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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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SPD’s Open House Brings Community Together to Show Support for Persons with Disabilities

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SPD’s Open House was held on 4 March 2017 at its headquarters on Peng Nguan Street. The event saw the community coming together to foster greater understanding and acceptance of persons with disabilities as part of SPD’s “Breaking Barriers” campaign. Guest-of-Honour Ms Joan Pereira, Member of Parliament for Tanjong Pagar GRC, graced the Open House. The event was also attended by corporate and individual supporters, partners, clients, caregivers and those in the Tiong Bahru neighbourhood.

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SPD Beneficiaries Partner Local and Overseas Artistes in Performances for Television Fundraiser to Raise $3.8 million for its Disability Programmes

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The SPD Charity Show 2017《SPD 真情无障爱》is part of SPD’s 10-week-long “Breaking Barriers” public education campaign aimed at promoting inclusion and better understanding of people with disabilities. The audience can look forward once again to signature performances pairing SPD’s beneficiaries with disabilities with local and foreign artistes to signify inclusion and integration. The show will be broadcast ‘LIVE’ over Mediacorp Channel 8 on Sunday, 19 March at 7pm, and repeated a week later on 26 March at 3.30pm. Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen will grace the three-hour television fundraiser as the Guest-of-Honour.

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SPD’s “Breaking Barriers” Campaign Aims to Change Mindsets Regarding Disability

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SPD launched the “Breaking Barriers” campaign today in an effort to move Singapore towards a more inclusive society by encouraging greater understanding and acceptance of those with disabilities. Held at the Central Public Library, the event was graced by Minister for Social and Family Development, Mr Tan Chuan-Jin, and attended by close to 80 community and corporate supporters as well as representatives from the disability community.

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Four Local Students with Disabilities Awarded the Microsoft YouthSpark Scholarship to Further Tertiary Education and Careers in IT

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Four young Singaporeans with disabilities were awarded the Microsoft YouthSpark Scholarship to pursue tertiary education in information technology (IT) related fields at an awards ceremony held at ITE College Central today. Presented to students who demonstrate excellent academic credentials, strong leadership potential and a passion for higher learning, this year’s Microsoft YouthSpark Scholarship recipients impressed the judging panel with their inspiring display of bravery, determination and resilience in overcoming a variety of physical and sensory challenges, including autism spectrum disorder, hearing impairment and vision impairment.

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Asia Pacific Breweries Foundation Scholars with Disabilities Excel Beyond Academics, Aspire to Impact Society

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Even as many students struggle to find balance between their academic responsibilities and co-curricular activities, the three recipients of this year’s Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) Foundation Scholarship for Persons with Disabilities excelled in both while overcoming conditions that would have discouraged many. The trio with ‘invisible’ disabilities, or disabilities that are not apparent, Sarah Lim, Joshua Ong and Teo Zi Lin, received their awards from Guest-of-Honour Mr Ang Wei Neng, Member of Parliament for Jurong GRC, at the APB Foundation Scholarship for Persons with Disabilities Award Presentation Ceremony held at the Enabling Village.

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More Than 1,000 People of Different Abilities Turn Up at SPD’s First Walkathon in Support of Persons With Disabilities

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More than 1,000 participants, with and without disabilities, turned up at the inaugural SPD Ability Fun Walk held at the Punggol Waterway Park this morning as a show of support for people with special needs. Flagged off by Dr Janil Puthucheary, Minister of State for Communications and Information, and Education, as well as Member of Parliament for Pasir Ris – Punggol GRC, the walkathon raised close to $200,000 for SPD that will be channeled to fund programmes that help persons with disabilities to be independent and self-reliant. 

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Walk the Talk. Join in SPD’s First Charity Walk.

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SPD will hold its first SPD Ability Fun Walk at the Punggol Waterway Park on 10 September 2016. The walk serves to promote inclusion by providing an opportunity for the general public and people with special needs to walk together as a united community for a worthy cause. In line with the walk’s theme “Happy Hatters on the Loose”, participants will receive in their walk pack a bright yellow and green-striped top hat on which they are encouraged to decorate and put their stamp. Photo stands will also be set up to enable participants to capture and share photographs.

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