Singapore Cancer Society – Talkmed Relay for Life 2018 Spurred Thousands of Participants and Volunteers, Raised Over $830,000*
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Donate Today Be A Volunteer Find Out More About Cancer SCS Screening Services At No Cost Dear Friends of SCS No one fights cancer alone. Indeed! More than 6,500 participants and volunteers came together providing inspiration and hope in support of the cancer community at our 15-hour overnight Singapore Cancer Society - TalkMed Relay For Life 2018. Spirits remained high from dusk to dawn as participants walked and ran alongside those impacted by cancer. President Halimah Yacob, Speaker of Mr Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin and Mayor of North West District Dr Teo Ho Pin also threw in their valuable support for the cancer community at Singapore Cancer Society – TalkMed Relay For Life 2018. We are most grateful to them, celebrities & performers, partners, sponsors, and the Singapore community for your endorsement of the work that we do, and helping to raise over $830,000* to minimise cancer and maximise life. SCS continuously advocates for everyone to join in the fight against cancer by taking personal charge of their own health, to exercise regularly, eat healthily, go for early cancer screening, stay sun safe, consume less alcohol and not to smoke. We will be raising further awareness of the importance of leading a healthy and active lifestyle at our World Health Day carnival on 6 April. Together with Singapore Heart Foundation, we want to encourage Singaporeans to be physically active and pay close attention to what they eat. Do make this the start of your healthy lifestyle habit. *Not including about $500,000 donations-in-kind Singapore Cancer Society – TalkMed Relay For Life 2018 spurred thousands of participants and volunteers, raised over $830,000* The 15-hour overnight community event Singapore Cancer Society – TalkMed Relay for Life 2018, was officially launched by Guest of Honour President Halimah Yacob at the National Stadium @ Sports Hub on 10 March. 6,500 participants came together to Celebrate cancer survivors, Remember those who have passed on and Fight Back against a disease with cancer awareness. The symbolic Relay, whether participants choose to walk or run, is a show of solidarity to the cancer community that no one needs to fight cancer alone. More than $830,000* was raised and will go towards life- saving cancer treatments and welfare aid. Cancer survivors were given the honour of walking the first lap in the tradition of Relay For Life. President Halimah Yacob joined them in the second lap around the track in celebration of the survivors who have won the fight against cancer. Speaker of Parliament, Mr Tan Chuan Jin joined the Relay with cancer survivors and graced the event as the Guest-of-Honour to flag-off the morning’s final 3-hour Fight Back segment with Dr Teo Ho Pin, Mayor of North West District. The Speaker of Parliament and Mayor also launched the SCS Fight Cancer Programme @ North West. This programme will benefit residents of North West and reduce the incidence of cancer through Awareness (empowering with cancer knowledge via technology; Action (regular screening for Colorectal, Cervical and Breast cancers); and Advocacy (providing support to caregivers and cancer patients through a Caregivers Network). “The scale of the Singapore community coming together in support of fighting cancer is a significant impact on efforts to raise cancer awareness. It shows that people are willing to go beyond donating, by embracing the opportunity to reach out and be there, and to contribute in ways that bring hope and encouragement to those impacted by cancer,” said Mr Foo Hee Jug, Chairman of the Singapore Cancer Society – TalkMed Relay For Life 2018. “Medicine has made tremendous strides in treating cancer, and as a result, an increasing number of people are being cured, or are able to enjoy a better quality of life. However, the battle is not yet won. TalkMed is proud to play its part in celebrating survivors, remembering those who have passed on, and continuing to fight back against this disease,” said Dr Ang Peng Tiam, the Chief Executive of TalkMed Group. Singapore Cancer Society has organised Relay For Life since 2017, and Singapore was the 25th country to join the world-wide movement to bring the community together to join in the fight against cancer. There are 29 countries in the global movement started in 1933. *Not including about $500,000 donations-in-kind Anecdotes 100 teams participated in the 100KM Challenge where team members remained walking or running on the track for 15 hours. 