Singapore, 26 July 2024 – In conjunction with its 60th anniversary, SPD held its biggest charity golf tournament at Orchid Country Club yesterday, raising about $544,000 with the support of 176 golfers with further matching from the Tote Board Enhanced Fund-Raising Programme.
For the first time, the 18-hole shot-gun tournament was played over three golf courses, with two novelty games organised to solicit more donations for this fundraiser. Guests were also invited to try out specially modified golf clubs to learn about the different impairments faced by people with disabilities.
Speaker of Parliament Mr Seah Kian Peng, who graced the event as Guest-of-Honour, took to the stage at the after-game dinner and belted out an evergreen song – Elvis Presley’s “Can’t Help Falling in Love” which contributed to the overall funds raised.
Funds raised from the SPD Charity Golf 2024 will support the programmes that SPD offers to enable and empower persons with disabilities or who may develop disabling conditions. Proceeds from two special golf flights, bought by Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) Foundation and Hitachi Vantara, will go towards providing healthy meals to adults with disabilities at the SPD Day Activity Centre.
Mr Abhimanyau Pal, Chief Executive Officer of SPD, said: “This year’s charity golf event is our largest to date, and it is truly special as we celebrate our 60th anniversary this year. We deeply appreciate the continued support of our long-time partners and are thrilled to welcome new partners and sponsors on board. Their steadfast support has allowed us to host this event over the past nine years, successfully raising much needed funds to make services accessible and affordable to those who need them.”
SPD extends heartfelt gratitude to the following sponsors and donors for their support of the SPD Charity Golf 2024:
Special Sponsors:
- Asia Pacific Breweries Foundation
- Hitachi Vantara Pte Limited
Platinum Sponsors:
- AsiaPac Technology Pte Ltd
- Broadcom Software
- Check Point Software Technologies
- F5 Singapore & Tech Data Distribution (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
- Imperva Singapore Pte Ltd
- M.Tech Products Pte Ltd
- Singapore Pools (Private) Limited
Gold Sponsors:
- ADDP Architects LLP
- Aegis Building & Engineering Pte Ltd
- BIT Solution Pte Ltd
- Cloudflare Pte Ltd
- CTC Global Pte Ltd
- Dell Technologies
- Dynatrace Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
- Huawei Singapore
- HY Building & Maintenance Services Pte Ltd
- iZeno Pte Ltd
- Menlo Security Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
- Mitsubishi Electric Asia Pte Ltd
- Mr Edy Susanto
- Mr Fabien Rousse
- Mr Neo Sing Hwee & Mr Gaurav Modi
- Mr Seet Seng Hong
- ServiceNow Pte Ltd
- PTC Systems (S) Pte Ltd
- Singapore Telecommunications Limited
- Smart Energy Pte Ltd
- SPTel Pte Ltd
- FMC Technologies Singapore Pte Ltd
- Tee Up Capital Pte Ltd
- Wang Learning Centre Pte Ltd
- Woh Hup (Private) Limited
Hole-in-One Sponsor
- Vin’s Auto Pte Ltd
Other Donors:
- Allen & Gledhill LLP
- Mr Alvin Mark Yapp
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