverscanhelptoexplaintheimpactofthechild’sactionsonothersandhenceencourageempatheticconcern.

3. Provide opportunities for children to practiseByprovidinggreateropportunities for group interaction, children canengage incooperativeplay,practisingserviceandsupportactivities, inthedesire to continue theplay sessionandmaintain friendships. Wecanalsoparticipateincommunityeventswithourchildrentoenhanceasenseofbelongingtothegreatercommunity.Inourchildcarecentre,wehave classroom rules amidst emphasising care andopenness;weencourageour children to share their viewswhileunderstanding therightsandresponsibilitiesofbelongingtothecentre.

4. Providing service to othersOneisnevertooyoungtostarthelpingothers.WHICCinvolvesourchildrenandparentsinourcommunityprojects.Byknowingabouttheneedsofothersandbeingable tohelpothers,childrendevelopasenseofself-efficacyandcompassion.Theincreasedself-confidenceandmotivationtohelpwillthusguidethechildtoengageinthinkingforothersandalsopromotesprosocialbehaviours,internalisingsocialresponsibility.

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Whispering Hearts Student Care Centre

Respect and Kindness Starts from Young

Collection of pet food for SPCA.

A buffet of toys!

The students and the fruits of their collections!

Toys seeking lovely new owners. “Do you want to buy this book? It has Thor in it!”

booksandtoysthatwerestillingoodconditionandon23rd and24thJune2014,studentstookturnstosellall thepre-loveditemsattheJumbleSalebooths.

They raisedmore than S$500 over the two days forcontributiontoViriyaChildren’sMedicalFund(VCMF),afundthatassistslow-incomefamilieswithchildrenrequiringlongtermmedicalassistance.

Concurrently, parents and studentshelped to collect anddonatepetfoodtotheSocietyforthePreventionofCruelty

toAnimals(SPCA).Theresponsewasoverwhelming,yielding38packetsand17cansofpetfood.

Throughtheactivities,thestudentslearnedthatregardlessofage, theywereable toplayapart ingivingbacktothecommunity.Theylearnedtorecognisetheirprivilegesinlifeandtogivewhattheycan,beitbycontributingbooksandtoys,orbyactivelygarneringpetfooddonations.

Itwas a successfulwrap up of the theme “Respect andKindness”,thankstoeveryonewhoplayedapartinensuringasmoothexecutionofthefinalecharityactivities!

Wendy Ng

Students rifling through stacks of books.

Stacksofbookslinedthetablesneatlybesidemountains of toys. Throngsof childrenmilledaround the tables,eagerlyexclaimingover the toys anddiligentlyriflingthroughthebooks.

“Doyouwanttobuythis?IthasThorinit!”anUpperPrimarystudentmanningoneofthetablesexcitedlywavesabookaroundathispeers.

The students ofWhispering HeartsStudentCareCentrewereexperiencingfirst-handwhatitwasliketoorganise,run andparticipate in a fund-raisingJumbleSale.

TheJumbleSalewasoneoftwospecialcharity activities the teachers hadspecially incorporated into the Juneholiday programmes. Itwas a finaleending to the theme of the term“RespectandKindness”.

Students and parents contributed


Viriya Children’s Medical Fund

“Wow!” gasped an excited child inwide-eyedwonderashefirstseteyesonthemajesticwaterfallwhichwasthecentrepieceofGardensby theBay’sCloud Forest. Conjuring up imagesofamoderndayHangingGardensofBabylon,GardensbytheBayisreputedasthecrownjewelinSingapore’seffortstotransformitselffroma“GardenCity”toa“CityinaGarden”.

Our Viriya Children’sMedical Fund(VCMF) beneficiarieswere in for atreatwhen theygot a chance tonotjustvisitGardensbytheBayon7June2014,butalsotoplayanexcitinggameofTreasureHuntwithinthesprawlingcompounds of the Flower Dome.Groupedaccording to families at theFlowerDome’s entrance, our VCMFbeneficiarieswereflaggedoff at thestartpointbyoursocialworkers.

In a race against time akin to theAmazingRace,thefamilies,somewithtots in tow,had to locate8hiddencheckpointswithin1.5hours.Toaidtheirsearch,familieswerefirstgivenaphotoorwordcluewhichdirectedthem to a localewithin the FlowerDomewherethecluecouldbefound.Afterunearthing their clue, familieswerethengiventhenextcluetoguidethemtosubsequentcheckpoints.Toprevent clustering, the sequenceofcheckpointsweredifferent foreachfamilyexceptforthelastcheckpointwhichwasthesameforall families.Attheendofthe1.5hours,thewidegrins plastered across the faces ofour beneficiaries showed beyondwordshowmuch theyenjoyed thetreasurehunt!

All ready to kick off!

