MORE THAN 70 CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS HONOURED FOR THEIR EXEMPLARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY

PEOPLE’S ASSOCIATION

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[Embargoed until Wednesday, 19 October 2016, 8pm]

17 October 2016

MORE THAN 70 CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS
HONOURED FOR THEIR EXEMPLARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE
COMMUNITY
People’s Association Community Spirit Awards 2016 Recognise Corporate and
Community Partners for Joining Hands with the Grassroots Organisations and
the Community Development Councils to Serve the Residents

          This year, 78 corporate and community partners will receive the
People’s Association (PA) Community Spirit (PACS) Awards for their exemplary
contributions and involvement in serving the residents. Among them, 30 are
receiving the award for the first time. This truly shows the community-above-self
spirit among our corporate and community partners in giving back to the
community. Deputy Chairman of the PA, Minister Chan Chun Sing will present
the PACS Awards 2016 on Wednesday, 19 October 2016 at the PA
Headquarters.

2         In line with the PA Community 2020 masterplan, PA has been actively
engaging corporate and community partners under the “2nd wing” efforts. Such
partnerships enable more in the community to benefit as PA, the Grassroots
Organisations (GROs) and partners can better pull together resources and tap on
one another’s strengths and expertise. The PACS Awards recognise the efforts
of these partners in bonding the community and building social capital through
the various programmes jointly implemented by PA and the partners. For more
information on the PACS Awards 2016, please refer to Annex A.

3         The National Healthcare Group (NHG) is one of the first time Award
winners. Through the partnership between PA and the NHG, over 2,000
households have benefited from a variety of health-related initiatives. One of the

joint initiatives is the Central Region Needs Assessment (CRNA), reaching out to
residents in Braddell Heights and MacPherson constituencies. The GROs
partnered NHG to identify vulnerable residents staying in rental flats and
facilitated health screenings for them conducted by NHG. Besides organising
health needs assessment and health screening for residents, NHG also trained
volunteers and grassroots leaders on how to befriend residents and provide basic
home care for the residents in need.

4         PA also partnered educational institutions such as National University
of Singapore (NUS), which is receiving the award for the third time. Over the
years, NUS had collaborated with the various GROs to run different outreach
programmes. These included NUS students partnering our Youth Executive
Committees (YECs) to help the needy residents through Project C.A.N. XII. In
2015, NUS Students’ Community Service Club and Toa Payoh Central CC YEC
collected and distributed canned food and rations to needy residents in the area,
putting a smile on many faces. The NUS students also partnered the PA Youth
Movement to organise dialogues reaching out to fellow students on topics related
to the Singapore budget and education so as to understand the youths’
aspirations and concerns on related topics.

5         Corporates such as ExxonMobil also have been doing their part for the
community for the past 13 years. One key initiative that ExxonMobil had been
working with South West Community Development Council is the Adopt-A-
Rental Block (AARB) @ Boon Lay food drop programme which is into its 5th year.
Beyond sponsoring over 1,200 food ration packs, 300 ExxonMobil staff
volunteers and their family members also packed grocery bags and distributed
them to households together with grassroots volunteers.

6         Your journalist and photographer are cordially invited to the PA
Community Spirit Awards 2016 Presentation Ceremony on Wednesday, 19
October 2016, at 7.15pm at PA Headquarters Auditorium (9 King George’s
Avenue, Singapore 208581). The programme is at Annex B. Please RSVP
your attendance to the media contact person below by Tuesday, 18 October
2016, 6.00pm.

Contact persons             :   Jarain Ng (Ms)
                                Assistant Director (Media)
                                HP: 91076451
                                Email: Jarain_Ng@pa.gov.sg

                                Julie Ng (Ms)
                                Deputy Director (Awards Management)
                                HP: 96146157
                                Email: Julie_Ng@pa.gov.sg

Issued by                   :   Corporate Communications Division
                                People’s Association
                                Tel: 6340 5430/454/432/231

About People’s Association

The People’s Association (PA) is a statutory board established on 1 July 1960 to promote racial harmony and
social cohesion, and to act as a bridge between the Government and the people. We offer a wide range of
community programmes and volunteering opportunities for Singaporeans from all walks of life. Our network
includes more than 1,800 grassroots organisations (GROs), over 100 Community Clubs, five Community
Development Councils, National Community Leadership Institute and Water-Venture. More information at
www.pa.gov.sg.

Annex A

            FACT SHEET ON THE PEOPLE’S ASSOCIATION
                 COMMUNITY SPIRIT AWARDS 2016
    ____________________________________________________________

           The People’s Association (PA) Community Spirit (PACS) Awards
recognise the efforts of PA’s partnering organisations in bonding the community
and building social capital. In 2011, the PA expanded the PACS Awards Scheme
to also recognise organisations which had made significant contributions to the PA
and/or contributions that cut across several constituencies and/or Community
Development Councils (CDCs).

