Annual Report 2009/2010

ANNUAL REPORT 2009/2010

MILK Fund Annual Report 2009/10

Contents

1. President’s Message ...... 2

2. MILK (Mainly I Love Kids) Fund...... 3

3. Programmes – Local...... 5

4. Programmes – Regional Humanitarian Efforts...... 10

5. MILK Events ...... 12

6. People for MILK...... 13

7. Acknowledgements ...... 14

8. Statutory Information ...... 18

9. Charities Code of Governance Compliance ...... 22

10. Financial Statements 2009/10 (enclosed)

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1. President’s Message

2009 has seen some critical growth and development of our local programmes. In the past year, we have seen our programmes reach out to 9,900 children in Singapore and about 3,200 children through direct funding of programmes in the region through a committed group of VWO partners who run the programmes. Other overseas programmes supported by MILK in previous years continued to benefit more than 18,000 people. Over the 6 years since MILK was incorporated, our work has evolved to ensure that we remain relevant and responsive to the needs in our community.

This year, our MILK Education Fund, which includes both scholarships as well as bursaries, saw a rise in the number of beneficiaries. Over the last 3 years, we have continued to respond to the needs presented to us as well as assessing the many educational schemes available for tertiary education to ensure that duplication is minimal. In the hope that our MILK Scholarships will serve as an inspirational tool for future cohorts of low income students, we have further extended our financial assistance to include siblings of children with special needs.

A partnership was also established with Republic Polytechnic to support their Student Emergency Scheme and Student Pocket Money Scheme, which help students cope with unexpected emergency expenses and education related expenses.

We also provided seed funding for Ang Mo Kio Family Service Centre and HELP Family Service Centre for one of their programmes each. Funding for these programmes is managed through the MILK Community Foundation for Children.

We are happy to report that Compassion Fund Ltd received its charity and IPC status in August 2009. Going forward, MILK’s annual fund raiser Share-A-Meal will be managed by Compassion Fund Ltd.

In our overseas work, exploratory discussions on a water project in Indonesia were initiated. The project aims to provide affordable clean water and wholistic community services to impact health, nutrition and education. We also funded the set-up of English Learning facilities at Middle School No. 2 in Luo Yuan, China, to better equip the students.

Many thanks to the donors and supporters who attended the MILK Dinner on 10 November 2009. The evening was our way of showing our appreciation for your belief in our work. My grateful thanks to Shangri-La Hotel Singapore who once again sponsored the dinner and venue.

Once again, thank you for continuing to make a difference to the lives of the children at MILK. It has been an exciting year for us, without which would not have been possible without your support.

Dr Sheryn Mah, President

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2. MILK (Mainly I Love Kids) Fund

Registered in June 2004, MILK (Mainly I Love the children come from impoverished communities Kids) Fund is a charity organisation that was set up and families. to reach out and help disadvantaged children who “fall through the cracks” of our social safety net. We How does MILK work work alongside mainstream programmes, through our partners, to plug the gaps and provide a holistic MILK focuses on plugging gaps in the social service approach that guide these disadvantaged children sector rather than duplicating what is already in back to mainstream society. existence. In a unique partnership formed with a committed group of local and overseas partners, each These children come from low-income, troubled specializing in their area of expertise, MILK plays families or impoverished communities and some are the role of advocacy and fund raising while the physically challenged. We support them in their partners focus on providing direct services for the education, care and guidance, vocational and children. livelihood development and other special needs so as to give them the opportunity to develop to their full This year, through our various programmes with the potential. partners, MILK served more than 9,900 children in Singapore. In the region, MILK served about 3,200 Our Vision children through direct funding of programmes. Other overseas programmes supported by MILK in No child capable of developing into a contributing previous years continued to benefit more than 18,000 member of society will be marginalised because of people. disability, illness, poverty or social circumstances. Review of Financial State and Major Financial Our Mission Transactions in the Financial Year

MILK reaches out to disadvantaged children and MILK recorded a net outgoing resources of youth by focusing on advocacy and fund-raising S$3,595,643 for the FY 2009/2010. Incoming whilst working with our partners to implement resources of S$3,538,571 consisted primarily of preventative and rehabilitative programmes. donations in cash. Total resources expended amounted to S$7,134,214, of which approximately Our Values and Principles S$6.9 millions were programme disbursements. Major disbursements included: • We believe in working with committed • Beyond Social Services - $1.1 million partners to ensure that our programmes are • Compassion Fund - $501,400, part of transformational and meet needs that “fall which were proceeds raised from through the cracks” Share-A-Meal • We believe that our programmes must be • MILK Community Foundation for responsive and compassionate Children - $4,580,464, transferred for • We believe in good governance guided by the purposes of providing sustainable transparency and integrity funding to programmes proposed through The Community Foundation Who Does MILK help of Singapore Governance costs (excluding depreciation) amounted MILK supports disadvantaged children who are to 4.08% of total donation income. capable of mainstream education or employment and with a leg up; they are able to lead their lives as contributing members of the society. In the region,

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Policies Adopted During the Financial Year Purposes for Which the Charity’s Assets are Held

Operating costs were partially covered by donations The only asset of MILK Fund is a leasehold property from MILK Members. at No. 1 Kaki Bukit Road 1 #02-10 Enterprise One (Singapore 415934) which is fully sponsored by a MILK Member. The property is used for the running of MILK’s operations.

