News & Stories
Foundation’s Sustained Effort Affirmed in WBDD 2012
On 14 June, countries worldwide celebrate World Blood Donor Day (WBDD) with events to raise awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products and to thank voluntary unpaid blood donors for their life-saving gifts of blood. Tzu Chi...
Volunteers Pay Respect to Late Indonesian Industrialist
After a long battle with illness, Indonesian tycoon Liem Sioe Liong passed away in Singapore on the afternoon of 10 June 2012 at the age of 96. His third son, Anthony Salim (Liem Fung Sen) was a big help to...
Sincerity & Hard Work Pays Off in Inception of Bt Ho Swee Recycling Point
A new community recycling point was formally established in Bukit Ho Swee in early June, making it the first daytime recycling point of Tzu Chi Singapore. Like all of its other recycling points, the new spot is an amiable place...
Fun Learning in Bottle Tree Park
How much “resources” in daily life do we unknowingly throw away? Besides water and electricity, what other resources has Mother Nature provided us? On 3 June, 110 children from the Parent-Child Bonding Class embarked on an outdoor learning journey to...
Back To Basics
The Singapore Tzu Chi Collegiate Youths have been actively promoting vegetarianism since last year by kickstarting a campaign called VERO, short for Veggie Heroes. This time, they hope to bring the youths’ attention to the origins of daily food, unraveling...
TTSH Staff Gathers for First Welcoming Session
On 26 May, seven active Tzu Chi medical volunteers who are working in Tan Tock Seng Hospital organized the first Tzu Chi welcoming session in TTSH. The session aims to recruit more volunteers for the Tzu Chi International Medical Association...
Sending a Care Recipient Off – A Life Journey Completed
While everyone was busy preparing for the World Peace Interfaith Prayer Ceremony in early-mid May, the South Zone volunteers received news about the passing of a former care recipient. On 14 May, the day after the prayer ceremony, 11 volunteers...
Witnessing the Beauty of Religion at the 2012 Interfaith Prayer Ceremony
On 13 May, a World Peace Interfaith Prayer Ceremony was held at Yio Chu Kang Stadium to celebrate Buddha’s birthday, Mothers’ Day and the 46th anniversary of Tzu Chi Foundation. The event was Tzu Chi Singapore’s first to gather close...
Where there’s a Will, There’s a Way
The grand Tzu Chi 46th Anniversary Celebration cum World Peace Interfaith Prayer Ceremony held at YCK Stadium on 13 May has attracted many participants of different races, nationalities and religions. Several members in the ‘46’ and ‘Bodhi Leaf’ human formation...
The Greatest Love on Earth
The Parent-Child Bonding Class held a heartwarming session on 6 May 2012 on the theme ‘Filial Piety’ in conjunction with Mothers’ Day by having children in the class serve tea to their parents as well as cleansing their father’s and...
The Heart of a Musician
The world of musical production is not just a creative space where Mr Rio Lee can unleash his talent to the fullest but also a sphere that is shared with the audience and the singers of his songs. “I’ve always...
Leadership Transfer – Farewell to Brother David Liu
Ten years ago, with the blessing from Master Cheng Yen, Brother David Liu arrived in Singapore to assume the role of branch CEO, taking on the responsibility of promoting Tzu Chi missions on this island city. It has been a...