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Tzu Chings Start Out On the Right Foot
“Every Singapore Tzu Ching must never forget the kindness in their hearts, and be ever giving their help to others.” These are the heartfelt words from Dharma Master Cheng Yen to the Tzu Chings (members of the Tzu Chi Collegiate...
Adding Years of Fortune Without Joss Paper
“Retirement”, “rest” and “troubles” are words not found in Tzu Chi volunteer Feng Theam Fook’s books, and the most apt description of the man’s character would be the Jing Si Aphorism: “Be willing to give and happy to accept what...
Paper Flowers that Convey Gratitude
How does one communicate effectively with elderly folks? Tzu Chi Singapore invited Principal Consultant Lee Mei Ping from Goshen Consultancy Services Pte Ltd to address this topic during a meeting of the leaders in charge of its Charity Mission. The...
Students Facilitate a Special Visit to the Tzu Chi Eco-Awareness Centre
On the morning of Saturday, 2 July 2016, a group of students and their teacher from Evergreen Secondary School arrived at the Tzu Chi Eco-Awareness Centre situated at Woodlands Sector 1. They were not normal visitors but rather coordinators and...
Tzu Chi Holds Green Workshop for Residents
In the afternoon on 2 July 2016, Tzu Chi Foundation (Singapore) held a recycling workshop for 194 residents from the North West District at the Tzu Chi Eco-Awareness Centre in Woodlands. Mayor of the North West District Dr. Teo Ho...
Youths Clean Up Sembawang Beach
Paper bags, plastic bags, glass, bits of clothing and even diapers; these were just some of the rubbish that lay on the seemingly clean beach. On 25 June 2016, a group of 42 youths from the Tzu Chi Collegiate Youth...
A Priceless Moment Captured in a Hug
“I’m so grateful to Tzu Chi for giving me this priceless opportunity to hug my child!” said a visibly-moved mother during the organization’s second Seeds of Hope (SOH) Development Camp. A total of 25 students shortlisted for the SOH Meritorious...
Tzu Chings Send Warmth Straight from the Heart
The familiar tunes of songs from their youth and merry dancing rekindle past memories, lighting up the faces of the elderly folk. It was the first meeting between Tzu Chings and residents of the SASCO Senior Citizens’ Home, but they...
Spreading the Word on Recycling
Every new Tzu Chi community recycling point needs the support of the neighbourhood Residents’ Committee (RC) as well as the residents themselves. On 12 June 2016, Tzu Chi Singapore’s 35th recycling point officially opened at the void deck of Block...
Little Ones Care for the Elderly
For the past three years, the Tzu Chi Great Love PreSchool has been organizing filial piety themed activities for their students. In June this year, the little children learnt how to treat others with the same care as they would...
Let’s not Talk about Financial Aid and Be Friends!
In the years that Tzu Chi volunteers have made care visits to the needy, there was an instance where financial help was declined. A single mother who was still in bereavement over the passing of her spouse, was the sole...
Tzu Chi Kicks Off Island-wide Charity Day
Charity is at the very core of Tzu Chi’s existence. Therefore, in June 2016, the Tzu Chi Foundation (Singapore) designated the first Sunday of every month as “Charity Day”, to encourage volunteers to participate in care visits and bring love...