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RainbowConnectionISSUE NO 04/2016 OCTOBER - december 2016 MCI(P)195/04/2016

Welcome Letter Pg 1

Cover Feature Pg 2 Ride for Rainbows 2016

Programmes Pg 4 Highlights of key events from the quarter

Social Work Pg 7 Group Work for Thalassaemia

Community Partnerships Pg 8 Tie-ups with external organisations

Educational Assistance Pg 10June holidays Enrichment workshop

Rainbow Superstar Pg 12Staff feature

The Back Page Pg 14Calendar of events for upcoming quarter

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G reetings from all of us at Club Rainbow (Singapore)!

Firstly, a BIIIIG THANK YOU to all riders, volunteers, beneficiaries

and their families as well as the staff of Club Rainbow for helping to

make Ride for Rainbows 2016 (RFR) a huge success. This year, more than 400

riders participated to help raise more than $600,000 for Club Rainbow. Into its 5th year,

Ride for Rainbows has grown from strength to strength and is now an iconic event of CRS.

Together with our sponsors and partners, we transformed Asia Square into a big carnival with bouncy slides, game booths and food stands. It was also an opportunity for our riders, sponsors and beneficiaries to mingle. In the years to come, we will continue to leverage RFR as an awareness and fund-raising platform for Club Rainbow.

Besides RFR, there were many other activities – Singapore Fashion Runway, Photography workshops, etc which contributed to an eventful third quarter. Read more about some of these programmes in the following pages.

From a Services perspective, we will continue to explore and add services that are relevant to the families at Club Rainbow. On existing services that have proven to be popular and beneficial (for example, Physiotherapy, Speech and Swimming therapy), we have broadened the scope and availability so that more can benefit from it.

From a Community Partnerships perspective, we are grateful for the fantastic support from organisations that have continued their

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commitment with us and new organisations that have come on board recently. Your support is an important affirmation of our cause. We must also give thanks to the many individual volunteers and donors whose generosity, both in time and money; give us the drive and means to continue with our mission.

The end of year is a time for us to reflect on what we have achieved. Looking back, there are many accomplishments we can be proud of, many blessings we should be grateful for, and certainly many lessons we can learn from. The end of year is also a time to chart our course for the year to come. In doing so, we are all excited about the goals ahead and look forward to being even more relevant to our beneficiaries. Together, we will strive to be that rainbow of hope for our beneficiaries.

Lastly, I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a wonderful close to the year and we look forward to your continued support in 2017!

Warm Wishes,

Eric TeoVice-PresidentClub Rainbow (Singapore)

Message from Our Vice-President

Ride for Rainbows is an annual cycling and fundraising event started

in 2012 by Club Rainbow (Singapore), to help raise public awareness as well as funds to support the families of children who suffer from a range of major chronic and potentially life-threatening illnesses.

Now in its fifth year, Ride for Rainbows 2016, held on Sunday, 24 July 2016 at The Cube@ Asia Square, saw a record number of more than 400 riders participating to cycle between 35km to 105km around the island at the start of dawn, to raise more than $600,000 for the beneficiaries of Club Rainbow. This also marked the first time the event was organised in the day, so that riders could return from their rides to enjoy a fun-filled carnival and mingle with invited beneficiaries and their families. Flag-offs for previous editions of RFR have always been at the stroke of midnight.

Among the cyclists, was a group of riders which comprised both former and current beneficiaries of Club Rainbow. One of them was Miss Chia Yi Wen, 25 years old, who says, “As an ex-beneficiary, I am thankful for all the support that Club Rainbow had given me when

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Ride for Rainbows 2016

I was younger. This is my way of giving thanks and giving back to Club Rainbow, hence I am riding again this year. It is my second year riding in Ride for Rainbows.’’

Ride for Rainbows 2016 was graced by Mr Tan Chuan-Jin, Minister for Social and Family Development, who presented awards at the event and showed his support by gamely participating in the Stationary Bike Challenge with Club Rainbow’s beneficiary, Keven Chua, to help finish the last leg of the challenge to clock a distance of 55.55KM as part of Ride for Rainbow’s fifth year celebrations.