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3. Programmes – Local

MILK ensures that help provided is holistic and Objective: transformational to the families or community by o To provide support and care to pregnant bringing together resources and committed partners. teens with an emphasis on nurturing responsible decision making. Assistive Technology Fund (ATF) Partner: Beyond Social Services Supplement

The ATF, implemented by Centre for Enabled Living (CEL), provides persons with disabilities with Bursary for Pathlight Students financial assistance in purchasing assistive MILK provides bursaries to 35 – 40% of students in technology devices, to pursue mainstream education Pathlight School from low income families. or gain employment. Applicants who qualify can Pathlight School is the first autism-focused school receive a subsidy of a maximum of 90% of the cost offering the Singapore mainstream curriculum with of the device or S$10,000, whichever is lower. special accommodations and support to students with Often, low income applicants are unable to afford Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). MILK’s bursary their portion of the co-payment and hence run the provides supplementary support to cover school risk of not getting the much-needed equipment at all. transport, pocket money, uniforms, textbooks, stationery and enrichment programmes. 126 students This year, MILK assisted a total of 51 applicants by were supported by the bursary this year. providing a supplement on top of the ATF subsidy. Of these, 27 were school-going children requiring Objectives: assistive devices such as wheelchairs, hearing aids o To enable children with ASD to continue and Prostheses, etc. As a children’s charity, our education and stay in school despite focus is on disadvantaged children and youth of 25 financial difficulties. years age and below. However, we were able to o To enable children with ASD better provide funding for individuals over 25 years of age integration with mainstream community and only because of donations from a well wisher. reaching their maximum potential.

Objectives: Partner: Pathlight School, Autism Resource o To provide top-up funding for children with Centre disabilities from low-income families. o To ensure holistic support to the families to Campland Beyond & Juvenile Justice address other pressing needs. Campland Beyond and Juvenile Justice Programmes are platforms to engage schools in building a support Partner: Centre for Enabled Living network around their students.

Babes Campland Beyond Babes provides guidance to teenagers who are Campland Beyond is an adventure learning experiencing a pregnancy crisis to avoid them taking programme that encourages children facing multiple the drastic step of abandoning their baby. This is challenges to stay in school and out of trouble. achieved by providing information, support and Using experiential learning, values of teamwork and community resources that nurture responsible collaboration are imparted, and opportunities to decision making. Babes’ help includes a place to develop healthy relationships with peers are stay, adoption, child support, family support, legal provided. Campland reached out to 348 students in aid, medical aid and advice, restoring relationships, primary schools this year. school arrangements and other practical help. This year, Babes helped 123 youth . Objectives: o To improve self esteem among foundational stream students

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o To impart leadership and teamwork skills August 2009. Following the establishment of that will enhance their ability to contribute Compassion Fund as an entity, the programme will positively to their school and their be further developed and grown through focused community partnerships with schools and other organisations. o To enhance the school’s efforts in nurturing MILK will continue to work in partnership with and integrating foundational stream Compassion Fund Ltd. going forward. students. o To provide these students with regular This year. 59 children were assisted through wholesome recreational activities within Compassion Fund. their school or in their community. Objectives: Juvenile Justice Programme o To give early and timely financial assistance Through the Juvenile Justice Programme in schools, to students whose families are in crisis so as support is given to students who offend and are at to prevent the crisis from leading to chronic risk of dropping out, to stay in school and out of poverty or other family problems trouble with the law. Work is done in partnership o To co-ordinate help efforts and support to with the school, home and the community to provide help students and their families tide over the a holistic approach towards delinquency crisis management. This year, Juvenile Justice reached out o To empower school teachers, principals and to 6,318 children . counsellors to identify and help students in family crises through access to a ready Objectives: source of support o To provide young offenders with a viable o To encourage students to help fellow care-plan that would significantly reduce students in crisis, and to educate that every their re- offending. small act of compassion and kindness can o To support schools in implementing a make a difference restorative justice programme that ensure young offenders are kept accountable for Partner: Compassion Fund Ltd. their actions and are committed to repairing the harm their offending has caused. Healthy Start

