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Foundation of Rotary Clubs (Singapore) Ltd Vol. C Issue 1 – December 2015 For members only

IN THIS ISSUE Page

Who’s Who in the Foundation of Rotary Clubs (Singapore) Ltd 2

Meet the people behind our Foundation.

This Month’s Special - Every Rotarian Every SG50 Card 3

Did you know that you are entitled to a free NETS FlashPay Card? Why not buy a few more and help to create awareness of Rotary?

The Setting up of a “Rotary House” for the Foundation of Rotary Clubs in Singapore 3

Why do we need a Rotary House? What are the basic needs for it? Why the urgency to take further steps? How can you get involved and help to make the dream come true?

ROTARY CLUB PROJECTS 2014-15

Stop Hunger Now, 2015 5

How the RC of Singapore organised the preparation of 50,000 meal packs

Community Eye Screenings Project at NUH 5

RC of Garden City provides free Eye Screening for the elderly

Milk & Diaper Giving Project 6

RC of Garden City provides Milk & Diaper for needy families

Home Makeover at Kaki Bukit Constituency 7

RC of Bugis Junction provides 9 less fortunate households and families with a home makeover so that they could enjoy the New Year in a better environment


Speedy Approval of FRCS Matching Grant Projects 8

Matching Grants Awarded by FRCS as at 16 Nov 2015 8

ROTARY’S GUIDING PRINCIPLES

The Guide to Daily Living 8

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WHO’S WHO IN THE FOUNDATION OF ROTARY CLUBS (SINGAPORE) LTD

Organisation Chart

Board of Directors

Seated from left: Philip Tan (Director, Audit), PP Tan Kay Hui (Honorary Secretary & Director, Administration), PDG Dr Wu Dar Ching (Chairman), PDG Dr Philbert Chin (2nd Vice Chairman), PP Chew Phak Heng (Director, Finance). Standing from left: PP To Chee Kan (Director, Public Relations), PP Dr Yap Lip Kee (Director, Fundraising), PP Andrew Tan (Honorary Treasurer), PP Alex Eow (Director, Programmes and Projects), DGND Henry Tan (Chairman, Rotary Family Service Centre), PP Albert Wong (Director, Rotarian Relations).

Not in picture : PDG Chew Ghim Bok (1st Vice Chairman)

Foundation Of Rotary Clubs (S) Ltd - Organisation Chart

Vice Chairmen Hon. Secretary Hon. Treasurer

Tan Kay Hui

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Chew Ghim Bok

Dr. Philbert Chin

Andrew Tan

Dr. Wu Dar Ching

Chew Ghim Bok

Dr. Philbert Chin

Tan Kay Hui

Chew Phak Heng

Chew Phak Heng (Chair)

Andrew Tan (Vice-Chair)

Low Wei Ling

Li Guang Sheng

Dr. Mark Hon

Henry Lim

Albert Wong (Chair)

Joanne Kam

Stephen Ong

Henry Tan

Henny Goh

Brown Pereira

Alex Eow (Chair)

Michael Yee

Henry Tan

Rajamohan M

Perlita G. Tiro

Khushroo Dastur

Reto Callegari

Dr. Yap Lip Kee (Chair)

Chew Ghim Bok

Dr. K K Tan

Ong Chee Wee

Teo Pok Zin

Nidhi Swarup

To Chee Kan (Chair)

Henry Lim

Goh Kim Seng

Eric Chan

Sylvia Lee

Chairman

Dr. Wu Dar Ching

Tan Kay Hui (Chair)

Dr. Wu Dar Ching

Chew Phak Heng

Jeff Tan

(Administrator)

Administration FinanceRotarian

Relations

Programmes

& ProjectsFundraising Public Relations

Phillip Tan (Chair)

Dr. Gong Ing San

Max Lum

Wee Koon San

See Mee Lee

Governance,

Strategic Planning,

Rotary House

Dr. Philbert Chin

Investment

Sub-Committee

Low Wei Ling (Chair)

Vincent ChenTeo Pok ZinDr. Mark Hon

Rotary Family

Service Centre

Henry Tan (Chair)

Dr. Philbert Chin

Dr. Wu Dar Ching

Yeo Chuen Eng

Henry Lim

Li Guang Sheng

Rustom Ghadiali

Low Hoon-Kee

Lily Lim

Dr. Monica Walet

Amran Jamil

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Audit

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THIS MONTH’S SPECIAL

Every Rotarian Every SG50 Card

Rotary celebrates SG50 with a specially designed flashcard for all Rotarians to use and give away to create better awareness of Rotary in Singapore. The design is intentionally RED with a map of Singapore embodying the ideals and works of Rotary. In addition we also put Rotary’s focus for the public to create better awareness of Rotary worldwide.

