Year-end lunch event for shelter homes

By Angela Wong, 3 Dec, 2022

As part of Project Rebuild, Singapore Women’s Association and Symrise Asia Pte Ltd organised a year-end lunch event for women and their children from the adopted home shelters - Star Shelter, AFC Temporary Refuge and Casa Raudha Ltd.

Women and children from shelter homes arriving at the year-end lunch event

Over 60 women and 51 children from the shelters had a sumptuous lunch prepared by Qian Xi restaurant. There were fun games that both children and adults participated in and enjoyed together!

The kids were entertained with balloons distributed by our volunteers. There was also a key-chain art painting booth where the kids had fun decorating their key chains to bring home.

Children playing with balloons distributed by SWA volunteers

There was also an Art Shrinking booth where the kids had fun colouring their favourite characters and shrunk them with a toaster oven into a keychain to bring home.

Children colouring and creating shrinky dink keychains at the art booth

Volunteers from Symrise helped the kids with the drawings and toasted their artwork into keychains:

The event started with a laughter yoga session conducted by Sara Mei Woo, Angela Wong and Feng Fang from SWA’s Laughter Yoga and Wellness Club. The session gave the residents a taste of laughter yoga to help them connect with each other and have more fun and laughter.

Sara Mei Woo leading a Laughter Yoga session with shelter residents

Angela Wong and Feng Fang guiding residents through Laughter Yoga exercises

Residents laughing and connecting during the Laughter Yoga warm-up session

Our Miss Singapore Supranational 2022, Sin Jiayi and Miss Singapore International 2019, Charlotte Lucille Chia, also volunteered to be the MC for this event.

Miss Singapore Supranational 2022 Sin Jiayi and Miss Singapore International 2019 Charlotte Lucille Chia emceeing the event

Welcome speeches by Lee Li Hua, the Singapore Women’s Association president, and Nadya Karina from Symrise Asia Pte Ltd.

SWA President Lee Li Hua delivering her welcome speech at the year-end lunch

Nadya Karina from Symrise Asia addressing the guests

Lunch was then served to the residents. Menu include cuisines catered for Chinese and Muslim residents.

Residents and children enjoying the catered lunch at Qian Xi restaurant

Tables of Chinese and Muslim cuisines served for the shelter residents

Volunteer singers from the Group Station, performed well-loved songs from various genres for the residents to enjoy, throughout the lunch event.

Volunteer singers from the Group Station performing for the lunch guests

Performers singing well-loved songs from various genres on stage

Song performances:

Jojoe and Benson performing in Indian costumes during the entertainment segment

Residents clapping along and enjoying the musical performances

James Poh and Rita performing 'Top of the World' for the guests

The first game session was ‘Christmas tree decoration’. Residents were divided into their respective tables, and each table was given a small Christmas tree and some ornaments. All hands were on deck to make the best-decorated tree on that day! Jing Ting and Carine Lai from Symrise and Lee Li Hua from SWA were the judges who selected the winners based on creativity and the best use of ornaments. Juliana Khatmin and Ethan Koh from Symrise helped to facilitate the game session.

Residents decorating small Christmas trees at their tables

Children and mothers working together to decorate their team's Christmas tree

Judges Lee Li Hua, Jing Ting, and Carine Lai selecting the best-decorated Christmas tree

The second game session involved all the kids from the shelters. They were paired up to compete against each other for the fastest or best in surprise challenges given by our volunteers, Daavena Ramani and Brian Chua from Symrise. The children were enthusiastic about participating in the fun activities and games organised by the volunteers from Symrise and SWA.

During the activity session, lucky draw tickets were given out by Symrise volunteers - Quek Wan Lin, Chua Yean Leng and Brian Chua- for the residents to win NTUC vouchers.

Symrise volunteers distributing lucky draw tickets and NTUC vouchers to residents

The event ended with all the kids receiving free goodie bags of chocolates and candies.

Children receiving goodie bags of chocolates and candies at the end of the event

We would like to give thanks to the following for volunteering in ushering duties.

SWA and Symrise volunteers who helped with ushering duties at the year-end lunch

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