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Award-winning chefs whip up an unforgettable dining experience for charity

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The delectable cuisine that bowled judges over at the Culinary Olympics in Germany two years ago to clinch Singapore double gold, won the hearts and palates of more than 350 guests who attended SPD’s first charity dinner held at PARKROYAL on Beach Road last night. Led by Louis Tay, executive chef of Swissotel Merchant Court and Teo Yeow Siang, chef of Lavish Dine Catering, the Singapore National Culinary Team recreated their winning masterpiece with adapted ingredients for last night’s exquisite four-course dinner, delighting guests including Mr Lawrence Wong, Minister for National Development and Second Minister for Finance, who was Guest-of-Honour.

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Students with disabilities get boost to reach for bigger dreams

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Bursaries amounting to $117,550 were awarded to 95 students with disabilities and students whose parents have disabilitiesat the annual SPD Education Programme Awards Presentation Ceremony 2018 held at the SPD Ability Centre this morning. Three youths also received a grant through the SPD Youth Aspiration Award (YAA) to pursue their interests. The students were congratulated by Madam Halimah Yacob who attended the event as Guest-of-Honour. The YAA comes with a $5,000 grant that helps young persons with disabilities to maximise their potential and reach for bigger dreams. This is an initiative of SPD, a voluntary welfare organisation that helps people with disabilities, and supported by NatSteel Holdings.

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Recipients of Asia Pacific Breweries Foundation Scholarship 2017 an inspiration for many

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What do you do when you encounter setbacks? Do you hold your head up high and walk on despite the circumstances, or do you give up on your hopes and dreams? Faced with challenges, three young Singaporeans – Kristina Liu, Lee Ci En and Joshua Tseng – battled great odds to pursue their dreams, and were recognised at the Asia Pacific Breweries Foundation Scholarship for Persons with Disabilities Award Presentation Ceremony.

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Asia Pacific Breweries Foundation Scholarship for Persons with Disabilities Awards Ceremony 2017 – Speech by Mr Frans Eusman

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Speech by Mr Frans Eusman, Chairman, Board of Trustees, Asia Pacific Breweries Foundation at the Asia Pacific Breweries Foundation Scholarship for Persons with Disabilities Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, 26 September 2017, 9.35am at SPD Ability Centre

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SPD Ability Walk 2017 returns with even more in store for participants

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A crowd of more than 1,500 was present at the SPD Ability Walk 2017 this morning to show their support for the inclusion of people with disabilities. Mr Desmond Lee, Second Minister for Home Affairs and National Development, flagged off the 3km leisure walk at the Chinese Garden at 8am. One of the main highlights of the walk was an activity that saw participants walking a distance of about 200m with a leg tied to a partner, and walking assisted while blindfolded through a 200m course. These challenges aimed to help participants to learn a bit more about the difficulties that people with disabilities face daily.

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Golfers take on one-hand putting, hole-in-bucket and other novelty challenges at the SPD Charity Golf 2017 to raise $300,000 for people with disabilities

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Golfers at Raffles County Club last Friday afternoon wondered about the 40 blue and red tubs surrounding Hole 2 of the golf course. They were even more surprised to see a hole more than double the size of a normal one at Hole 18 which they were told to putt using just one hand. These were among a multitude of novelty challenges that the golfers took on to raise funds for people with disabilities at SPD’s second charity golf tournament.

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SPD thanks all supporters for donating to the SPD Charity Show 2017

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Close to 20 beneficiaries of SPD, an organisation that helps people with disabilities, performed alongside more than 30 popular local and foreign artistes in a show of inclusion to raise $4.13 million so far at the SPD Charity Show 2017 telecast ‘live’ over MediaCorp Channel 8 last night. The amount includes $58,000 that was collected at the show’s outdoor segment where shoppers at nex shopping mall made donations for a taste of cuisines prepared by Singapore’s celebrity chefs Eric Teo, Heman Tan, Pung Lu Tin and Charlie Tham. The amount raised exceeded the $3.8 million target that was set for the show.

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Alert: Beware of Fraudulent Payment Requests Made in SPD’s Name

SPD has been alerted to cases involving job scams where scammers have used SPD’s name to instruct individuals to transfer money.

Please remain vigilant. SPD does not authorise individuals to request or collect money on our behalf through such means. If you receive a suspicious request or are unsure whether it is genuine, please verify it directly with SPD by calling our general line at 6579 0700. Alternatively, you can call the ScamShield Hotline at 1799 before taking any action.

If you believe you may have fallen victim to a scam, please contact your bank immediately and make a police report.

SPD takes such matters seriously and we constantly review the necessary safeguards to protect the public and our supporters. Please be assured that legitimate donations and payments made through SPD’s official website and authorised platforms remain unaffected.