February 2021 Updates!
A Newsletter Publication by Children's Wishing Well
Lunar New Year - Clothes and Shoe Shopping outing!
Don’t we all look forward to the New Year because it brings so much hope for a new beginning and brighter future! Especially for the Lunar New Year, the tradition is to wear new clothes and shoes. However, some children from disadvantaged families may not be so lucky as they cannot afford new things.
Our children at CWW were grateful and privileged to receive the generous support from UGS to go on a much anticipated shopping trip. Not only did each of them go home with a new set of clothes and shoes, they were also treated to ice-cream at Swensen's!
Each child also received an ang bao as a blessing for the new year ahead. Our heartfelt thank you to UGS for your generosity and kindness in spreading joy and blessings to our children!
Clothes shopping @ Uniqlo
Finding the best deals
Shoe shopping @ Bata
AIA-CWW ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
We would like to congratulate 21 of our students who recently received the AIA-CWW Achievement Awards. They were recognised for their exceptional academic performance and commendable characters in the year 2020. We were honoured to have Ms Melita Teo, Chief Customer & Digital Officer, AIA, to present the awards to our deserving recipients.
All of us at CWW are very proud of our awardees!
Once again, we would like to express our deepest appreciation to AIA for your unwavering support through the years. Your support has made an immeasurable difference to the lives of our children.
Life Skills - Beatboxing Workshop @ CWW Bukit Merah
As part of our Life Skills component, our children were given the opportunity to learn how to make music with their mouths! Yes, the art of Beatboxing! We were privileged to have ONE FM 91.3 radio DJ, Shaun Tupaz and local beatboxer Nathaniel Yap conduct a Beatboxing workshop for our children at our centre @ Bukit Merah. They had an enriching time learning basic rhythms and getting into the groove. Our children were also treated to a beatbox and rap performance by the talented duo!
To top it off, our children were treated to delicious plant-based Impossible burgers by the wonderful team at The Goodburger. Some of our children even commented, "It's so juicy and tasty like real meat!" Our children's hearts (and tummies!) were full. Special thanks to Shaun for planning and making all these possible!
Lunar New Year Celebrations at CWW Bukit Merah
Our Chinese New Year Celebration was held on 15th February 2021 for our children at Bukit Merah Centre.
Our children participated in a variety of activities such as making their own zodiac masks, rolling out tang yuan, a chopstick race - where many of them first learnt how to use chopsticks, cutting out auspicious words and calligraphy.
The highlight for the children was a short Chinese New Year Play on "Nian" where they watched the staff dress up and present the origins of Chinese New Year. We hope the children had as much fun as we did!
Wishing everyone a happy, healthy and peaceful New Year ahead!
A dramatisation on the origins of Chinese New Year
Trying their hand at Calligraphy
Rolling Tangyuan!
Your contribution counts!
1. Against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic, adaptability in the face of adversity is key and we have tweaked the services we provide to respond to the most pressing needs of our families. It is of utmost importance that no child goes hungry and always has something nutritious to eat. Any amount you contribute, big or small, will go a long way in supporting them, be it funding a hot meal or a tuition lesson. Click on the following link to make a donation: https://www.giving.sg/childrens-wishing-well
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