Healthy Start Programme (HSP) Partner: Beyond Social Services The HSP reaches out to infants and preschoolers from disadvantaged families and ensures that their Compassion Fund physical, intellectual, emotional and social Compassion Fund, a programme initiated by MILK developmental needs are met. This is done through in 2006, is a crisis response fund that provides outreach activities, linking them to early childhood support to needy students from low-income families education programmes and forming partnerships with who are in crisis due to the death, sudden major caregivers. 960 children were served through the illness or accident in the family. Without assistance various HSP centres operated by Beyond Social and support, such families are at risk of declining Services. into poverty and developing chronic family problems, with a detrimental impact on the lives of Healthy Start Child Development Centre (HSCDC) the children. Thus, Compassion Fund aims to give HSCDC provides children with a quality early and timely assistance to these families. environment that nurtures their growth and Compassion Fund offers interim financial assistance developmental needs emotionally, socially, and will link beneficiaries with longer-term help if cognitively and physically. This is done by necessary; it complements, and does not replace, providing quality pre-school curriculum and existing schemes. nurturing a positive partnership with their caregivers. 60 children were served this year through the Compassion Fund Ltd. was established as a company childcare facilities which prepare the children for limited by guarantee and received its IPC status in

MILK Fund Annual Report 2009/10 life-long learning while enabling their parents to them attain their age appropriate literacy level so that work on improving their financial situation. they may have an opportunity to further their education. This is done by strengthening their Objectives: English, which will then enable them to develop o To provide early childhood education, literacy skills in other areas, and rebuild their health and nutritional support to confidence and enthusiasm for learning. LIFE works disadvantaged children. towards ensuring that children, their families and o To provide caregivers the skills and schools work collaboratively to enhance the knowledge necessary for ensuring the effectiveness of the programme. This year, 309 healthy development of their children children were helped through the programme. o To prepare a life-long learning foundation in a warm and nurturing environment. Objectives: o To help disadvantaged children with reading Partner: Beyond Social Services difficulties learn. o To provide a confidence-building and Kids United Daily Care nurturing environment to support the learning of the children Kids United Daily Care provides stability, care and guidance for disadvantaged children who lack adult Partner: Beyond Social Services supervision and are prone to delinquency, truancy and premature school leaving. This is done in a warm and nurturing environment, where children feel MILK Community Foundation for safe, loved and cared for. All activities were geared Children towards helping them acquire a sense of achievement The MILK Community Foundation for Children , and a sense of belonging, qualities that nurture housed within The Community Foundation of resilience within them. The programme also works Singapore, is an initiative of the National Volunteer with their parents, caregivers and schools to build an and Philanthropy Centre (NVPC). In this financial effective partnership for joint care and guidance for year, MILK transferred $4,580,464 to the MILK the child. 88 children were served through the Community Foundation for Children for the purposes programme this year. of providing sustainable funding to programmes proposed through The Community Foundation of Objectives: Singapore. The total funds are estimated to benefit o To provide a safe and stable environment about 9,000 children. where children are protected from negative

influences. This year, MILK approved two new initiatives o To help children stay in school and achieve proposed through the Community Foundation of academic success. Singapore, acting as a catalyst, while the o To instil the values of personal programmes work towards sustainability. responsibility, self-respect and consideration

for others. Partner: The Community Foundation of Singapore o To impart life skills such as teamwork,

time-management, budgeting and family Early Literacy Development Programme functioning. The Early Literacy Development Programme was o To encourage parents and care givers to take initiated by the Ang Mo Kio Family Service Centres an active interest in their children’s to promote early development of literacy for development. identified young children who require additional literacy support in addition to attending preschool. Partner: Beyond Social Services This will be achieved through intensive and individualised home-based reading curriculum, LIFE (Learning is Fun & Exciting) extensive experiential training to facilitate the LIFE is a basic literacy programme targeted at application of non-directive language use and children from disadvantaged backgrounds, to help comprehensive centre-based activities. These

