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ANNUAL REPORT 2015
HAW PAR CORPORATION LIMITED
P E O P L E & T H E COMMUN I T Y
As we bring health and wellness to the world, we are
committed to giving back to the society and contributing
towards environmental protection and conservation.
COMMUNITY
Haw Par has chosen to support the Singapore Disability
Sports Council (SDSC) in 2015. The spirit of the SDSC
athletes resonates with Haw Par’s core value of resilience
which brought Tiger Balm to where it is today. Undaunted
by life’s challenges, they overcome their physical and mental
disabilities to excel in sports.
In celebration of SG50, Singapore’s 50th Year of
Independence, Haw Par remembers and salutes the resilient
spirit of Singapore through our adoption of SDSC - the only
organisation in Singapore that offers sporting opportunities
for persons across all kinds of disabilities - as our charity
partner. We provided support for the Boccia Sport and the
10th National Disability League (NDL) with a cash donation
totalling S$125,000.
Boccia Sport – a target ball sport played by athletes with
cerebral palsy and other locomotor disabilities – received
funding fromHaw Par for SDSC’s Nurturing and Development
Programme for Boccia, purchase of equipment, as well as
transportation for the athletes to training venues. In May,
children from the Cerebral Palsy Alliance of Singapore
received new Boccia equipment from Haw Par for their
‘Learn to Play Boccia’ sessions. In 2015, the number of
Boccia athletes under SDSC more than doubled, increasing
from 21 in 2014 to 55 in 2015.
The 10th edition of the National Disability League (NDL) ran
from August to October with 568 athletes participating in
14 sports. In addition to providing a platform for teams and
individuals to gain competitive experiences they would not
have had otherwise, the NDL was also one of the selection
events to identify potential athletes for the various sports
development programmes and regional and international
games. Held across various venues in Singapore and open to
the public, the NDL also helped to heighten public awareness.
It is heartening to see that, with Haw Par’s sponsorship, the
SDSC athletes were able to ramp up their training for the 8th
ASEAN Para Games held in December, which was hosted by
Singapore for the first time in conjunction with the SG50
celebration. Over 70 Haw Par staff turned up in force to
cheer the SDSC athletes on with cheer cards at the Games.
To celebrate Singapore’s Golden Jubilee, Underwater
World Singapore (UWS) curated special events across
2015 to honour the Pioneer Generation who built the
Singapore we know today.
In February, UWS celebrated Chinese New Year with
a 3-generation ‘Dive with the Sharks’ campaign that
encouraged youths to share new experiences with
their parents and grandparents. In August, UWS
staged an ‘Underwater’ National Day Ceremony
led by MediaCorp’s veteran artiste Chen Shucheng
(
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) and volunteers from the RSVP – The
Organisation of Senior Volunteers. In December,
35 seniors in their 60s to 90s from the Thye Hua Kwan
Seniors Activity Centre were treated to a Christmas
party at UWS where they had a dynamic zumba fitness
workout led by young volunteers from Get Movin’ for
Charity and shared high-fives with Underwater Santa.
Creating unforgettable moments for underprivileged
children has always been a priority for our oceanariums.
This year, UWS hosted three children with life-
threatening medical conditions from the Make A Wish
Foundation (Singapore) and also supportedMediaCorp’s
effort to fulfil the dream of a teenager with muscular
dystrophy to visit UWS with his parents. The project was
part of MediaCorp’s charity series titled The Joy Truck
(
Ũǒю
) broadcast on Channel 8.
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Presentation of new Boccia equipment to a student from the
Cerebral Palsy Alliance Singapore by Mr Wee Ee Lim, CEO of Haw
Par Group
SDSC President Dr Teo-Koh Sock Miang, SDSC Vice President
Mr Raja Singh, national basketball players from the Singapore
Slingers and Haw Par staff at the Closing Ceremony of the National
Disability League
Senior volunteers and MediaCorp’s veteran artiste Chen Shucheng
(
ॄ⠓Ν
) dived into the Tunnel at Underwater World Singapore to
celebrate the nation’s 50th National Day
The elderly from Thye Hua Kwan Seniors Activity Centre with their
young friends from Get Movin’ for Charity enjoying a moment
with Santa at Underwater World Singapore
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At Underwater World Pattaya (UWP), 50 special needs
children from Father Ray Foundation celebrated Father’s Day
on 4 December, a day before Thailand’s National Father’s
Day on 5 December when the nation celebrated the birthday
of their King, who is deeply respected by his people as
the “Father of the Nation”. Father Ray, an American priest
who set up the Foundation, dedicated his life to caring for
underprivileged children in Thailand, and is likened to a
father to them. Through hosting the children from Father
Ray Foundation, UWP furthered the good work which Father
Ray had begun and paid respect to the King of Thailand.
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