The Ride for Rainbows organising committee would like to extend its heartfelt thanks to the following groups of people, without whom Ride for Rainbows 2016 would not have been possible. • Riders• Volunteers• Sponsors• Donors• Club Rainbow

beneficiaries and their families

• Club Rainbow staff

See you in Ride for Rainbows 2017!

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Camp Rainbow 2016Club Rainbow (Singapore)’s annual camp was held at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Sheares Hall from 3 – 5 June 2016. This year, the 3-day-2-night camp was themed “Rainbow’s Got Talent”, as it showcased the very best talents which the Club Rainbow campers had to offer.

The first day of the camp saw the campers getting “their hands dirty”, as they worked together with Pezzo Pizza to break the Singapore Book of Records, by making the largest dessert pizza in Singapore, with Nutella, marshmallows and rainbow sprinkles.

During the camp, there were fun outings to places like Gardens by the Bay, Kidzania and even an air rifle range. The children also enjoyed themselves tremendously at the games carnival and disco night that were painstakingly organized and put together by the organizing committee.

Children & Family Bonding

Programmes in this category serve as platforms for bonding within and between families, allowing everyone in the family to expand their horizons.

PROGRAMMES

The last day saw campers thrilled with excitement at the eagerly anticipated water games in the morning and of course, the camp cumulated in the “Rainbow’s Got Talent” showcase, with the beneficiaries showing off their various talents. The campers all had a ball of a time and many youth beneficiaries expressed interest to volunteer as Committee members in Camp Rainbow 2017.

The organizing committee would like to thank all the sponsors, group leaders, co-leaders, befrienders, volunteers as well as everyone who contributed to making the camp a resounding success.

Contributed by volunteer, Naren Sankar


Robotics Workshops The youth beneficiaries of Club Rainbow underwent 2 Robotics Workshops, specially organised by Bloomberg on 10 and 17 June 2016 during the June Holidays. The aim was to introduce participants to the world of Computer Science and leave them with a basic understanding of coding. During the workshops, participants learnt about the components of a robot and how to build a simple robot using Lego pieces. They also gained a basic understanding on how to control the robots using motors and sensors. It was indeed an eye-opening experience for the youths as they learnt the importance of critical thinking and problem-solving in the world of Robotics and coding.

Talent Development

Programmes in this category aim to nurture and progressively develop the talent as well as broaden

the areas of interest of our beneficiaries.

Photography Workshops Brought back by popular demand for a second year in a row, a group of Club Rainbow beneficiaries and their siblings underwent a series of four basic photography workshops from June to July 2016 to develop their visual art skills. Held in partnership with PhotoKIDZ, participants were not just given theory lessons in the classroom but were encouraged to unleash their creativity and venture out for outdoor photography shoots. Photographs taken by the participants would be exhibited in our Dreamseeds Arts Fest from 3 – 7 November 2016 at the Visual Arts Centre @Dhoby Ghaut Green. Do drop by to see the talented works of our beneficiaries.

Fashion for a Social Cause From May to August 2016, in collaboration with Singapore Fashion Runway, a series of workshops and masterclasses to develop beneficiaries’ interests and talents in four key areas were conducted at *SCAPE

1. Fashion Designer 2. Artisan/Sewist 3. Fashion Model 4. Event Assistant

Here are some highlights of some of the workshops which have led up to the final event on 1 October 2016, Project Rainbow Runway - a show featuring some Club Rainbow beneficiaries who got the chance to model alongside seasoned models, wearing selected clothes designed by some of our beneficiaries. Of course, some of Club Rainbow beneficiaries were busy behind the scenes as event assistants as well; helping to choreograph and making sure the runway show was executed smoothly. More details on Project Rainbow Runway will be featured in our next issue.


Care Connection

Programmes in this category aim to equip caregivers with essential information and to celebrate their efforts and hard work in caring for their children.

Managing Chronic Liver Disorders SeminarThe “Managing Chronic Liver Disorders” seminar was held on Saturday 25 June 2016 at Marymount Centre. The keynote speakers were Professor Phua Kong Boo, who specialises in paediatric gastroenterology at KKH and Professor Quak Seng Hock, who is the senior paediatric hepatologist of the Paediatric Liver Transplant Programme at NUH. Prof Phua spoke on chronic liver disorders like biliary atresia, hepatitis B carriers and “fatty liver” while Prof Quak touched on transplant and post-transplant related problems. Lunch was provided for participants and activities were organised for the children during the seminar to enable their caregivers to focus wholly on the seminar.