MILK Fund Annual Report 2009/10 activities will be customised to the literacy level of MILK Education Fund each individual child. MILK provides seed funding MILK believes that education is a great leveller and for The Letter Friend, while the Ang Mo Kio Family presents a vital opportunity for disadvantaged Service Centres works toward achieving children to break out of the poverty cycle. sustainability. In Feb 2009, in response to the economic downturn, Objectives: the MILK EDUCATION FUND was conceived to o To promote phonological awareness and provide disadvantaged youth with the opportunity to alphabet knowledge, which are critical access tertiary education. The MEF assisted a total components in the development of reading of 210 ITE, Polytechnic and University students ability between February and October 2009. o To empower parents in supporting the educational growth of their children as the This later evolved to include Scholarships aimed at family unit is considered the primary mode promising young persons who come from low- of socialisation for young children during income households facing multiple family problems their formative years with the opportunity to access tertiary education. In o To assist and support the families to break addition, we have extended our reach to include out of the vicious poverty cycle by helping youth with special needs and their siblings. This is young children acquire positive attitude carried out in partnership with Pathlight School and towards learning, be socially inclusive, and St. Andrew’s Autism Centre. increase the avoidance of anti-social behaviours The MILK Scholarship continued to support 2 tertiary students , who were highlighted by MILK’s Short Term Family Resilience Scheme partner Beyond Social Services, and have been HELP Family Service Centre initiated the Short supported for their tertiary education since the Term Family Resilience Scheme to provide interim scholarship was piloted in 2008. financial assistance for single parent families in need as they progress towards income stability and Objectives: independence. This assistance is a last resort o To ensure that promising and deserving assistance to families after they have exhausted all youth are not denied a tertiary education available means of community based resources. because of financial hardship While the families are receiving the financial o To provide disadvantaged youth the support, HELP FSC also provides budget opportunity to reach their full potential counselling, skills upgrading for parents to enhance through tertiary education and to break out their employability and other counselling and support of the poverty cycle programmes. MILK provides seed funding for the o To empower youth with the determination Short Term Family Resilience Scheme, while HELP to succeed in life despite adversities and Family Service Centre works toward achieving hardship faced by their family sustainability. Partners: Selected Voluntary Welfare Organisations Objective: (VWOs) and Special Needs Schools o To benefit disadvantaged children from single-parent families who are not eligible for assistance in the community and yet are Republic Polytechnic Needy Student genuinely in need of help to sustain through the family financial crisis on a short term Fund basis, as part of a hostic approach in In addition to the MILK Education Fund, Republic casework intervention, counselling, support Polytechnic’s Needy Student Fund was initiated, in programmes, and family or group-based partnership with Republic Polytechnic, to help needy activities at HELP FSC. tertiary students tide over financial difficulties or unprecedented crises due to various reasons

MILK Fund Annual Report 2009/10 including loss of a breadwinner, hospitalisation of a Objectives: family member, retrenchment and bankruptcy. The o To ensure that every child and young person Needy Student Fund helps students whose needs are vulnerable to abuse and/or neglect is safe not adequately covered, despite exhausting all and well cared for in the community available resources. MILK provides seed funding for o To work in collaboration with the Child the following two schemes under the Needy Student Protection Department (MCYS) so that Fund, while Republic Polytechnic works toward efforts are complimentary in the Child achieving sustainability. Protection System

RP Student Pocket Money Scheme (SPMS) Partner: Beyond Social Services The SPMS assists needy students who face difficulty sustaining their daily living expenses due to financial Other Programmes challenges.

Programmes run by Beyond Social Services RP Student Emergency Scheme (SES) In addition to the above-mentioned programmes, The SES provides compassionate financial assistance Children & Youth Casework, Guidance Programme, to students in crisis due to the death or hospitalisation Streetwise Programme, Restorative Care, and Youth of an immediate family member. United were some of the other programmes of

Beyond Social Services that MILK supported this Objective: year. Through Beyond’s programmes, MILK served o To help needy students tide over financial a total of 9,524 children and youth. difficulties or unprecedented crises

Post Operative Care for Children with Cleft Partner: Republic Polytechnic Lip/Palate An amount of $54,333 was raised at a previous Safe Kids MILK Dinner with the intention of commencing a Safe Kids ensures that every child and young person partnership with Operation Smile to support post- vulnerable to abuse and/or neglect is safe and well operative care for children from low-income families cared for in the community. This is done by who suffer from cleft lip/palate. However, providing crisis management and by attending to discussions thereafter revealed that Kandang Kerbau clear and present danger through a community Hospital (KKH) is a more appropriate partner for this approach that complements the state’s child programme, thus Operation Smile proceeded with the protection and welfare system. This year, 130 partnership with KKH instead. MILK donated the children and youth were helped through Safe Kids. abovementioned amount to KKH Health Endowment Fund in October 2009 in support of their partnership.

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4. Programmes – Regional Humanitarian Efforts

