Relay Majulah - Bennett Neo Running For Community In Need

by President's Challenge

About Relay Majulah Relay Majulah is a ground-up initiative to form a 200-runners team to conquer 2,000km over 8 days (2-10 Nov 2019) to raise funds for President's Challenge and its 67 supported charities. It also aims to unite the community, for the community; and tell the inspiring stories of people with indomitable spirit, who live life to the full and live life without limits. About Bennett Neo Bennett Neo is the CEO, Saigon Beer-Alcohol-Beverage Corporation. Apart from his role as CEO of Sabeco, Bennett also sits on the board of NKF and also ex-Chairman of the Migrant Workers' Assistance Fund, ex-Co-Chairman of the Migrant Workers Forum and ex-Chairman of Domestic Employees' Welfare Fund. A sports advocate, Bennett was a council member for Football Association of Singapore and even represented Singapore in numerous international canoe championships. I would like to solicit your support for this campaign, as we join hands to raise funds to uplift the lives of many in our community whom we love and care for, and do not want to be left behind. I am proud of our country's history, our immigrant make-up and diverse cultures, our nation building struggles, our capable government and the success of our development. I hope that through this campaign, we can help raise awareness of the fact that there are many amongst us that need help, and inspire more people to come forward to contribute in any way they can. - Bennett Neo

Relay Majulah - Marie Choo Running To Help The Less Fortunate Singaporeans Who Need Our Kindness

by President's Challenge

About Relay Majulah Relay Majulah is a ground-up initiative to form a 200-runners team to conquer 2,000km over 200 hours (2-10 Nov 2019) to raise funds for President's Challenge and its 67 supported charities; and to commemorate Singapore's 200 years. It also aims to unite the community, for the community; and tell the inspiring stories of people with indomitable spirit, who live life to the full and live life without limits. I have never been a runner up till 5 years ago. I suffered a health scare that served as a wake-up call for me to take care of my health. I decided to embark on my fitness journey to take charge of my life. I went from not being able to run 2km to completing a full marathon of 42.195km in 10 months' time, to then venture into trail running and doing races of 50km, 100km and soon 100 miles. I RUN FOR RESCUE DOGS started as a personal initiative to raise awareness and funds for no-kill dog shelters in Singapore. I have personally raised over $80,000 in total to help the less fortunate dogs in Singapore. As a Singaporean who is proud to call Singapore my home, I am very honoured to be part of Relay Majulah to raise funds to help the less fortunate Singaporeans who need our help and support. A little goes a long way and every dollar counts. Together, we can make our country a better place for our less fortunate countrymen. Our home, our heart, our Singapore. Let's all come together to continue to be a nation built with love, kindness and compassion.

Golf for Charity 2019

by Caritas Singapore Community Council - The Caritas Singapore Agape Fund

We seek your support for our annual Caritas Singapore Golf for Charity fundraising golf tournament. Caritas Singapore, the official social and community arm of the Catholic Church in Singapore is organising Golf for Charity 2019 for the eleventh year to raise funds to support the work of Caritas Singapore and the Catholic charities and organisations under our umbrella. The funds received enable these groups to continue their work in serving over 50,000 of our less fortunate brothers and sisters through the many service programmes and assistance that they provide. No contribution is too small. We will be most grateful if you could support this golf for charity event either by taking up a flight or/and a sponsorship. We will provide your company with the benefits that are accorded to our Sponsors. We also welcome your outright donations or/and joining us for dinner. All donations are eligible for 2.5 times tax deduction, in accordance to IRAS regulations. For Sponsorship and Donation form on the event, please do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected] or call Pamela at 6338 3448 if you need any further clarifications. Thank you for your support!

Relay Majulah - Gan Kok Boon Running To Encourage Cancer Survivors

by President's Challenge

About Relay Majulah A ground-up initiative to form a 200-runners team to conquer 2,000km over 200 hours (2-10 Nov 2019) to raise funds for President's Challenge and its 67 supported charities; and to commemorate Singapore's 200 years. It also aims to unite the community, for the community; and tell the inspiring stories of people with indomitable spirit, who live life without limits. Gan Kok Boon is a Managing Director with Accenture Singapore (Health and Public Services). He is a cancer survivor, having been diagnosed with Stage 3 Nasopharyngeal Cancer (NPC) in 2014 at the age of 35. The cancer "experience" changed his fundamental outlook in life, and he is more deliberate in living the life he wants. He now enjoys going for slow jogs, cycling and fishing off Singapore waters. I am still suffering from the long-term side effects of cancer treatments - my salivary glands are damaged so I wake up every day with my tongue stuck to the palette due to the lack of saliva. My speech is impacted due to nerve damage and I am on lifetime medication. Yet, I feel so blessed being able to survive and to live this life. I am motivated to take part in this relay to encourage cancer survivors to press on. The survival journey is lifelong but this journey we have left is not just about overcoming the disease. Let's be bold, make a change, do something you are happy about, do something meaningful. Let's make our lives count for ourselves, and if you can, for others too.