Gardens by the bay (Treasure Hunt)

Is this the correct checkpoint?

Our treasure hunt winner!

Our happy beneficiary.

Flowers galore!

The majestic

waterfall.

Viriya Chi ldren’s MedicalFund (VCMF) was launchedin June 2010 to assist lowincome familieswith childrenwho r equ i r e l ong t e rmmedical attention (certifiedbymedical doctors). Besidesfinancial assistance to helpdefray increasedexpendituredue to the children’smedicalcondition, the project aimsto linkeach family toa socialworker,whowillworkthroughthevariouschallengesfacedbythefamily.

Key criteria: i) Singaporeanor Permanent Resident childbelow16yearsoldii)Family’snett per capita income notmorethan$450/month.

Formore information, pleasecontact Frances at [email protected] 1008.

Clement Cheong

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CANtribute 2014

Whispering Hearts Family Service Centre

Okay, Let’s go this way! Door to door collection in progressSorting out the canned food, those expiring in 6 months are given off first.

Lastly, Group Photo!!

CANtribute 2014,WhisperingHearts Family ServiceCentre'sannual canned food collectioneventwasheldon24 and31May2014.

On24May,communityoutreachwasconductedby30studentsfromJurongJuniorCollegeand40studentsfromRiverValleyHighSchool.Theaimofcommunityoutreachwastoreachouttotheresidentsstayinginthecollectionarea.Thisyear,wemanagedtoengage4,300familiesstayinginJurongWestStreet71and81.

On31May,thecollectionsegmentakacommunitycollectionwasconducted.Joininginwere50studentsfromRafflesInstitution,10 youths fromTeensAction Project and several “walk-in”volunteers.AlsosupportingtheeventwasanotherVWO,TheHelpingHand.TheHelpingHandassistedwith transportationofthecollectedcannedfood.

Unlike previous years,where staff did themajority of theorganising,wehaveJurongJuniorCollegeClass15S8joiningintheorganisingcommitteethisyear.SomeoftheirrolesincludegettinginformationaboutthenumberofunitsinaHDBblock,recceing theHDBestates for suitable collection points andpreparingtheflyersforcommunityoutreach. Class15S8alsodoubledupasthestudentleadersforbothdays.

Liu Zhi Hao


Whispering Hearts Family Service Centre

Sorting out the canned food, those expiring in 6 months are given off first. A boot full of canned food. Thank you!

Many organisations, one event, one common cause.

With The Helping Hand, are many hands.

Teachers helping in to flatten the cupboard boxes.

Prior to the community collection segment, schoolswerealsoengagedtotakepartintheschoolsinternalcollection.Atotalof6schoolstookpart.Alsojoiningus thisyearwere4Studentand InfantCareCentresfromMyFirstSkool,whoencouragedparentstodonatecannedfoodtowardsthismeaningfulcause.

From the community collection and the schools'internal collections, a total of 11,420 cans of foodwerecollectedthisyear.Movingforward,wehopetoengagemoreschoolsandresidentstocomeonboardCANtribute2015!

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A variety of drinks to tempt the children. Say cheese! A turn at the photo booth cost a mere $1!

Games were available for a small fee!

Viriya Family Service Centre

Cents and Sensibility: Children’s Financial Literacy Workshop

Inflationispaying$10nowforthe$5haircutyoupaid10yearsago,quippedanewspapercolumnist.Tohelpguardagainst inflationarypressures and toinstilgoodfinancialhabits inchildrenfrom young, Viriya Family ServiceCentre (VFSC) organised a children’sfinancialliteracyworkshopforPrimary4-6studentson24May2014.

In a twist, instead of the usualPowerPoint lecture, participatingchildrenplayedaninteractivegamefor60minutes, followedbyadebriefingsession.Eachchildstartedwith“$100”andwere free to visit anyof the 15boothswheretheycanspendorearnmoney,or alternativelydeposit theirmoney at a “bank” to earn interest.Towinthegame,childrenhadtobuya set of pre-determined items andaccumulatethemostamountofmoneyattheendofthe60minutes.

Positivereinforcementbeingoneofthemosttimehonouredteachingtools,thetop5winnerswererewardedwith$40worthof vouchers each for the i r

“$100” was issued to each child.

“Compound interest is the greatest mathematical discovery of all time.” –AlbertEinstein

Infinance,the

ruleof72states

thatthenumber72divi

dedbythe

interestrate(perann

um),givesthe

estimatednumberofyears

ittakesforaninvestm

ent

todouble.

judicioususeoftheir“money”duringthegame.Apollalsoshowedthatthemajorityofattendeesgleanedhelpfulfinancialtipsfromthisworkshop,thus,everychildwalkedoffawinner!

Clement Cheong

Stationery on sale!

