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Youth
development - building leadership and encouraging
entrepreneurship,
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Helping
underprivileged youth gain self esteem, confidence
and achieve their potential, and
- Extending
warmth to the elders and the disabled.
As
a responsible corporate citizen, PSA adopts a three-pronged
approach in its CSR efforts:
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Adopted
Beyond Social Services as its charity since December
2004
and adopted the Lions Home for the Elders and the Muscular Dystrophy Association (Singapore) as its charities in January 2008 and January 2009 respectively.
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Promoting
the PSA Volunteer Movement
- Active support of education
Beyond Social Services (Beyond) is a charity that focuses on less privileged children and youths who are prone to delinquency. Beyond's vision is that by 2025, every child and youth in Singapore, despite a disadvantaged background, has the opportunity to refuse a lifestyle of delinquency and welfare dependency. Beyond is a partner agency of MILK, which stands for Mainly I Love Kids, a charity that supports children and youth from low-income families.
Website: www.beyond.org.sg
About
Lions Home for the Elders
Lions Home for the Elders
is a non-profit organisation and charity. It operates
two Lions Centres - Toa Payoh and Bedok. The Lions Home
provides 24-hour nursing and clinical care for the elderly
as well as the management and care of Dementia residents.
Website: www.lionshome.org.sg
About
Muscular Dystrophy Association (Singapore)
Muscular Dystrophy Association (Singapore) or MDAS is a Voluntary Welfare Organisation committed to uplifting the lives of people with Muscular Dystrophy. This is the name given to a large group of muscle diseases characterised by muscle weakness, wasting and contractures.
Website: www.mdas.org.sg
Volunteering in PSA
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PSA recognises the benefits of the nation's kindness movement. By supporting volunteerism, we all contribute towards building a more cohesive society. Where we have the means, we should give of our time and talents to where there is a need.
Last year, close
to 650 PSA staff volunteered their time and services, and donated to
the adopted charities. |
In 2010, PSA is supporting
Beyond Social Services in its educational activities throughout the
year. Our PSA volunteers will also take different groups
of Beyond children and MDAS members to visit places of interest
in Singapore and organise Children's Day and festive
activities as well as the annual PSA Charity Cookout.
They will also organise
activities and visits to the Lions Home to bring cheer
to the home residents.
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The StreetWise
Run 2010 will be held on 4 July, Sunday as a youth day celebration cum
charity event to raise funds for anti-delinquency programmes
for youth and children from low income backgrounds served
by Beyond Social Services. It is organised
as a zero-cost event where all costs will be borne by sponsors.
All funds raised will go directly towards the beneficiaries. PSA will be a sponsor. |
For more information on
StreetWise Run 2010, please visit the official website at www.streetwiserun.sg
The Howe Yoon Chong PSA Endowment Fund was set up in 2008 to honour the late Mr Howe Yoon Chong, a visionary Singaporean who had made significant contributions to Singapore, including the building of Singapore’s first container terminal. To honour him, PSA has set up a S$16 million endowment fund, with contributions from PSA, Temasek Holdings and NSL Ltd, to award bond-free scholarships to Singapore citizens. These scholarships aim to provide Singapore citizens from lower income families with financial assistance to upgrade themselves through attaining formal qualifications and/ or technical skills. |
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PSA's community efforts in the past include:
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Long-time sponsor of the Sealion Feeding Show since the 1970s
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Long-time principal sponsor of the country's National Day Parade
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Organiser of regular blood donation drives since the 1980s
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Organiser of a Walk-A-Jog which raised S$250,000 for the Children's Cancer Foundation
- Principal Sponsor of the PSA Singapore Global Enterprise Challenge in 2004 and 2005, which aims to nurture the spirit of enterprise and innovation among youths
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