Relay Majulah - Poh Li San Running To Champion Progress in The Lives of Our Community In Need

by President's Challenge

About Relay Majulah Relay Majulah is a ground-up initiative to form a 200-runners team to conquer 2,000km over 200 hours (2-10 Nov 2019) to raise funds for President's Challenge and its 67 supported charities; and to commemorate Singapore's 200 years. It also aims to unite the community, for the community; and tell the inspiring stories of people with indomitable spirit, who live life to the full and live life without limits. I am a former search and rescue helicopter pilot; and was part of the SAF Humanitarian and Relief mission to Aceh following the Boxing Day Tsunami. We sent in food, water and medical aid to the villages with our helicopters. I am currently a planner for Airport development I am inspired by people who bounce back from the brink of death or failure, the indomitable human spirit. I am also proud and honoured to be a citizen of this progressive nation. I am participating in Relay Majulah to help raise funds for President's Challenge and its supported 67 charities; and hope that our community in need can receive more help and perhaps be inspired to pick up running as a sport too. I will be running 20km under 2 hours and will need to push myself hard in the lead-up training to conquer this challenge. Support me by donating and together, let's be the change we want to see. - Poh Li San

Relay Majulah - Lim Teck Yin Running To Represent Sport SG For A Better Tomorrow

by President's Challenge

About Relay Majulah Relay Majulah is a ground-up initiative to form a 200-runners team to conquer 2,000km over 200 hours (2-10 Nov 2019) to raise funds for President's Challenge and its 67 supported charities; and to commemorate Singapore's 200 years. It also aims to unite the community, for the community; and tell the inspiring stories of people with indomitable spirit, who live life to the full and live life without limits. Lim Teck Yin is the CEO of Sport Singapore. He retired as a brigadier-general from the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) after 30 years of military service. Lim was a former national water polo player with seven Southeast Asian Games medals, and a recipient of the Singapore National Olympic Council Team of the Year Award for 1986, 1989 and 1991. I believe that sport is a great platform for us to challenge ourselves to live our best. Since young I have cherished the camaraderie and encouragement from playing with teammates. This has been a fundamental part of my growth and development through the years. The future of Singapore depends on all of us appreciating how blessed we are to call Singapore home and our willingness to come together to prevail against the challenges that undermine our success. Relay Majulah is not just fund raising but a rallying call to come together to uplift our fellow Singaporeans in need. I look forward to joining hands with like-minded people to affirm that we can achieve much for Singapore and our people by working together.

Relay Majulah - Fanny Koh Running To Empower Lives And Safeguard Singapore - Our Home

by President's Challenge

About Relay Majulah Relay Majulah is a ground-up initiative to form a 200-runners team to conquer 2,000km over 200 hours (2-10 Nov 2019) to raise funds for President's Challenge and its 67 supported charities; and to commemorate Singapore's 200 years. It also aims to unite the community, for the community; and tell the inspiring stories of people with indomitable spirit, who live life to the full and live life without limits. As a police officer, I have seen all walks of society and therefore appreciate the vulnerability of lives. I had been deployed to disaster zones to assist in victim identification efforts. I witnessed how victims and families could find strength and resilience within their community amidst the most trying circumstances. I hope that in a small way, in peacetime, my participation will encourage fellow Singaporeans to come forth to show care for the needy community. Running has a special meaning for me. I run to keep fit and to recce the area of operations for major events. My favourite route is the stretch of the riverside from Robertson Quay to MBS, where I get to see a beautiful view of Singapore as I run towards daybreak. The scene reminds me why I wanted to be a police officer - to protect a home that can be easily taken for granted amidst peaceful times. Together, we can make a difference in our community and safeguard this place we call Home. Every dollar counts and goes into empowering lives. Please support me by giving your donation now!