MILK believes that part of its mission is to Philippines contribute towards the welfare of the poor children in The programmes in Philippines, implemented by the region. In impoverished communities in the MILK’s counterpart, MILK Philippines, are targeted region, MILK ensures that help is holistic and at the children and youth in Tala (located about 18 transformational by bringing together resources and miles east of Manila City), a 20,000 people committed partners of various expertises to community. Even though the leprosy incidence rate collectively uplift a community from poverty. is small, the town continues to be shunned by business and has suffered economically. As a result, Our efforts have taken us to: many children lack nutrition and educational • China opportunities and grow up with low self-esteem. • Philippines • Thailand Educational Programmes: Through funds raised • Timor Leste on their own in Philippines, MILK Philippines works • Indonesia with several local partners to implement preschool & feeding programmes, and educational support grants. China With support from MILK this year, MILK Our programmes in Luo Yuan located in Fujian Philippines continued to support 16 scholars enrolled province of China have borne fruit since we began in at the Holy Rosary College Foundation School in 2005. The local partners, the county government and Tala. the church, have since established a firm foundation of running the programmes. Community involvement Going forward, MILK Philippines will continue to and interest have also continued to grow. raise funds on their own and thus will not require further financial support from MILK. English Learning Facilities: With the 5-level Student Hostel in Luo Yuan Middle School No. 2 (Er Zhong School) now complete, the school started Thailand looking at developing English Learning Facilities for MILK’s work in Thailand begun in 2007 with a few the 2,000 students . At the school’s request, MILK rural communities in the North Eastern and Southern funded the development and infrastructural costs of regions of Thailand. With economic empowerment an English Library and Learning Corner, and the as the first strategy to uplift these communities out of purchase of computer sets. A team of volunteer poverty, MILK works in partnership with Population students from the Singapore Management University and Communty Development Association (PDA) spearheaded this project and we are grateful for their and Sustainable Development and Research efforts. Foundation (SDRF); both known for their years of development work with the rural poor. University Scholarships and Bursaries: A total of 50 University Scholarships (RMB 6,000 per child per School Lunch Farm – North Eastern Thailand: year) and 71 University Bursaries (RMB6,000 per The school lunch farm programmes in Nang Rong child per year) were given out. There were no Pre-U and Nong Bua Lamphu in north-eastern Thailand scholarships given out as the existing cohorts have helps impoverished families and their children by graduated. creating a self-sustaining economy. The farms are within the schools and the produce is used to feed the MILK Education Grant: 1,001 students also students in the schools and to generate profits to benefited from the MILK Education Grant (RMB1, support the development of the school. This year, 3 000 per child per year for food in school and their new school farms were set up in Nang Rong which families). These students were assessed based on will benefit 157 students and the community. their conduct and school results; excellence in non- academic areas were also considered.

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A team consisting of MILK’s Vice President, providing professional on-site training and member and volunteers visited a total of 12 schools supervision for nurses, and conducting home visits to in March 2010 to understand the progress of funded provide clinical services. The expanded programme lunch farm projects and the challenges/gaps will cover 13 districts in East Timor with a total pertaining to them. Six school farms set up in 2007 population of 49,800. Through MILK’s funding, had begun using the produce from the farms to CCT made a total of 13,719 home visits (6,922 for provide free nutritional lunches for the students. children; 6,797 mothers and pregnant women). During the trip, MILK, PDA, and the schools collaboratively explored future plans to further The 4½ year long program has significantly develop the schools (expansion of current lunch farm improved CCT’s rural services and has left a legacy projects, improvement of library facilities, of facilities, organisational structures and new improvement of sports and recreational facilities, activities that will continue to improve health etc.). outcomes into the future. Going forward, MILK will no longer need to continue funding CCT programmes Marine Fishery Programme (South Thailand): as they have secured sufficient funding from other The Marine Fishery programme on Koh Yaow entities. Island, South Thailand was implemented in partnership with SDRF to help marginalised fishing Fundasaun Alola: An organisation dedicated to communities in and around Koh Yaow Island, Phung improving the lives of women, Fundasaun Alola runs Nga Province, which were badly affected by the programmes including Advocacy, Maternal and Indian Ocean Tsunami of December 2004. The Child Health, Education and Literacy, and Economic programme included building a Grouper and Spiny Development. This year, MILK supported Lobster hatchery which will act as a base for Fundasaun Alola with capacity building operating grassroots development. Technical training and expenses for the Maternal and Child Health marine species fry will be provided to the local programme. Going forward, MILK’s funding fishing communities so that they can raise these support may extend to meeting other gaps faced in marine species, thereby creating a sustainable Fundasaun Alola’s programmes. livelihood. SDRF works in partnership with local fishery departments, with experience in marine farming, and continues to review the fishery system Indonesia project to further develop and improve the project. In partnership with Yayasan Dian Mandiri, the The Marine Fishery Programme continues to benefit WaterHope Project was initiated to provide the community of 18,000 people. affordable drinking water and holistic community services to impact primary health, nutrition and education. Timor Leste As a very young nation, Timor Leste has one of the WaterHope aims to provide clean and safe water to highest child and infant mortality rates in the world. poor Indonesian communities through the MILK’s work in Timor Leste involves primary establishment of community water stations. health care, education, maternal/infant care and Profitability achieved from the stations will also disease prevention programmes. demonstrate a workable new ‘social business model’ that achieves socio-economic impact. The project is Clinic Café Timor (CCT): Since September 2005, also about combating the health and sanitation issues MILK supported a range of health activities in a rural in poor communities, by increasing education and community in East Timor through Clinic Café awareness on health, hygiene, and sanitation for the Timor. The focus of the assistance was to improve community. A feasibility study will be conducted to rural maternal and child health outcomes. This year, determine whether identified areas are suitable for CCT focused on improving and expanding the the establishment of the water stations. Further plans Maternal and Child Health Programme through for community development projects will also be improving in-house clinical services, providing developed intensive training to the staff and community teams,