Every Rotarian in Singapore will be given one card free. Additional orders for family, relatives, friends, and business associates can be collectively placed through your own club to enjoy quantity discount. For those clubs who want to use this opportunity to do community projects by giving away this card to needy people, Club Presidents or Project Directors can partner

FRCS for a joint project and enjoy the matching grant benefits.

FRCS’ Programmes and Project Committee Members just completed their visits to all 22 clubs to explain the assistance FRCS can render to all clubs in Singapore, like IPC benefits for fund raising and project matching grant benefits, and also to work with FRCS for image creating projects like providing flashcards and wheelchairs. For the next 3 months, the committee will reach out to clubs for their application for FRCS programmes and projects. It will be a proactive approach to create greater awareness of FRCS assistance to 22 clubs.

The committee comprises of Chairman PP Alex Eow, Deputy Chairmen DGE Michael Yee and DGND Henry Tan, committee members PP Rajamohan Munisamy, PP Khushroo Dastur, PP Dr Reto Callegari and PP Perlita Tiro. For easy operation and co-operation, each committee member is assigned a group of clubs, in line with the grouping for Assistant Governors.

If you have not received your own NETS FlashPay Card yet, contact your Rotary Club President or Secretary.

Contributed by PP Alex Eow – RC of Bugis Junction

THE SETTING UP OF A “ROTARY HOUSE” FOR THE FOUNDATION OF ROTARY CLUBS IN SINGAPORE By PDG Dr Philbert Chin

Background Reading

THE FOUNDATION

The Foundation of Rotary Clubs (S) Ltd was established in 1993.

Among its objectives were: 1. To galvanise and support Rotary Clubs into carrying out sustainable needed humanitarian projects. 2. To promote and create partnerships with Government and other organisations in doing good, better. 3. To promote and enhance the image of Rotary as an organisation to do service above self. 4. To raise funds to fulfil its mission statements.

Important milestones: 1993: Joined National Council of Social Service (NCSS) as a full member. 1994: Obtained Institute of Public Character Status. 1997: Got invited by NCSS to manage a Family Service Centre. 2013: The Foundation was restructured.

Some activities of the Foundation since its inception: 1997: Rotary Family Service Centre –

Working with National Council of Social Service (NCSS). Managed the Clementi Family Service Centre.

1999: Rotary ITE Excellence Award – Working with the Rotary Club of Bugis Junction. Yearly 10 students living up to the slogan “Do it once, do it right”, are acknowledged and recognised.

2005: Meals from the Heart –

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Started working with Rotary Club Bugis Junction, South West Community Development Council

to distribute food vouchers to low-income family households to buy a meal at a food stall.

Now working with The Loving Heart Service Centre who identified the needy families and senior

citizens through the reference of grassroots in Yuhua Constituency and South West Community. The VWO manages the list of recipients and engages a caterer to prepare the food and enlists

volunteers for delivery.

2008: Rotary Wish Project –

Started by a Board Member

Grant meaningful wish to terminally ill adult patients from low-income households.

2012: Rotary Happiness Fund –

Working with Rotary Club Jurong Town and Interact Clubs.

Encourage Interactors to develop inter-generational project.

2014: Rotary Cotton-On Youth Fund –

Working with the Cotton-On Foundation and the Rotary Clubs in Singapore.

Support projects that empower youth to work with other youth to reduce poverty and improve

lives.

THE ROTARY HOUSE

After the establishment of the Foundation, a Committee was formed to purchase a property. However, due to many financial obligations faced by the Foundation, the project was never completed.

Up to 2010, the Foundation operated from the Clementi Family Service Centre.

However, when the Government decided to finance 99% of the cost of running the Family Service Centre, the

Foundation was asked to leave the premises. NCSS then gave the Foundation a place at Chinatown Point.

THE BASIC NEEDS

A general secretariat to serve the needs of the Foundation and the Rotary Clubs in general.

A “HOME” for the Rotaract movement to grow in service.

A meeting place for the Interact Co-ordinating Committee (ICC).

A multi-purpose hall for seminars, lectures, workshops and meetings.

Two conference rooms.

One training room.

One room for counselling / mentoring.

A Library / Archive.