Relay Majulah - Colin Chua Running To Make Dreams Come True For Others

by President's Challenge

About Relay Majulah Relay Majulah is a ground-up initiative to form a 200-runners team to conquer 2,000km over 200 hours (2-10 Nov 2019) to raise funds for President's Challenge and its 67 supported charities; and to commemorate Singapore's 200 years. It also aims to unite the community, for the community; and tell the inspiring stories of people with indomitable spirit, who live life to the full and live life without limits. I am an Executive Director and Private Banker at Bank of Singapore. Despite the constant demands to travel for work, I also found time to be a running guide for Runninghour - an inclusive running club promoting integration of people with special needs through running as well as a regular volunteer pacer for Race Against Cancer - an annual race to raise funds for Singapore Cancer Society programmes and services. In 2011, I was overweight and was feeling depressed over my ballooning waistline. Despite struggling to run initially, within the next 6 months, I had completed a 100km ultra marathon through sheer determination. Running also literally saved my life. At a time when I was feeling depressed over my weight and health, running gave me a renewed sense of focus. Through my participation in Relay Majulah, I hope more people will step forward to help the less fortunate, be positive no matter what their circumstances and to live life to the fullest!

Training Smart with a Caring Heart

by Steven Quek for HCA HOSPICE CARE

As we pursue personal interests and challenges, let's also remember the less fortunate in our midst. This book - "Training Smart" - shares my experience acquired over 30 years in training endurance athletes. While it has been an enjoyable and meaningful pursuit for me, I hope to help bring joy and care to people facing life-limiting illnesses. In this regard, I would like to invite you to join me in this journey. Please donate $30 (or more) to HCA Hospice Care, an organisation into its 30th year of community service, and join my "Training Smart with a Caring Heart" initiative. You will receive a copy of the publication for your donation and your donation will go a long way to helping its beneficiaries and their family! Thank you for your support! Sincerely, Steven Quek (Please refer to the Training Smart with a Caring Heart FB page for details on book collection. All cash donations are entitled to 2.5 times tax deduction.)

Race to an end of Executive Loneliness

by Nick Jonsson for Samaritans of Singapore

As the Managing Director of EGN Singapore, many know me as an outspoken believer in expanding one's social circle and prioritising networking. A recent personal tragedy has only furthered my belief in the importance of strong social connections. A dear friend of mine and upcoming speaker at an EGN event, Simon Greaves died by suicide on June 22. I don't just empathize with this issue of suicide and depression because of what happened to Simon but because I too have suffered with depression after a job loss where I ended up with quick-fix distractions such as drinking too much and losing my previous marriage. The issue of depression and suicide is very high among professionals. Many suffer in silence due to the stigma around this sensitive topic, but I hope to change things. I will be racing IRONMAN Sweden on August 17 in Simon's honour, raising awareness of depression and loneliness and Suicide and hopefully help make things better for others. I have set up a charity donation campaign (insert link here) with Samaritans of Singapore (Sos). Sos is dedicated to providing confidential emotional support to individuals facing a crisis, thinking about suicide or affected by suicide. An Ironman is a long-distance triathlon, consisting of a 2.4-mile (3.86 km) swim, a 112-mile (180.25 km) bicycle ride and a marathon 26.22-mile (42.20 km) run, raced in that order. It is widely considered one of the most difficult one-day sporting events in the world.

Relay Majulah - Gan Siow Huang Running to Keep Singapore Strong

by President's Challenge

About Relay Majulah Relay Majulah is a ground-up initiative to form a 200-runners team to conquer 2,000km over 200 hours (2-10 Nov 2019) to raise funds for President's Challenge and its 67 supported charities; and to commemorate Singapore's 200 years. It also aims to unite the community, for the community; and tell the inspiring stories of people with indomitable spirit, who live life to the full and live life without limits. I am an SAF officer and the Chief of Staff - Air Staff in the Republic of Singapore Air Force. I was previously Commander Air Power Generation Command, in charge of the military airbases in Singapore. I was also Commander Air Surveillance and Control Group as well as Commanding Officer of 203 SQN in the RSAF. I joined the SAF 26 years ago as a young woman looking for adventure and a meaningful career and believe that women can contribute to national defence. I am inspired by the commitment shown by our NSmen, NSF and Regular force in the SAF to defend Singapore. I am proud to be an SAF officer, a mother of three daughters, and a volunteer with Girl Guides Singapore. I am taking part in Relay Majulah to keep fit while contributing to a meaningful cause. I will do my best and train hard to complete 10km in less than an hour so as to raise funds to help people who are in need. I look forward to running with fellow Singaporeans and commemorate Singapore Bicentennial together. We will be running to keep Singapore strong. Majulah Singapore! - Gan Siow Huang