BEFRIENDING SENIORS AT BLOSSOM SEEDS’ CHARITY LUNCH

NEARLY 40 NUS CARES VOLUNTEERS — COMPRISING NUS ALUMNI, RAFFLES HALL ALUMNI AND NUS STUDENTS’ UNION (NUSSU) MEMBERS — joined fellow volunteers and over 1,100 seniors and community partners at Fairmont Hotel for Blossom Seeds’ charity lunch, “Blossom: A Tribute to Seniors”, on 19 February 2023.

Organised by Blossom Seeds, the event commemorated Blossom Seeds’ 10th anniversary of working with seniors and enabling them to stay active and blossom in the community. Our friendly NUS Cares volunteers came together as Befrienders for the day to spend time and bond with the seniors over a sumptuous lunch.

Mr Leonard Tan (Engineering ’18), Secretary and Director of Events, Raffles Hall Association, was happy to have the opportunity to enjoy a lunch with the seniors. “Having a lunch out is a daily thing to do but many of the beneficiaries do not have the opportunity to do so, and feel alone. I am glad that we could come together to build a more inclusive and caring society,” he shared.

After enjoying activity booths and dance performances, seniors and Befrienders then sang their hearts out to classic tunes such as 朋友 and 月亮代表我的心 during a singalong session with Guest-of-Honour, Minister Ong Ye Kung.

“MY FAVOURITE PART OF THE EVENT WAS SINGING ALONG IN UNISON WITH EVERYONE IN THE ROOM REGARDLESS OF AGE. IT WAS WONDERFUL TO FEEL UNIFIED AS ONE.”

Ni Yi Wen, Director of Alumni Relations and Community Engagement, NUSSU

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