2         The categories under the PACS Awards are as follows:

          (a)    Employers of Grassroots Leaders
                 For private or public organisations which have supported their
                 employees’ involvement in PA grassroots organisations
                 (GROs); and

          (b)    Community Partnerships
                 For private or public organisations which have supported the
                 programmes and activities of the GROs/constituencies/CDCs/
                 PA and/or several constituencies and/or CDCs.

3          The PA invites nominations for the PACS Awards and the
contributions by organisations are assessed in five broad areas as follows:

          (a)    Volunteerism Philosophy and Commitment;
          (b)    Community Bonding and Outreach;
          (c)    Sharing and Caring for the Community;
          (d)    Impact and Multiplier Effect on the Community; and
          (e)    Quality of Partnership.

4         The award categories have two levels of award (Merit and
Excellence).

LIST OF ORGANISATIONS FOR
       PEOPLE’S ASSOCIATION COMMUNITY SPIRIT AWARDS 2016
                        (in alphabetical order)

Employers of Grassroots Leaders

Excellence Award
1.     Guangyang Primary School
2.     Sunlove Abode For Intellectually-Infirmed Ltd

Community Partnerships

Excellence Award
1.     Applied Materials
2.     CapitaLand Limited
3.     Citi Singapore Limited
4.     City Developments Limited
5.     Dairy Farm Singapore
6.     Dou Hua Restaurants Pte Ltd
7.     Eurokars Group
8.     ExxonMobil Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
9.     Goh Joo Hin Pte Ltd
10.    Innova Junior College
11.    ITE College Central
12.    ITE College East
13.    ITE College West
14.    James Cook University
15.    Kea Holdings Pte Ltd
16.    Koh Kock Leong Enterprise Pte Ltd
17.    Koufu Pte Ltd
18.    Master Contract Services Pte Ltd
19.    Maybank Singapore
20.    National Healthcare Group
21.    National University of Singapore
22.    NTUC Fairprice Foundation Ltd
23.    POSB
24.    Qigong Shi Ba Shi Association (Singapore)
25.    Roxy Pacific Holdings
26.    Singapore Management University
27.    St. Andrew’s Junior College
28.    StarHub Limited
29.    Tong Seng Produce Pte Ltd
30.    Tung Ling Community Services
31.    Woodlands Secondary School
32.    Zhi Zhen Tan Dao Xue Hui (Singapore)

Merit Award
1.     3M Singapore
2.     Alexandra Health System
3.     Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)
4.     Broadway Food Centre (Holdings) Pte Ltd
5.     Charoen Pokphand Intertrade Singapore Pte Ltd
6.     Chevron Singapore Pte Ltd
7.     Cosmoprof Academy
8.     DSO National Laboratories
9.     Eng Leong Medallic Industries Pte Ltd
10.    Ernst & Young
11.    Far East Organisation
12.    Franklin Offshore International Pte Ltd
13.    Fuchun Secondary School
14.    GoodLife! c/o Montfort Care
15.    HP Inc. Singapore Pte Ltd
16.    Hwa Chong Institution
17.    IBM Singapore Pte Ltd
18.    Lorong Koo Chye Sheng Hong Temple Association
19.    Loyang Tua Pek Kong
20.    Man Fut Tong Welfare Society
21.    Mayflower Secondary School
22.    MCST 3667 Clover by the park
23.    Nanyang Technological University
24.    Nestlé Singapore (Pte) Ltd
25.    Northbrooks Secondary School
26.    Northland Secondary School
27.    Pokka International Pte Ltd
28.    Raffles Institution
29.    Savills Property Management Pte Ltd
30.    Securities Investors Association (Singapore)
31.    SENSE By Sweet Girl Boutique
32.    Serial System Ltd
33.    Shell Eastern Petroleum Pte Ltd
34.    Sian Chay Medical Institution
35.    Singapore Polytechnic
36.    Singapore Soka Association
37.    Singtel TV
38.    St. Hilda’s Community Services Centre
39.    St. Margaret’s Secondary School
40.    Tai Sin Electric Limited
41.    Temasek Polytechnic
42.    The Federation of Merchants’ Associations, Singapore
43.    West Spring Secondary School
44.    Yishun Town Secondary School

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Annex B

           People’s Association (PA) Community Spirit Awards 2016
                           Presentation Ceremony
          Wednesday, 19 October 2016, at 6.30pm at PA Headquarters

                                   Programme

6.30 pm        Arrival of Guests
7.15 pm        Arrival of Media
7.45 pm        Arrival of Minister Chan Chun Sing
               Deputy Chairman of the PA

7.50 pm        Address by Minister Chan

               ‘Singing Telegram’ and Sharing by James Cook University
               (Singapore)

               Sharing by Applied Materials

               Presentation of 34 Excellence Awards by Minister Chan