Care Connection SeminarsCare Connection is a new initiative which has been rolled out this year as a holistic platform to equip and empower our caregivers with the relevant skills and knowledge that are necessary in

their day-to-day care of their children.

Child Management WorkshopConducted by Albert King, author of “RAISE the bar, Global Leadership Toolbox” and approved MOE trainer, the parent attendees of the Child Management workshop held on Saturday 2 July 2016 were given useful parenting tips on how to manage their children, from learning to first take ownership of their emotions and instilling positive discipline, to getting useful advice on how to help their children improve their self-esteem and confidence.

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PROGRAMMES


Group WorkClub Rainbow (Singapore) serves children with blood disorders. Of this group of children, 63% have Thalassaemia, a group of inheritable blood disorders in which the body makes an abnormal form of haemoglobin.

Group work was held over 4 sessions in June 2016 at the Rainbow Family Care Centre (RFCC) and conducted by our social workers, Ms Sylvia Mak and Ms Ho Yi Min, with the assistance of 2 NUS social work interns, Ms Raihan and Ms Nicole Tan.

Parents shared about the challenges they faced in coping with their children’s chronic illness. During the sessions, they learnt to prioritize issues and how to identify their strengths as well as support networks. Participants opined that the group work sessions served as a great platform for parents (with children of the same condition) to come together and learn while providing support for one another. The participants also expressed that the tools introduced during the sessions were useful – for instance letter writing and breathing techniques. Most of the parent participants also later showed an increase in self-efficacy and self-esteem, and expressed that they were coping better with issues.

The children, together with their siblings, learnt more about themselves during the group work. Through a variety of interactive

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and reflective activities, the children explored different emotions, as well as ways of coping with emotions. Like their parents, they also identified their support systems. The children responded that they made new friends, learnt something new and had fun during the group work. They also indicated that the interactive sessions were useful. One beneficiary indicated, “I learnt about my support system through the finger-puppet role-playing game.”

Parents’ Resilience Group

Children’s Group Work


Community Partnerships

Morgan Stanley WalkathonTo celebrate the official adoption of Club Rainbow (Singapore) as their new core charity partner for 2016 and 2017, a fund-raising walkathon was organised on 28 May 2016 at MacRitchie Reservoir. Attended by Morgan Stanley employees and a number of beneficiaries and their families from Club Rainbow, the walkathon forms the first of a series of activities that Morgan Stanley is planning as part of their fundraising efforts over the next 2 years. Funds raised over this duration will go towards the various programmes that Club Rainbow organises. We would like to thank Morgan Stanley for the kind adoption and look forward to a fruitful partnership!

Let Dreams Take Flight!Club Rainbow embarked on a fundraising campaign, Let Dreams Take Flight, together with CHARLES & KEITH and LASALLE College of the Arts. The campaign seeks to empower youths in pursuing their dreams and a series of exclusive tote designs was successfully launched in July. To kickstart the project, a few of our beneficiaries and their parents were invited for a canvas painting session to express their aspirations through art. Arriving early at CHARLES & KEITH’s headquarters, the kids were first introduced to canvas painting techniques by professional artists from KraftArc. With the help of volunteers from CHARLES & KEITH, the kids brainstormed ideas and began painting their designs. Using different brush strokes and colours, the kids freely expressed their thoughts and each masterpiece conveyed their determination and anticipation for the future. One of the beneficiaries,

Enya, drew an image of a camera to express her ambition of becoming a photographer. Another child, Anastasia, drew an illustration of “iron-girl” to spread the message that despite having a weak heart like Tony Stark, one can still live life to the fullest.

The canvas paintings were later re-interpreted by LASALLE’s design students and student, Michelle Bong’s tote design was selected for production. Michelle’s design communicated the courage and resilience of overcoming challenges to chase one’s dreams. The bold contrast between the animal creatures and their professions sought to create a compelling voice that one should never be afraid to dream big.

A video about the campaign, featuring our beneficiaries, was also produced by Charles and Keith. You may view the video by searching “Charles and Keith Let dreams take flight campaign” on Youtube.