Discounted deals for the money savvy!

Children could earn money by completing

simple “jobs”.

Say cheese! A turn at the photo booth cost a mere $1!

Each child could deposit money in the bank to earn interest.


Dreams

*En avant – French for forward or onward

World Cup Fever heats up in VCS!!!Worldcup feverstartedhittingTeensActionProject(TAP)earlyonasover20boysregisteredforaspotinthenewlyestablishedWhisperingHeartsFootballClub(WHFC).

WHFCwas formedwith the intentionof channelling the youths’ passionfor soccer as an intervention tool todevelop positive traits in the streetyouths.Mostof these youthsdonotplayfortheirschoolteamorbelongtoanyotherteamsorclubs.

Alongside coaching from volunteercoaches from the Singapore PoliceForce Jurong Division. TAP youthworkersworkedonsocialinterventionwiththeboys.

Fuelled by their common interestin soccer, the boys showed vastimprovement in their character andattitude.Apartfromlearningtorespecttheirpeers,coachesandyouthworkers,theyalsolearnedtorespectthemselves.

WHFCwasinvitedtoparticipateintheDeltaLeaguetournamentorganisedbythe Singapore Police ForceClementiDivision.Ofthe20youthsinWHFC,15ofthemparticipated.

DeltaleaguehappenedduringtheJuneholidaysandtheyouthscompetedwithotherteamsinatableformat.

WHFCsenta teamfor theUnder-15categoryandwas classified in theWestcategorygoingagainstteamslike PersimaAR and RampantRegenites.Althoughtheboysdidnotmakeittothefinals,itwasquiteanachievementas itwasthefirsttimetheboysweresenttoaformalcompetitionafterbarelytwomonthsoftrainingtogether.

From a few cliques, the boys havegrownintoacloselyknittedteamwhohavelearnedtosupportandhelponeanothertobebetter.

With experience garnered from theDeltaLeague,WHFCisnowfireduptocompeteinthenextevent,AceLeague.

Organised by Student Care ServicesClementi,AceLeaguehasincorporatedaWorldCupthemeintheircompetitionthis year.WHFC has picked Franceas their team of choice, and withsupport from the French Embassy,theyouthswillbegoingforalearning journey to learnmore about the cultureandtraditionsofFrance.

T h e A c e L e a g u ewill begin in Augustupon completion ofthe learning journeys.WHFCwill begoingaga in s t t eams

fromYouthReach,NuLifeCounselling,CareCornerFSC and many otherVWOs.

Th rough deve l op i ngr e s p e c t , e n d u r a n c e ,

discipline, sportsmanshipandresponsibility,wehopetodevelopchampionsonandoffthefield.EnavantWHFC!

Muhammad Zaid

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My Centre @ Moulmein

MCM Pot Luck PartySinceApril this year,MyCentre@Moulmein (MCM)hasbeenorganisingabi-monthlyPotLuckParty!MCMaimstousethistorekindlethekampongspirit, fondlyrememberedbyourpioneergeneration.

Foodisapowerfulbondingtoolandwhatbetterwayisthereforelderlyresidentstobondthanthroughcomingtogethertosharetheirbestrecipes?ThePotLuckPartyhas been a great platform for residents towhip uptheirspecialtydishesaswellassamplethedishestheir

betterfriendshipsalongtheway.

During thefirst sessionof thePot LuckPartyon24April2014,elderlymembersgottoenjoythefoodwhileparticipatinginfun-filledactivities.Theelderlyhad funreminiscingas they tried toidentifyheritagephotographs thatwereflashedontoa screenduringa30minutesgamesession.Photographsfromasfarbackasthe1940swereused.Theelderlysataroundtheprojectedscreenanddiscussedthephotographsthatwerepresented.

As theelderly identifiedpastevents,places, fashion itemsandevenhouseholdutensils, their faces lit upwith familiarity andjoy.Adiscussionwasheldaftereachphotowasshared,andtheelderly relished theopportunity to talkabout theirexperiencesandsharetheirthoughtsregardingthephotos.

Itwasindeedanengagingsessionforthemembersandstaffastheyjourneyeddownmemorylanetogether!

Michelle Cheng

Food always tastes better when shared.

Sampling each other’s wares.

How could fruits and desserts be left out of any decent parties?

Growing table of treats as more elderly arrived with their specialty dishes!

