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First Tzu Chi Singapore Flag Day Plants Seeds of Good
On 26 September, 2015, Tzu Chi Foundation (Singapore) held its very own flag day where it organised its first island-wide street fundraiser for its local charity programmes. Just four days before, on 22 September, the organisation marked its 22nd anniversary,...
A Litter-Free Yellow Ribbon Run
During the 2015 Yellow Ribbon Prison Run, Tzu Chi was there to promote a clean, litter-free environment and to engage in recycling. Also present were helpers from the waste collection companies who were happy to provide first-level sorting of waste...
My Teacher the Good Madam Liu
“Good, good!” Bending over as she raises her thumb, eyes crinkled as she flashes a generous smile—that is the image of teacher Liu Lian Qiu that many people have. Liu is a Chinese language teacher at the Tzu Chi Great...
Celebrating SG50 with IMH Patients
2015 marks the year that Singapore celebrates 50 years of nation building, and Tzu Chi volunteers who have been making care visits to the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) decided that they would bring some of that celebratory cheer to...
Flowers Bring Spiritual Realizations on the Tzu Chi Path
A self-proclaimed person “born of a good life,” Xue Shu Ru from Taiwan came to Singapore in 2004, accompanying her children who were studying here. In the blink of an eye, 11 years passed by and the seeds she had...
Training to be Bodhisattvas
From 7-9 August, 2015, Tzu Chi Singapore held its inaugural retreat for its volunteer cadres at the Jing Si Hall, where the invited speakers included two Dharma Masters and staff members from the Jing Si Abode (Tzu Chi HQ), as...
Training to be Bodhisattvas
From 7-9 August, 2015, Tzu Chi Singapore held its inaugural retreat for its volunteer cadres at the Jing Si Hall, where the invited speakers included two Dharma Masters and staff members from the Jing Si Abode (Tzu Chi HQ), as...
Tzu Chi Cadres Rediscover Their Aspirations
Tzu Chi Singapore recently overcame the constraints of space limitations to organize a three-day, two-night retreat for its volunteer cadres. The 315 attendees gained deep insights into the topic of “universal compassion” with the guidance of two Dharma masters from...
Youths Learn That Change Starts From Oneself
On the first day of the Tzu Chi Collegiate Youth training camp held in August 2015, two speakers who had the courage to pursue their dreams shared with 36 camp participants their inspiring life journeys while on the second day,...
Tzu Chi Collegiate Youth Camp Strengthens Spiritual Motivation
Through a series of experiential learning sessions at a two-day, one-night training camp held from 1-2 August, 36 Tzu Chi Singapore collegiate volunteers strengthened their faith, motivation, and drive to walk on the Bodhisattva Path. A group of the camp...
Celebrate SG50 By Supporting a Green Cause
On 25th and 26th July, 2015, when the Fengshan Diamond Residents’ Committee was distributing SG50 fun packs to residents, volunteers from the Tzu Chi Foundation (Singapore) were also present to promote environmental awareness. Over the two-day period, about a thousand...
A Bright Smile Begins with Nice Teeth
Tzu Chi Singapore has been co-operating with the Agency for Integrated Care (AIC) to provide home-based medical, nursing, and physiotherapy services to residents who are unable to leave their homes for various reasons. After these services were launched in April...