- Contributed by CHARLES & KEITH

PROGRAMMES


Project Heartfelt Project Heartfelt is a team of nineteen 15-year-old students from Nan Chiau High School. The aim was to promote public awareness for Club Rainbow, and to let their beneficiaries know that there are many kind souls supporting them.

Ward Play and Centre Play were held at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital from May to June 2016, where the volunteers made arts and crafts with the children. The children were very outgoing and the smiles on their

Citi-YMCA Youth for Causes 2016Citi-YMCA Youth for Causes (YFC) is a community initiative which aims to provide a platform for Singaporean youths aged between 15 and 25 years old to work with their choice Voluntary Welfare Organisations (VWOs) to organise self-initiated projects for a good social cause. Moving beyond the classroom, students get to learn about social entrepreneurship and develop their community leadership skills.

This year, Club Rainbow saw a total of 7 teams from Secondary schools, who took on the challenge of being brand ambassadors for CRS to raise funds and awareness for our cause. On behalf of our beneficiaries, we would like to thank all the teams for their hard work in bringing their projects to fruition.

Here is what 2 of the teams did.

Team MirusDuring the June Holidays, Team Mirus, a group of four Secondary 4 students from Hwa Chong Institution held street sales selling exclusively-designed wristbands, balloons, stickers and drawstring bags over a span of four weeks. The street sales were held in various locations all around Singapore and more than 100 volunteers from different schools came to help with the sales.

The team also held a movie screening workshop for the beneficiaries, and organised a fund-raising concert in August to help generate further public awareness for the chronically ill children of Club Rainbow.

- Contributed by Team Mirus

faces after each session really warmed the hearts of the team. “ Meeting these children and having fun with them will most definitely be one of our fondest memories of this entire project.”, the volunteers quipped.

For fundraising, street sales and sale of food items were conducted during SHINES, Nan Chiau High School’s annual fundraising carnival and annual cross-country.

The team concluded, “To be able to work with such an empowering and inspirational organization such as Club Rainbow and their beneficiaries has been such an honourable and memorable experience. It has really broadened our horizons and taught us to be more empathetic to those around us who are in need.”

- Contributed by Project Heartfelt


Educational Assistance

An ‘Artmazing’ Learning Journey A group of Club Rainbow’s beneficiaries ranging from Primary 1 to Secondary 4 students, came together to participate in the Artmazing Trail Creative Writing Workshop - a special blend of the Orchard Road Art Trail learning journey and creative writing workshop organized by Club Rainbow on 20 and 21 June 2016. The objective of the workshop was to provide an experiential learning experience through art and creative writing for our beneficiaries.

The children were taught to consolidate their thoughts and emotions about the sculptures, and produced written, oral and visual texts to express, develop and substantiate their experience.

When I saw the unique art at Orchard Road, I was very surprised. I do not pay attention to the statues I see when I visit Orchard Road. The game was very fun and creative. I remember I wrote two poems, one is cinquain and another one is acrostic. - Kai Ann (12 years old)

I think Nutmeg and Mace was the most colourful because most of the colours used were very cheerful. I find Harmony the most interesting because it had twists and turns in it.- Megan Lim (9 years old)

During this workshop, I learnt how to boost my confidence from Day 1. I had to talk to strangers. We got to visit a lot of sculptures and we learnt how to write different sorts of poems. Then on Day 2, we learnt to imagine things differently and wrote a story about one sculpture with a twist. I learnt how to think and listen to other people’s ideas. -Jeremiah Liauw (10 years old)

I went around Orchard and I saw five sculptures - Harmony, Nutmeg and Mace, Mother and Child, Eulogy to Singapore and Wei Chi Jing De. I felt happy as I got to learn more about them and more about the history of Orchard Road.- Jagdish (16 years old)

Here are some comments from our beneficiaries about the workshop

The positive impact of the workshop on the beneficiaries did not go unnoticed by the parents. At the end of the two-day workshop, parents gave us the feedback that their child was more communicative and confident, and had learnt to work with people.


We are pleased to present a few pieces of the work done by the beneficiaries at the workshop:

II) Cinquain PoemA cinquain poem is a verse of five lines that do not rhyme.

III) Writings

Ice Kachang- Aidan

(10 years old)

Sweet ice kachang I love

It’s delicious syrup filled with coconut pulp and jelly

Very sweet.

