$1.9 million raised for 10 organisations at May Day charity event

New Paper

05-05-2025

An event held on May Day saw donors contributing around $1.9 million for 10 organisations, including the Singapore Hospice Council, Caregiving Welfare Association, Reach Community Services, Ambulance Wish Singapore and Seventy Times Seven (Prison Fellowship Singapore).
The charity drive by the Singapore Island Country Club (SICC) comprised a charity golf game, which saw 500 players taking part, and a gala dinner at the club's location near Upper Thomson Road.
Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong and his wife, Madam Tan Choo Leng, donors, corporate partners and beneficiaries attended the dinner, which saw performances by the Dyslexia Association of Singapore, among others.
In a statement, the club said other sports activities, including tennis, squash, pickleball and bowling, will continue until the end of the month as part of the charity drive.
The charity drive has raised over $27 million since its first iteration in 1972, in support of more than 100 charitable organisations.
Mr How Seen Yong, the organising chairman of the SICC May Day Charity 2025, said the event is more than just a tradition.
"It is a powerful reminder of what we can achieve when we come together to serve others. The impact we create goes far beyond the dollars raised; it's about transforming lives, restoring hope and inspiring future generations to give back," he said.
Thanking donors, Mr How said he was proud to stand with the club's members to continue the tradition of helping the needy and under-privileged in Singapore.
The club was established in 1963. It has three golf courses and other sports facilities across its two locations.
The courses have hosted international and local golf tournaments, including the Rolex Masters.
The Singapore Open golf tournament will be held at SICC in November.