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5. MILK Events

Many thanks for the kind support from companies from the schools and organization, a total of $68,597 and individuals who took the kind initiative to was raised. organize events to raise funds for us; more than $650,000 was raised through these kind efforts. The Gosh Advertising very kindly volunteered their time annual MILK Run was organized on 5 July 2009 as to come up with the creatives for the event. The StreetWise Run by Beyond Social Services as their refreshing theme of the collaterals garnered positive fund raiser while our other annual fund raisers feedback and we are grateful to the team for their continue to be held to raise funds for our warm support. programmes.

MILK Dinner 2009 – 10 November Share-A-Meal 2010 – 20 February More than 300 guests turned up for the MILK Dinner MILK was the co-organiser for Share-A-Meal this at Shangri-La Hotel Singapore on 10 November year while the main organiser was Compassion Fund 2009. Departing from past years, it was an evening Ltd, a crisis respond fund for students who are in put together to thank donors and supporters for their crisis as a result of sudden death, sudden major belief in our work, and also a platform to update on illness or accident of a breadwinner in the family. the work done for the year. Going forward, Share-A-Meal will be solely organised by Compassion Fund Ltd. Guests were entertained by the MILK Band during the evening and participated in the auction of 9 On 20 th February, 62 schools together with 16 auction items which saw volunteer auctioneers trying organisations came together to ‘share a meal’ with their best to raise funds for each of the designated disadvantaged students who are faced with crises by programmes for the items. Through the auction and donating the equivalent of what they would spend for contributions from kind donors, a total of $693,400 one lunch into our donation tins. was raised from the dinner.

We are very heartened and privileged to have the In line with MILK’s commitment to keeping costs to increased and continued support of the Singapore a minimum, the dinner was once again kindly Police Force who mobilized volunteers from 9 of sponsored by Shangri-La Hotel. Auction items were their Land Divisions who helped in distributing kindly sponsored by Glajz-Thng Pte Ltd, Novus 1,500 tins island wide and coordinating many other Restaurant & Bar, Vanguard Interiors Pte Ltd, and 2 logistical aspects of the fund raiser. Once again, Ang anonymous donors. . Mo Kio Police Division spearheaded the massive effort, counting 2010 as their 6 th year of involvement. With their strong logistical support and kind gestures

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6. People for MILK

MILK depends on a special group of passionate volunteers and secretariat staff who are dedicated to the cause of serving disadvantaged children.

Executive Committee & MILK Members

President Dr Sheryn Mah

Vice President Mr Stanley Tan

Honorary Secretary Mrs Joy Balakrishnan

Honorary Treasurer Mr Tan Wah Yeow

Ordinary Committee Member Mr Lee Lung Nien

Ordinary Committee Member Ms Janet Lyn

MILK Members Mr David Bussau

Mr Chua Kee Lock

Mr Douglas Foo (since 03 July ‘09)

Mr Low Seow Juan

Mrs Debbie Phun

Mrs Laura Poh

Mr Yeo Cheng Boon

Secretariat Staff

Executive Director Ms Peng Hai Ying (since 6 May ‘10)

Manager Ms Poh Ee Ling (since 4 August ‘09)

Programme Executive Ms Diana Yeow (since 2 November ‘09)

Programme Support Executive Ms Lillie Ngiow (since 1 Feb ‘10)

Accounts & Admin Executive Ms Airin Sutanto

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7. Acknowledgements

We are thankful to each and every donor/supporter, whose contributions go a long way in helping a needy child. Some of the organizations and individuals that we partnered with are:

ACS (International) Singapore DHL Express (Singapore) Pte Ltd

Agnes b, U100 Pte Ltd EZ_Link Pte Ltd

Amazing Star Montessori House Fajar Secondary School

Ang Mo Kio Police Division First Toa Payoh Primary School

Ang Mo Kio Primary School Gan Eng Seng Primary School

Ang Mo Kio Secondary School Gan Eng Seng Secondary School

Anglo-Chinese School ( Primary) Gefang Music Academy

Bank Julius Baer & Co.Ltd Glajz-Thng Pte Ltd

Barclays Bank PLC Gosh Advertising

Canossa Convent Primary School Greenridge Primary School

Cerebos Pacific Limited Greenwood Primary School

Chestnut Drive Secondary School Harley-Davidson of Singapore

Chew How Teck Foundation HBO Investments Pte Ltd

Chongzheng Primary School Huamin Primary School

Chua Chu Kang Primary School Hwa Chong Institute (College)