Tou-Fu- Kai Ann

(12 years old)

Tou-fuI love tou-fu

Tou-fu is very softTou-fu tastes very delicious

Yummy!Orchard- En Tong (9 years old)

Harmony- the lower primary group

Harmony- Chong Kay Lin (13 years old)

1. It is a very meaningful sculpture2. It shows two people dancing together.3. The waterfall gives it a nice photo background.4. It means that people should live in harmony.5. It is made of aluminium.6. The sculpture us telling the world not to fight,

especially with someone of a difference race from ourselves.

It resembles the love the mother has for the child.It looks like a sculpture that is made from iron.Looks three dimensional with the feel of motherly love.The child is like an element that adds joy to the mother’s heart.Together this sculpture emits a strong feel that is for all to love their mothers.The sculpture seems to bring out the unbreakable bond and love of the mother and child.

Mother and Child sculpture- Ye Long (16 years old)

I) Acrostic PoemsAn acrostic poem is a type of poetry where the first, last or other letters in a line spell out a particular word or phrase.


Hi Jerome,Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule for this interview!

Were you a volunteer with CRS prior to joining as its Executive Director?My first encounter with Club Rainbow (Singapore) was in the mid-1990s, followed by various corporate CSR programs thereafter with the chronically ill kids & their families. My first significant fund-raising effort was developing and executing Ride For Rainbows in 2012 and I had run this fund raiser as a volunteer leader until I joined the charity in 2014.

What prompted you to leave the corporate sector after so many years and enter the social sector?After years of just donating money, I started taking on volunteering opportunities with Singapore charities and overseas missions with the church. In 2011, I had adopted an orphanage with over 100 kids in Phnom Penh with a group of 15 like-minded friends with the plans to upgrade the facilities and working with the nuns to positively impact the kids. When I turned 50 years old in 2014, I felt that I was ready to move to the social sector on a full-time basis and hope to bring some of the best practices in the commercial world to create an even more effective and efficient social sector environment.

Why did you choose to work in Club Rainbow?I have a long acquaintance with Club Rainbow (Singapore). When I made a decision to

Mr Jerome Yuen has been the Executive Director of Club Rainbow (Singapore)(CRS)since June 2014. Prior to joining CRS, Jerome spent over 25 years working in leadership roles in the corporate sector. In this issue, we interview the man behind the team of full-time staff inthe CRS office.

come to the social sector, it took me some time to decide but I knew that I want to work at ground zero and directly with beneficiaries. In 2014, the timing was right and Club Rainbow (Singapore) was hiring. So, here I am!

What does being the Executive Director of Club Rainbow involve?Managing the operations is a key part to the work on a daily basis. On top of that, it is critical to constantly plan for the development of the charity to better serve the beneficiaries in the coming years and that includes hiring the right people to operationalise our strategic plans. In my first 6 months in 2014, I had the opportunity to better understand the council members, the team operations. Since then, I had an opportunity to rebuild the team and we now have a high performing

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team. The current focus is to develop our plans to better utilize the resources to be more impactful in helping our kids and their families.

What do you enjoy most about your job?Every morning, I wake up with a wish and that is “I can impact a life positively today”. That is what I enjoy most about my job because it allows me to do exactly it. To achieve this good work, I get to work with a great team that I have built over these last 2 years and that is a real joy for me too.

What do you hope to achieve in your time as Executive Director for Club Rainbow?It is my hope to build a charity with a strong culture based on our core values of teamwork, professionalism, respect, integrity, compassion and excellence. During our recent strategic planning, some great ideas were shared and I will be working with my team to make sure all of them would get a fair chance to be successfully implemented. I am certain that Club Rainbow (Singapore) will be the charity of choice for chronically ill children & their families.

You are one of the founders of Club Rainbow’s signature fund-raising event, Ride for Rainbows. How did the idea for Ride for Rainbows come about?There are many stories about how RFR came about. Honestly, its genesis came over a cup of coffee with a good buddy, Paul Tay. The whole concept was created in 48 hours and developed into a fund raiser cycling event based on 3 common characteristics of our beneficiaries’ life – long, dark and tough. In its inaugural year, the fund raiser cyclists were mostly senior executives from our work or personal friends and the round-island route covered over 150km to be covered during the early hours of the morning. It was only possible with the support of friends and family. In 2013, it was organized as a public event and is now an annual event on the cycling calendar in Singapore.