心意中心便餐聚会至今年四月起，心意中心开始举办每两个月一次的便餐聚会。这不仅促进社交机会，也重现了乐龄人士熟悉并怀念的甘榜精神。

共同分享美食是人与人之间极为有效的交流方式，乐龄人士们也乐于传授他们引以为傲的家传秘方。因此，便餐聚会成了他们大显身手并品尝邻居们的拿手好菜的最佳时刻！

一同品尝，推荐，介绍与分享佳肴的同时，心意中心的乐龄人士更进一步的了解彼此，从而建立更深刻的友情。

在4月24日首次举办的便餐聚会中，乐龄人士与工作人员在享受美食的当儿也玩起了有趣的游戏。工作人员准备了一系列1940年至今的旧照片，并在三十分钟的游戏阶段将旧照片投射在屏幕上，邀请年长者猜测照片的由来以及讨论相关的往事。

回味照片的同时，乐龄人士们也一同讨论各种回忆。年轻时常去的地方，那个年代的时尚风格，甚至是小时候随处可见，现在却已绝迹的家居用品，这些回忆在老年人的脑海里都历历在目。点点滴滴的回忆让大家的脸上充满了怀念的神情，也带来了欢乐。乐龄人士们也把握机会边讨论照片边分享各自过往的经历和感想。

美食和回忆让参与的乐龄人士快乐的度过一个有意义的下午，在每个人的脑海里留下了深刻的映像。

neighbourshadtooffer!

T h r o u g hi n t e r a c t i o n swhile sampling,recommendingand introducingt h e i r d i s h e s ,the elderly gott o k n ow o n eanother bettera n d f o s t e r e d



ViriyaFamilyServiceCentre(VFSC)isthesecondfamilyservicecentreunderViriyaCommunityServices.

On16th February 2014,VFSCopenedits doors tomore than 300 residentsresiding in PotongPasir and Joo Sengforafunfilleddaywithgames,activitiesandsnacks.Theeventwasorganisedto

Viriya Family Service Centre Soft Opening

It was also a heartfeltmoment for ourvolunteers, especially the students fromMarisStellaHighSchool.

Iver Chua, a Secondary 3 student, wasrunningagamestallwhereresidentscouldthrowVelcroballsathisvest.Hesharedthathewas gladhehaddecided to volunteerfortheevent.“Theresidentswereenjoyingthemselves. They seemed sohappywhentheymanagetoscoreahit,soIdon’tmindthemthrowingtheballsatmyvest.”

Students also shared that they enjoyedrunningthegamestallsandinteractingwiththe residents as they learned to socialisebetterwith strangers. Despite it being aSundaymorning,thestudentshadfunandhad learnt that they could be happy bymakingothershappy.

With this successful first step into theneighbourhood, VFSC looks forward toservingtheresidentsinPotongPasirandJooSengconstituenciesinlinewithourslogan:caringforyouwithcompassionandconcern.

Michelle Cheng

Residents exchanging tokens for gifts.

An excited elderly resident trying her best to throw a Velcro ball on Iver Chua’s vest.

Long queues at the registration table.

Family bonding at the photo booth!

Ready, aim, shoot!

Photo booth fun knows no age boundaries!

introduceVFSC’sservicesaswellastoraiseawarenessofourpresence.

Forstarters,eachhouseholdinPotongPasirandJooSengwasentitledtoa500gpacketofriceandresidentsformedalengthyqueuetoregisterfortheeventandredeemtherice.ResidentsalsosnappeduplimitedseatstoateenageparentingworkshopconductedbyAdamKhooLearningTechnologiesGroup.

Students fromMaris Stella High SchoolmanagedaminicarnivalthatwasspreadallaroundthevoiddeckvicinityofVFSC.Apartfrom game booths providing interestingchallengestobothyoungandold,residentscould indulge themselves in various snackboothsandmunchongreenapplesthatweregenerously available. Families and friendshad fun adorning themselveswith propsfromthephotoboothandreceivedPolaroidphotosaskeepsakes.

BesidesintroducingtheservicesofVFSC,thecarnivalwassuccessfulinpromotingfamilybondingandinteractionamongtheresidents.Throughtheactivities,thereweresmilesonmany faces as children, their parents andeven grandparents gamely tried out newgames.

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From1 December 2013 to 31 December 2014, all donations toWhisperingHearts Family ServiceCentre,acommunityprojectbyViriyaCommunityServices, willbematched dollar to dollarbythegovernmentundertheCare & Share movement*.

All donationsof$50andaboveareeligiblefor2½ times tax deduction.

Donate nowtodouble the value of your giftandtheimpact of your contribution.Givewithacompassionatehearttomake a differenceinthelivesofpeoplewhoarelessfortunatethanus!

Makeyourkindcontributionsbyfilling in the inserteddonationformandreturningtheformtogetherwithyourcheque,madepayabletoWhisperingHeartsFamilyServiceCentre:

WhisperingHeartsFamilyServiceCentreBlk646JurongWestStreet61#01-142

Singapore640646

* Care& Share is a national fund-raising and volunteerismmovement for the social service sector. Formore information, visit www.ncss.gov.sg/careandshare/todonate.html.

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