Yong-en Care Centre Counselling, Social Work and Referral interns assisted with monthly food ration distribution programmes, were involved in single mums and children support groups and planned its yearly family bonding day event for beneficiaries. We thank Tan Chin Tuan Foundation for funding our Interns’ Allowance for the year.
A loyal supporter of ISCOS programmes since 2013, the Tan Chin Tuan Foundation (TCTF) generously contributed $5,000 to our Gift of Hope (GOH) project. GOH is an initiative to assist new members to sustain their basic needs in the first few days after their release, each given a pack containing $40 worth of items such as a NETS FlashPay Card, food and/or grocery vouchers, and other items. The donation received from TCTF will be used to purchase food and grocery vouchers for the members.
Sino Group Chairman Robert Ng and Tan Chin Tuan Foundation’s Ms Tan Kheng Lian have been named on Forbes’ Heroes of Philanthropy for Asia. They are the only two Singaporeans to have made the annual list this year, down from three last year. Ms Tan, the daughter of Tan Chin Tuan, chairman of Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp, leads her late father’s charity. Since 1976, the Tan Chin Tuan Foundation has donated tens of millions of dollars to educational causes, the arts and community programmes. The foundation funds nursing awards and supports creative writing workshops, among other efforts.
On May 8, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra performed to a crowd of 6,000 in the Botanic Gardens. Sponsored by the Tan Chin Tuan Foundation, this Mother’s Day Concert features a medley of popular classics.
SCO Caring Series of concerts were presented at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, National University Heart Centre and Ng Teng Fong General Hospital in April to perform to patients and healthcare personnel. SCO hopes to bring encouragement to dedicated and committed healthcare workers working on the frontline through music.The series is proudly sponsored by Tan Chin Tuan Foundation and conducted by SCO Assistant Conductor Moses Gay.
Singapore’s new foundations might be up-and-coming, but they are little match for the deep pockets of the long-established groups. The Tan Chin Tuan Foundation, set up by banker Tan Chin Tuan in 1976, is among the few to use hired staff; it has seven employees. Ms Chew Gek Khim, who is the Tan Chin Tuan Foundation’s deputy chairman and the late Mr Tan’s granddaughter, says: “With a professional team and a CEO, we are able to not only review grants and evaluate charitable causes, but also kick-start initiatives that allow us to be catalysts and drivers.”