Ride for Rainbows has been organised for 5 years in a row. From 36 riders in the inaugural edition in 2012, the event has grown by more than 10 times in terms of funds raised and rider participation. Ride for Rainbows 2016 saw a record-breaking 450 riders take

to the streets. Did you ever anticipate that the event would grow so big? What are your thoughts about this?The original intention was to raise some funds and also to help spread the story of Club Rainbow (Singapore). While the concept was created in a superfast fashion but it had the ingredients of a scalable and sustainable business idea. There is no limit to how big the event can become. I believe we will see 1,000 riders and/or SGD1Million in donations in time to come.

You have registered as a rider for Ride for Rainbows in all the 5 years that it has been organised and are always ranked among the top 10 fund raisers each year. What drives you to participate year after year?As long as I can ride, I will continue to participate. The event allows me to do what I enjoy and also do good at the same time. As for being amongst the top 10 fund raisers, there is really no secret. My advice is to just ASK. Behind the amount of fund raised each year is an honest appeal and lots of support from family/friends in Singapore as well as around the globe. I hope to ride in this event for many more years to come.

Lastly, is there anything that you would like to tell our beneficiaries and their families since this is the last issue of Rainbow Connection for 2016?Of course. 2016 has been a year of changes – everything from new staff to new programs/services. While the iconic programs such as our camp and year-end retreat remain as iconic programs, there are many introductions such as therapy services, interest-based programs, just to name a few.

So stay in touch, and continue to connect with us. Feel free to contact us if there is anything we can do to help and we welcome any feedback to help us improve.

If there is an exemplary Club Rainbow beneficiary, caregiver, social worker, volunteer, staff or council member whom you would like us to interview and feature in our Rainbow Superstar section, please let us know! Email us your recommendations at [email protected]

Climb For Rainbows

Celebrating Heroes

Dream Seeds Arts Fest

Kris Kringle

8 October

22 October

3 – 7 November

2 – 10 December

Fundraising event through vertical marathon to promote a healthy lifestyle and celebrate the resilience and hope of our beneficiaries.

Platform to recognise and celebrate the efforts of Rainbow caregivers, and expand their horizons and learn new skills through dedicated workshops.

Inaugural public arts event celebrating the artistic talents of our brightest beneficiaries. Programme line-up for launch event (5 Nov) includes a visual arts exhibition, a concert as well as art activity booths.

Festive celebration to inculcate the values of giving and sharing, and paying-it-forward for our beneficiaries.

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Set up in 1992, Club Rainbow (Singapore) is a non-profit organisation with a mission

to provide compassionate relevant services to the families of children who suffer from a range of major chronic and potentially life-threatening illnesses.

Children in Club Rainbow range from new-borns to youths up to the age of 20. Many of them require frequent hospital visits for treatment, complicated therapy and long-term medication. Club Rainbow works closely with KK Women’s & Children’s Hospital (KKH), the National University Hospital (NUH) and the neonatal unit of Singapore General Hospital. On the recommendation of doctors, the children are referred to Club Rainbow for critical follow-up support.

Armed with the vision to be the leading service provider that meets the needs of these children and their families, Club Rainbow adopts a holistic approach to help our beneficiaries in 5 core aspects:• Emotional Support• Financial Support• Educational Assistance• Social Integration• Informational Resources We offer an array of free support services to our beneficiaries in each core aspect, some of which include home and hospital counselling as well as tuition services, regular programmes and educational seminars.

Underscoring the work that we do are our core values:Teamwork | Professionalism | Respect | Integrity | Compassion | Excellence

Club Rainbow (Singapore) is an independent charity that relies largely on corporate and public donations to support our mission and sustain our work and daily operations

HOW YOU CAN HELPThere are a variety of ways you can show your support for Club Rainbow children and their families:• Be a regular donor through GIRO or make a donation via the CRS website • Recommend CRS as beneficiary for corporate sponsorships and donations• Organise activities to raise funds either among your network, organisation or the public• Support our annual public fundraising events• In-kind Donation like grocery items, milk powder and diapers• Invite our beneficiaries and their families out for social and recreational activities• Volunteer with us on a regular or ad-hoc basis• Be a resource volunteer and share your area of expertise

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