THE URGENCY OF GETTING A “HOME” FOR THE FOUNDATION

The lease for the Chinatown Point Premises will end in two years’ time.

To celebrate SG50, the Government, through its “Care & Share” scheme, has agreed to match every dollar

collected for this project with an extra S$1.25 up to S$1m till December 2015.

From January 2016 to March 2016, every dollar collected will be matched with an extra S$1 up to S$1m.

Therefore, if we raise S$2m, the Government will match what we receive as donation with an extra S$2.25m.

AN APPEAL FOR FUNDS

The time to act is now.

The “new” Foundation is poised to expand its activities to serve its diverse communities.

As a Rotarian, please help us to do good, well and better.

Please donate generously.

Cheques should be issued to “Foundation of Rotary Clubs (S) Ltd”. On the reverse side please indicate your name

(as in NRIC or Passport), NRIC/FIN or Company Regn. no., your mobile phone no. and the words “for Rotary

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Stop Hunger Now, 2015 Organised by the Rotary Club of Singapore on 21 March, 2015

The objective was to gather the youths from our 9 Interact clubs, 400 in total, to purchase the raw ingredients and pack 50,000 meals to be distributed to Foodbank. Foodbank then holds the meals and distributes them to the 100+ voluntary service organisations in Singapore as and when there is a demand.

We raised a total of $26,000, of which $10,000 came from the Rotary Cotton On Youth Foundation. It was enough to purchase the meals and with the help of the volunteers we were able to pack all 50,000 between 8 am and 1 pm.

It’s difficult to measure just how many people will benefit from the total of 50,000 meals, but a conservative number is in the thousands.

We had just over 400 volunteers involved in preparing, packing food, and helping clean up on that day. It was a great day for all involved and we hope to do it again in 2016!

Contributed by Rtn Jeff Rajeck – RC of Singapore

Community Eye Screenings Project at NUH Supported by RI District 3310 & the Foundation of Rotary Clubs (S) Ltd

The Rotary Club of Garden City, together with other Rotary Clubs in Singapore, carried out an Eye Screening Project at NUH Medical Centre on 29 Nov 2014 from 7.30am to 12.30pm. Ms Low Yen Ling, Mayor of South West District, graced the occasion together with our District Governor Hj Andre Suharto.

This was an important activity organised in the preparation of the Rotary D3310 Inter-City Christmas Party to be held in December 2014, for which Rotary International President Gary C. K. Huang was the Guest of Honour.

Our Club sponsored 5 Buses to transfer the beneficiaries from 5 community centres and nursing homes to the NUH Medical Centre and back. For easy identification, 5 different colours of lanyards were issued to 5 groups of beneficiaries.

During the Eye Screening, the 138 beneficiaries had to pass through 5 stations. More than 70 Rotarians, Rotaractors and Interactors from various Rotary Clubs and other volunteers had participated in this project.

Rotarians helping beneficiary Eye Screening by professional volunteers Rotarians with beneficiaries

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Ms Low Yen Ling, Mayor of South West District with Rotarians

Contributed by Rtn Wong Sai Heng – RC of Garden City

Milk & Diaper Giving Project

Supported by Foundation of Rotary Clubs (S) Ltd

This project, initiated by the MP of Kampong Glam, was jointly organised by the Rotary Club of Garden City and PeachConnect, a voluntary organisation for senior citizen at Kampong Glam. Our club raised funds from members to sponsor milk & diapers. The recipients were needy old-aged citizens, many from the pioneer generation, or divorcees with children staying in HDB rental flats.

The event held on 30 March 2015 from 6.00pm to 7.30pm was graced by Mdm Denise Phua Lay Peng, Mayor of Central District, MP of Moulmein - Kallang GRC. Each of the 90 beneficiaries received the milk and diapers from the Mayor, our club members and spouses.

Pres Florence Lim giving away goodies Milk and Diapers for the needy

Contributed by Rtn Wong Sai Heng – RC of Garden City

Club President Florence Lim presents a cheque of $10,000 to Mayor Denise Phua Lay Peng in the presence of DG Hj Andre Suharto and PeaceConnect Staff.

MP Mdm Denise Phua giving her opening address to beneficiaries and volunteers.

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Home Makeover at Kaki Bukit Constituency Organised by the Rotary Club of Bugis Junction on Sunday, 25 January, 2015

With the Chinese New Year around the corner, the Kaki Bukit Citizen’s Consultative Committee (CCC), together with Rotary Club of Bugis Junction (RCBJ), helped nine less fortunate households and families with a home makeover so that they could enjoy the coming New Year in better environment.

