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Recycling and Vegetarianism Get an Airing on Campus
In conjunction with Earth Day, the Master of Science Environmental Management Programme (MEM) Alumni organized a seven-hour long “Waste Minimisation—Recycling and Vegetarianism” seminar at the Shaw Foundations Alumni House located at the National University of Singapore on 29 March 2014....
Tzu Chi Great Love Preschool Opens its Doors
The long anticipated opening of the Tzu Chi Great Love Preschool finally arrived after it successfully cleared the final hurdle and received its operating license. The child care department was scheduled to welcome its first batch of preschoolers on 1...
“Health and Vegetarianism” talk from Eastern and Western perspective
The Tzu Chi Free Clinic TCM department organized a “Health and Vegetarianism” talk on 22 March 2014 to educate the public about the benefits of a vegetarian diet. The topic was explained from both the standpoints of western nutritional science...
Attentive Dental Service for MINDS Beneficiaries
The Tzu Chi International Medical Association (TIMA) has had many years of working together with the Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore (MINDS); every year free dental services will be provided to children with special needs. On 2 march...
TCM Volunteers Move Towards Computerization
With the growth in patient numbers and the increase in new volunteers, the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) department in the Tzu Chi Free Clinic has sought to continually improve its services over the last few years and made a move...
Returning Home for a Blessed Lantern Festival
The fifteenth day of the lunar year in 2014, also known as the Lantern Festival, coincided with Valentine’s Day. For the first time, Tzu Chi members celebrated the occasion by gathering at Jing Si Hall; a strong sense of family...
Driving Each Other On for the Dharma
The Educational Recycling station at Woodlands is the fourth venue where Tzu Chi volunteers can take in the morning Dharma teachings by Master Cheng Yen, the others being Jing Si Abode at Pasir Ris, the Tzu Chi Free Clinic at...
Recycling at Source for a Happy New Year
Before the advent of the lunar new year, Tzu Chi Foundation (Singapore) organized a charity bazaar nearby the Pasir Ris MRT station. Apart from accepting donations from the public, volunteers also hoped to promote the concept of vegetarianism even as...
TIMA’s Sweet Confections of Wisdom and Blessings
During the two day Tzu Chi 2014 Lunar New Year charity bazaar held at the open field beside Pasir Ris MRT station, eggless confections made by medical professionals and volunteers from TIMA Singapore (Tzu Chi International Medical Association, Singapore) flew...
Creating Positive Affinities With Thousands Via a Charity Bazaar
A month after the curtains fell over the “Dharma as Water”stage adaptation, the participants of the adaptation continued to uphold their vegetarian fast as they joyfully engaged in yet another undertaking. With the strong rapport that they had built up...
The Unseen Hands Behind the Bazaar
The success of the 2014 charity bazaar was made possible by the numerous pair of hands that made their silent contribution felt in more ways than one. From the initial preparations till the close of the bazaar, the various functional...
The Water Repentance Teachings Penetrate Hearts
The 2013 “Dharma as Water” stage adaptation may have concluded, but the participants still remember what the six months of rehearsals and the two years of community study sessions have ingrained in them. A total of 960 Tzu Chi members...