Chung Cheng High (Yishun) School JACGO Pte Ltd

Citi Jones Lang LaSalle

Club21 Pte Ltd JP Morgan Chase Bank

Commonwealth Secondary School Julia Gabriel Centre for Learning and Chiltern House

COMO Shambhala Urban Escape Jurongville Secondary School

Concept 360 Pte Ltd Keppel Corporation Limited

Coral Secondary School KHL Printing Co Pte Ltd

D&B Audiotechnik S E Asia Pte Ltd Khoo Teck Puat Foundation

Damai Primary School Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School

Deyi Secondary School LabIVF Asia Pte Ltd

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Lakeside Primary School PCF Tampines East Blk 261

Learn Different PCF Tampines East Blk 262

Lee Foundation PCF Tampines East Blk 358

Lee Hing Investment Company Ltd PCF Tampines East Blk 385

Lorenzo International Limited Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School

M+W Zander (S) Pte Ltd Pei Hwa Secondary School

Macy's Merchandising Group International, LLC Performance Motors Ltd

Marsiling Primary School Pontiac Land Pte Ltd

Mayflower Secondary School Prime Partners Corporate Finance Pte Ltd

Meridian Primary School Punggol Primary School

Millenia Private Ltd Queenstown Primary School

Moet Hennessy Diageo Singapore Queensway Secondary School

Mrs Lee Choon Guan Trust Fund Raffles Girls' School (Secondary)

Nanyang Girls' High School Raffles Institution Real Estate Developers' Association of Singapore National Service Resort & Country Club (REDAS) Naval Base Primary School Red Schoolhouse Pte Ltd North View Primary School Republic Polytechnic Northbrooks Secondary School Riverside Secondary School Novus Restaurant & Bar Rulang Primary School nTan Corporate Advisory Pte Ltd Samsung Asia Pte Ltd Oei Hong Leong Foundation Pte Ltd Seng Kang Primary School Optimal Corporation Pte Ltd Shangri-La Hotel Singapore Outram Secondary School Shuqun Primary School Pacific Star Group SIA Engineering Company Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' Primary School Singapore Explorer Pte Ltd Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' Secondary School Singapore Police Force Bedok Division PCF Bishan East Blk 197 Singapore Police Force Central Police Division PCF Punggol East Blk 103 Singapore Police Force Clementi Police Division

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Singapore Totalisator Board Tuas Power Supply Pte Ltd

Singtel Touching Lives Fund 2008 UOB Kay Hian Pte Ltd

Siong Lim Pte Ltd Vanguard Interiors Pte Ltd

Special Operations Command White Light Photographer

St Andrew's Junior School Woodlands Secondary School

St Andrew's Secondary School Wyeth Nutritionals (Singapore) Pte Ltd

St Anthony's Canossian Secondary School Yangzheng Primary School

St Margaret's Primary School Yu Neng Primary School

Stamford Tyres International Pte Ltd Yuan Ching Secondary School

Stuttgart Auto Pte Ltd Mr Gautam Banerjee

SUTL Corporation Pte Ltd Mr Tony Chew Leong Chee SUTL Marina Development Pte Ltd (ONE Degree 15 Mr Choo Chiau Beng Marina Club) Ms Anita Fam Siu Ping Tampines Primary School Mr Goh Siok Piew @ Jeff Goh Tanjong Katong Girls' School Mr Ho Tian Yee Tanjong Katong Secondary School Ms Jacqueline Khoo TAT Petroleum Pte Ltd Mr Koh Choon Heong Teck Whye Primary School Ms Kwa Kim Li Tee Yih Jia Food Manufacturing Pte Ltd Mr Lee Lung Nien The Community Foundation of Singapore Mr Arthur Lee King Chi The Legends Fort Canning Park Ms Michelle Liem The Ultimate Pte Ltd Mr Lim Wei Min (David Lim) Toh Eng Hock Construction Pte Ltd Toll Holdings / Toll Offshore Petroleum Services Pte Mr Peter Lim Eng Hock Ltd Mr Gary Loh Toll Logistics (Asia) Ltd Ms Ng Siow Keow TPS Construction Pte Ltd Ms Phng Siew Hoon Triathlon Family Singapore Running Club Mrs Quek Bin Hwee Trinity Medical & Aesthetic Clinic Pte Ltd Mr Peter Seah Lim Huat

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Ms Ming Tan Mr Ian Peter Windle

Mr Tan Ju Shin Kenneth Mr Wong Kok Wah

Ms Angie Tang Dr Woffles Wu

Mr Tay Liam Wee Mr Zhong Sheng Jian

There are many other donors whose contributions have gone a long way in helping the disadvantaged kids that MILK supports. We are unable to mention all of them in this space, but we convey our heart felt thanks and gratitude for your faith in MILK’s work.