12 cancer survivors from SCS support groups formed a 100KM Challenge team and held the Relay For Life ‘Celebrate’ banner, taking turns to walk continuously for 15 hours. Cancer doesn’t sleep and neither did 50 individuals who walked or ran throughout the 15 hours. Ultra-runner Eugene Aw, 34, ran for 15 hours in his Spiderman outfit. Mediacorp celebrities Pang Ling Ling, He Ying Ying and Kym Ng walked with cancer survivors and caregivers. Singer-songwriter Olinda Cho sang four songs. Benjamin and Narelle Kheng lent their voices on stage sharing how their beloved mother battled cancer and lost. They performed songs in remembrance of their mother and those who have lost the battle to cancer. Singapore Press Holdings radio stations UFM 100.3 DJs Liu Weilong, Li Xinying, Ye Limei, Andrew Zhan, Zhang Chengyao, and One FM 91.3 DJs Cheryl Miles and Charmaine Phua also participated in the Relay. The Remember (Luminaria) ceremony observed a minute of silence and a mass light vigil. Thousands of symbols of hope, Luminaria bags, with personal messages penned, were illuminated with LED lights and displayed around the track. Representatives from Tulasi Maya Memorial Cancer Relief Foundation Nepal specially flew in to participate. 600 SCS Volunteers supported the event. THANK YOU Title Sponsor: TalkMed Group Ltd Titanium Sponsor: Tote Board Gold Sponsors: MSD Pharma (Singapore) Pte Ltd ICON SOC PTE. LTD. UPS Singapore Pte Ltd Silver Sponsors: Woh Hup Pte Ltd National Healthcare Group Diagnostics DBS Bank Ltd Tripod Technology Corporation Pte Ltd Bronze Sponsors: Mitsubishi Electric Asia Pte Ltd Thomson Medical Pte Ltd Official Sports Partner: Sport Singapore and Active SG Official Media Partner: Singapore Press Holdings Ltd Official Radio Station: UFM100.3 Official Community Partners: North West Community Development Council The People’s Association Official Beverage Partner: Pokka International Pte Ltd Official Health Drink: Yakult (Singapore) Pte Ltd Official Postage Service: Singapore Post Official Stage & Sound Production: Pink Apple Pte Ltd Official Event Company: Cerebral Pte Ltd Official Creative Agency: Flava Design LLP Official Online Media: Run Society Partners: Canadian Pizza D3 Solutions Pte Ltd F&N Creameries Pte Ltd F&N Foods Pte Ltd Gardenia Foods (S) Pte Ltd iCelebr8 Johnson & Johnson Pte Ltd Luen Fook Medicine Co Pte Ltd Lusus Lab Pte Ltd Meiji Seika (S) Pte Ltd Nestle Singapore Pte Ltd Racetime Singapore LLP Select Group Pte Ltd Singapore Pools The Fullerton Bay Hotel Singapore The Fullerton Hotel Singapore Ya Kun International Pte Ltd Corporates: Abba Maintenance Services Pte Ltd Anvisage Gifts Belships Management (S) Pte Ltd Char Yong (Dabu) Foundation Ltd Dp Architects Pte Ltd Fa Yew Construction Pte Ltd Far East SOHO Pte Ltd Global Energy International Ltd Hua Siah Construction Pte Ltd Jurong Port Pte Ltd Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple Kwan-In Welfare Society Lee Kim Tah Holdings Ltd Noco Reign (S) Pte Ltd North West Community Development Council Orchard Stationery Suppliers Print Ideas Pte Ltd Rang Mahal Pte Ltd Roche Singapore Pte Ltd SATS Foundation Select Group Ltd Seventh-Day Adventist Chinese Church Stephen Riady Foundation Tai Sun (Lim Kee) Food Industries Pte Ltd The Ngee Ann Kongsi Workinterior Pte Ltd Ya Kun International Pte Ltd Zurich Life Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd Organising Committee: Mr Foo Hee Jug (Chairperson) Mr Albert Ching (Vice-Chairperson) Ms Evangeline Chua (Team Lead - Community Engagement) Mr Jeff Steilen (Team Lead - Resource Mobilisation) Mr Ee Kuo-Ren (Team Lead - Operations & Logistics) Mr Ajay Nair Mr Alvin Tan Mr Caleb Lee Mr Choo Swee Cher Mr Ellil Mathiyan s/o Lakshmanan Mr Gary Lim Mr Glenn Lim Mr Jason Chuei Mr Joel Siew Mr Kelvin Lee Mr Kenneth Foo Mr Lawrence Loh Mr Low Kee Tuan Mr Shane Chiang Mr Willie Tan Ms Adeline Lim Lee Hua Ms Amanda Moey Ms Belinda Choo Ms Calin Tan Ms Cui Lin Ms Dionne Wu Ms Grace Tan Ms Halena Lean Hellums Ms Jean Chan Ms Julie Chiang Ms Justina Tan Puay Inn Ms Kumudha Panneerchelvam Ms Purjanti Chang Ms Samantha Yap Ms Sherria Ang Ms Elaine Tan (SCS Secretariat) Ms Maria Lim (SCS Secretariat) Mr James Ji (SCS Secretariat) Ms Tan Hui Wen (SCS Secretariat) Booth Partners: Adeline Pastries Alye Lai Chee Peng & Team Fajar Secondary School Fun Hats Group Mount E Enterprise NTU Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information Students Nur Hasinah & Nur Hazwani NUS Business School Students Pioneer Junior College Project Synergy Poh Si Jia & Audrey Lim Yasmin White Caregiver Sharing & Major Donor: Ms Elaine Ng Performers: Albirex Singapore Cheer Dance School Benjamin & Narelle Kheng Brendan Aloysius Adwien Gwen & Melody Henry Law Yu Heng (YES 933 DJ) Jaenny Chandra & Team KCPSS Boys' Brigade Bagpipe Band Ngee Ann Polytechnic Baracuda Batucada Ngee Ann Polytechnic Dragon & Lion Dance Club NTU Dragon & Lion Dance Troupe Olinda Cho Orchid Park Secondary School Modern Dance Queenie & Joel SCS Be Hyped Be Happy Survivors SCS Zumba Group Survivors Mediacorp Artistes at RFL: He Ying Ying Kym Ng Pang Ling Ling Emcees: Angel Mary Oviya Arthur Chionh Daryl Epimaco