RCBJ was invited by the Adviser of Kaki Bukit CCC to participate in the spring cleaning and home makeover project organised from 9am to 6pm on Sunday, 25 January 2015. RCBJ mobilised about 70 people, comprising of Rotarians, their spouses, SIT Rotaractors, ITE students and friends, to join the 100 volunteers from Kaki Bukit GROs to clear, clean, tidy, paint and refurbish the apartments.

RCBJ has also contributed an amount of $15,000 towards the cost of logistics and material.

Everyone involved in the home makeover project truly enjoyed getting the homes cleaned up. It was touching to see how the residents appreciated our help and thanked us when we re-visited them a few days later. For RCBJ members, this was a real Service above Self project which made a big difference in the lives of a few less fortunate!

With the participation of Mr Lim Boon Heng, ex-Cabinet Minister, Special Adviser to Aljunied GRC and Chairman of Temasek Holding, the project was covered in the daily news broadcasts of our local TV channels 8 and Channel News Asia. Mr Lim praised the support provided by the RCBJ in this first home makeover project ever carried out in Kaki Bukit.

The home as it looked before Clearing unwanted things

Cleaning and makeover in progress

Publicity Contributed by PE Ralph Ang – RC of Bugis Junction

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Speedy Approval of FRCS Matching Grant Projects

The approval process will only take 12 working days from the day the application form is officially submitted to and accepted by FRCS’ Administrator Jeff with project serial number issued.

All application forms must have Form A (MOU) signed by Club President only once when he is in office. If IRAS double tax deduction is needed for fund raising purposes, Form B (Tax Deduction) must be filled and submitted. For the FRCS Matching Grant projects, Form C (Matching Grant) must be submitted with project costing details and sources of funding identified.

It is a simple process and our Administrator Jeff assisted by Jane will be more than happy to help you to speed up the process of approval. You are urged to visit FRCS’ office at Chinatown Point for simple briefing.

The approval process is handled by FRCS’ Projects and Programmes (P&P) Committee with PP Alex Eow as its Chairman, DGE Michael Yee and DGND Henry Tan as Deputy Chairmen. Committee Members are PP Rajamohan Munisamy from RC Pandan Valley, PP Khushroo Dastur from RC Tanglin, IPP Perlita Tiro from RC Singapore and PP Dr Reto Callegari from RC Bugis Junction. After the review of submission by FRCS’ P&P Committee, the application will then be passed to the BOD for final approval and endorsement. The full process will take less than 12 working days.

FRCS has provisioned S$200,000 per year for 5 years to fund at least 20 joint projects of value S$30,000 or more. The maximum matching grant will be S$10,000 for project value of S$30,000 or more, and it must be a local community project. For smaller projects, FRCS will fund 1/3 of the project cost. The club needs to raise the other 2/3. The objective of the FRCS Matching Grant is to make the local projects bigger, better and to create more PR.

For more information, contact: Jeff ([email protected]) or Jane ([email protected]) Tel: 6538 9901

Matching Grants Awarded by FRCS as at 16 November 2015

Rotary Club Project Name Description Project Value

Matching Grant Awarded

Tanjong Pagar SG50 Jubiliee Family Health & Wellness

Health and Wellness in Mums & Babies with focus on Baby's Vision Care

$19,000 1/3 of $19,000 or $6,500 whichever is lower

Bukit Timah (lead) Suntec City

Rummikub @ Dignity Kitchen

Rotary Love Challenge - Mental Fitness for SG Seniors through Rummikub

$10,600 1/3 of $10,600 or $3,600 whichever is lower

Garden City (lead) Serangoon Gardens Orchard Singapore East Marina City

Bishan Home Van RY 2015-16

Bishan Home Van $75,000 1/3 of $75,000 or $10,000 whichever is lower

ROTARY’S GUIDING PRINCIPLES

The Guide to Daily Living

Before doing the things we want to do, consider first, the precepts of the guide. Ask yourselves these 4 questions and act upon them:

FIRST: Have I spent time in self-examination? SECOND: Have I spent quality time with my family? THIRD: Have I given my best to my work? FORTH: Have I given some time to someone near and far?

The Guide, in fact, encompasses the 4 parts of the Object of Rotary.

MORE? Next issue will be published in March 2016. Please send your contribution to: PP Erich Schneider – Editor [email protected]

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