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8. Statutory Information

MILK (Mainly I Love Kids) Fund was set up as a society (Registry of Societies) on 23 June 2004. It was registered as a Charity, under the Charities Act on 6 July 2004.

Statutory Information

UEN No. T04SS0150L

Constitution: Registry of Societies (ROS) ROS Number: ROS 187/2004 WEL Date of Establishment: 23 June 2004

Charity Status Charity Registration Number: 1793 Charity Registration Date: 6 July 2004

Institution of a Public Character (IPC) Status Since 1 August 2004 (renewed until 31 December 2010)

Registered Address No. 1 Kaki Bukit Road 1 #02-10 Enterprise One Singapore 415934

A Member of National Council of Social Service

Executive Committee Members (Charity Trustees) Dr Sheryn Mah, President Mr Stanley Tan, Vice-President Mrs Joy Balakrishnan, Honorary Secretary Mr Tan Wah Yeow, Honorary Treasurer Mr Lee Lung Nien Ms Janet Lyn (since 07 May ’09)

MILK Members Mr David Bussau Mr Chua Kee Lock Mr Douglas Foo (since 03 July ’09) Mr Low Seow Juan Mrs Debbie Phun Mrs Laura Poh Mr Yeo Cheng Boon

Trustees of the Property Ms Janet Lyn Mr Yeo Cheng Boon

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Principal Banker Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited

Independent Auditor Nexia TS Public Accounting Corporation

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Governance Policies

Board Governance 1. The Executive Committee / Board (Ex-Co) oversees MILK Fund’s affairs. The key matters for the board include: a. Approving broad policies, determining strategies and programme objectives of MILK Fund b. The Ex-Co is accountable for the management of donations received. c. Approving and monitoring annual budgets 2. The board meets at least twice a year and other deliberations/decisions are made via electronic methods.

Ex-Co Composition 1. The Ex-Co comprises of 6 members, all of whom are independent. 2. Each member has been appointed on the strength of his/her calibre, experience and potential to contribute. 3. The Honorary Treasurer may be re-elected to the same post for a consecutive term of office and, not withstanding such consecutive appointments, cannot serve for a continuous period of more than 4 years.

Fund-raising 1. The donations received are used in accordance with MILK’s regulations and guidelines, unless stated for specific programmes. 2. We believe in keeping fund-raising costs to the minimum so that the donations may go directly to the children and the programmes that support them.

Finance & Audit 1. The finance and audit processes are closely monitored by the Ex-Co for adequacy of internal controls. 2. Financial statements shall be disclosed to the public and other stakeholders via the Annual Report or the website.

Conflict of Interest & Related Party Transactions 1. MILK has a conflict of interest or related party transaction disclosure process. 2. The concerned parties should declare and abstain from voting in any decisions involving related parties or potential conflict of interest. 3. The Ex-Co must be informed of all related party transactions and disclosure made in the annual report. 4. No appointment of paid staff with close relationship (i.e. those who are more than acquaintances) with current Executive Committee members shall be made unless with the unanimous approval of all Executive Committee Members who do not have any conflict of interest.

Disclosure & Transparency 1. Annual Reports are prepared which include up-to-date information on MILK’s programmes, activities and finances. 2. Audited Financial Information and the Annual Report are available at MILK’s website for donors and other stakeholders 3. Details of donations in kind, sponsored expenses and related party transactions would be disclosed in the Audited financial statement and made available at MILK’s website.

Programme Objectives & Principles 1. Vision: No child capable of developing into a contributing member of society will be marginalized because of disability, illness, poverty or social circumstances.

2. Mission: MILK reaches out to disadvantaged children and youth who fall through the cracks by focusing on 1) advocacy and 2) fund-raising whilst 3) working with our partners to implement programmes.

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3. Principles o We believe in working with committed partners to ensure that our programmes are transformational and meet needs that “fall through the cracks” o We believe that our programmes must be responsive and compassionate o We believe in good governance guided by transparency and integrity

Committees

1. Audit Committee (since 7 May ’09) Chairman Ms Janet Lyn Member Mr Tan Wah Yeow Mr Yeo Cheng Boon

2. Programme & Service Committee Chairman Dr Sheryn Mah Members Mrs Joy Balakrishnan Mr Stanley Tan Mr Lee Lung Nien Mrs Debbie Phun Mrs Laura Poh

3. Fund-raising Committee Chairman Dr Sheryn Mah Members Mrs Joy Balakrishnan Mr Stanley Tan Mr Lee Lung Nien Mrs Debbie Phun Mrs Laura Poh

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9. Charities Code of Governance Compliance

MILK Fund complied with 21 out of 21 applicable guidelines of the Code of Governance Evaluation Checklist for Institutions of a Public Character (IPC). The full online governance checklist is printed below:

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