Highlights of Events - May/June 2007

Temasek Junior College 30th Anniversary Choir Concert - 18th May

SAVH had the privilege to soak in the celebratory atmosphere when our visually handicapped clients were invited to participate in Temasek Junior College’s 30th Anniversary Choir concert. Two of SAVH members had the opportunity to showcase their talents by performing in the concert while the rest enjoyed a night filled with music and entertainment.

YAH! Community college gave SAVH clients a treat!
18th May

It was goodwill gesture time from the YAH! Community college when they provided ‘finger-lickin-good’ KFC meals to our visually handicapped clients. One good thing led to another when after lunch, our kind donor spent the afternoon karaoking with SAVH members.

Standard Chartered Bank Youth Visit - 28th May

Standard Chartered Bank organised a visit to SAVH for a group of youth so as to help these youth to know more about the lives of the Visually handicapped as well create awareness for the association. SAVH hosted the youth who toured the premises and interacted with our visually handicapped clients at the sheltered workshop. At the end of the visit, these youth picked up valuable lessons and experiences which cannot be learnt in classrooms.

Vesak Great Joy Party - 31st May

The Singapore Buddhist Welfare Services recently held its annual Vesak Great Joy Party at the Orchid Country Club. More than 100 SAVH members and volunteers were invited to the party where they feasted on vegetarian lunch and received ‘angpows’ at the end of the celebration. Our President, Mr S R Nathan was the Guest of Honour who graced the event and even added his touch to a calligraphy work.

Public Education – Introductory Braille Lesson - 4th June

The month of June saw SAVH’s several involvements at school and grassroots level. One of them is an introductory Braille Lesson at Anderson Junior College held on 4th June 2007. Students at the college were presented with a short talk on the history of Braille and were introduced to the Braille language and its basic. To experience the use of Braille, these students also had their hands on the Perkins Brailler (Braille Typewriter).

Saint Andrew Junior College Volunteers - 7th to 11th June

Several SAJC students spent their school holidays unleashing their artistic skills by volunteering their time and effort at SAVH recently. These students spent over three days painting colourful and attractive images on unused chairs made for children by some of the visually handicapped members. Their volunteer effort produced a new lease of life to these chairs which will be sold off later to raise funds for SAVH.

Jean Yip Salon Gave SAVH Clients New Look - 20 June

Some members of SAVH were recently treated to free hair cut sponsored by the Jean Yip Group. This display of generosity was in conjunction with Jean Yip Group's 25th Anniversary celebrations and the well-known salon was doing its bit for charity through a 25-week long of charity work. Jean Yip Group also provided complimentary shampoos, snacks and packet drinks for these new-look visually handicapped clients.