SPEECH BY DR ,

MAYOR OF NORTH WEST DISTRICT AT

CLUB-100 @ NORTH WEST DINNER 2012 ON

TUESDAY, 24 JULY 2012, 7.45PM AT

GARDENS BY THE BAY (FLOWER DOME EVENT HALL)

Minister

My parliamentary colleagues, Mr Hawazi Daipi, Ms , Mr

Liang Eng Hwa, Assoc Prof Dr , Ms Ellen

Lee, Dr and Mr Patrick Tay

Club-100 @ North West Members

Our Donors and Corporate Partners

Ladies and Gentlemen

A very good evening to all of you.

Introduction

2 It gives me great pleasure to see so many of you this evening!

Thank you for taking time off to attend the Club-100 @ North West

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Dinner.

Club-100 @ North West

3 To encourage philanthropy spirit among Singaporeans and corporate partners in our North West District, I mooted the idea of

Club-100 @ North West in 2008 to out to more-able individuals / corporations to give back to the community.

Usage of funds through North West Food Aid Fund

4 The Club-100 network comprises corporate and individual members who pledge a donation of at least $100 per month towards

North West Food Aid Fund (FAF). The North West CDC needs

$550,000 yearly to assist an average of 800 needy households with food rations and food vouchers to defray their monthly household expenses.

There are three main groups of beneficiaries, namely, Needy elderly,

Low-income families and Families needing temporary help.

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Recruitment of new members

5 This year, I have appointed 12 District Councillors and

Resource Persons to take on the role of expanding the Club-100@ North

West network. They are Mr Chandra Mohan (Chairman), Mr Allen

Ang (Vice-Chairman), Miss Audrey Cheong, Mdm Heng Boey Hong,

Mrs Manokara, Mr Ng Chow Yong, Mr Ong Wee Heng, Mr Pek Yew

Chai, Dr Ramaswamy Akhileswaran, Mdm Rashidah, Mdm Corina

Song and Mdm Jan Tan.

6 They have used their extensive corporate network to bring in new Club-100 members and donations. With that, I’m pleased to announce that the organising committee has recruited 100 new donors in a short span of three months. The Club-100 @ North West membership has thus increased to close to 400 members today.

7 On top of that, the organising committee has garnered contribution from six corporate partners and individuals donating

$50,000, $30,000 and $20,000, making up close to $200,000. Our six key donors for Club-100 @ North West are: 3

(i) Sunray Woodcraft Construction Pte Ltd

(ii) Management Development Institute of

(iii) Swee Hong Ltd

(iv) Mr Philip Leong Poh Chuen

(v) Mr Robert Angelo Hendro Santoso Huray

(vi) Modern Montessori International Pte Ltd

I would like to thank our organising committee for their achievements in expanding the Club-100 @ North West membership this year.

8 In the first six months of 2012, Club-100 @ North West has raised half a million dollars towards the North West Food Aid Fund. In particular, we managed to raise $350,000 within a short span of three months. This is encouraging as it illustrates the compassion within the community in assisting those in need.

9 We hope to encourage more individuals and corporate companies within the North West District to step forward and support the North West Food Aid Fund by joining Club-100 @ North West.

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Conclusion

10 On this note, I would like to offer my sincere appreciation to our three sponsors for tonight’s dinner and the venue at Gardens by the

Bay. They are:

(i) City Developments Limited

(ii) Mitsubishi Electric Asia Pte Ltd

(iii) Ong & Ong Pte Ltd

11 And, my heartfelt appreciation to all of you, as our valued

Club-100 @ North West members.

12 I wish you all an enjoyable evening. Thank you.

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