CapitaLand Hope Foundation (CHF), the philanthropic arm of property developer CapitaLand, will partner with the Community Development Council (CDC) and the People’s Association (PA) for the second Green for Hope @ CapitaLand initiative.
The tie-up aims to reach 5,000 underprivileged children through CapitaMalls Asia’s annual ‘My Schoolbag’ programme and localised programmes by the CDC.
Green for Hope @ CapitaLand is a creative recycling effort that involves philanthropy and environmental advocacy. As of end-March, over 400,000 kg of recyclable waste were collected from 26 CapitaLand properties throughout Singapore.
To mark the partnership, 112 children between seven to 12 years old from the five CDCs have been invited to CapitaLand’s P.E.E.K (Providing Educational Exposure for Kids) activity at JCube.
S R Nathan, Chairman of CapitaLand Hope Foundation, noted that they are “confident of achieving the S$700,000 donation target for the year and look forward to continue helping underprivileged children through the five CDCs”.
As of now, there’s been S$16.8 million in donations provided to support the shelter, healthcare and education needs of children’s beneficiaries.
This latest effort forms part of CapitaLand’s contribution to the ‘Project We Care’ movement, which hopes to encourage corporate social responsibility and volunteerism in Singapore.
Commenting on the partnership, Dr. Amy Khor, Chairperson of the Mayors’ Committee and Mayor of South West District, said, “The CDCs and PA would like to thank CapitaLand Limited and its philanthropic arm, CapitaLand Hope Foundation for partnering us for a second year”.
At the same time, Liew Mun Leong, President and CEO of CapitaLand Group and Director of CapitaLand Hope Foundation, said, “We are honoured to have received the Excellence Award under the ‘Partners of PA’ category in People’s Association Community Spirit (PACS) Awards 2012 in recognition of our partnership with the five CDCs last year”.
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