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To commemorate the start of our 75th anniversary, we organised a Heritage Walk for our members and staff on June 18th. Joining us were also volunteers from SNM Youth, Agilent Technologies (Singapore), Red Cross First Aid Volunteers, SNM Individual Volunteers, who braved the morning sun with us.
75 people from our members, management and staff walked 7.5km to mark the start of our 75th anniversary celebrations and created beautiful memories together. The walk trailed from the Momentary Monument, where Singapore’s founding Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew made his first public appearance after his televised public announcement of Singapore’s separation from Malaysia on 9th August 1965. His appearance on 12 September 1965 was made at the former Sree Narayana Mission, which stood at No. 48 Soon Keat Road, where he delivered his clarion ‘Never Fear’ call to all Singaporeans. Today, this spot is marked by the Momentary Monument, which currently stands at 313 Sembawang Drive.
Our celebrations also provided our participants the opportunity to do voluntary service, where they put their hands together to clean some of the residents’ wheelchairs.
Assoc Prof Faishal Ibrahim, Minister of State, Ministry of Home Affairs & Ministry of National Development, also graced our event as Guest-of-Honour and shared words of appreciation for the contributions of SNM to the community over the last 74 years. The event concluded with a sweet serving of cake for all and our Resident’s Committee Chairman, Mr Eric Lim, presented a token of appreciation to Assoc Prof Dr Faishal Ibrahim.
The event was covered by Indian Beat, who featured this event on their show on July 8th. You can view the feature via the link here: SNM’s Feature on Indian Beats, July 8th.
We would like to thank Indian Beat for the feature!
Our heartiest congratulations to SSN Ohm Mar on being one of the winners of the Nurses Merit Award last evening!The award honours the sacrifices nurses have made during the COVID-19 period and recognises those who have gone above and beyond the call of duty. SSN Ohm Mar has been serving our residents at Meranti Home as Senior Staff Nurse since 2017 and has grown from strength to strength over the years.
On winning the award, Ms Ohm Mar shared that winning the award brought her happiness and that it elevated her sense of confidence to continue doing her best as a nurse.
Our nurses brought comfort, care and compassion, which has been invaluable to our residents and clients during the COVID-19 pandemic. SNM acknowledges and thanks all our nursing staff for their service and continual efforts to care for those we serve to the best of their abilities.
SNM (Singapore) was amongst 25 other Indian organisations under the Federation of Singapore Indian Organisations (FSIO), formed under the auspices of the Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI), that was invited to the SICCI-FSIO gala dinner which was held last evening at Shangri-La Singapore.
Through this partnership, we hope to collaborate with the Indian diaspora to play its part in achieving mutual socio-economic benefits for the larger community and participating institutions as well.
As SNM is expanding its programmes with an additional Nursing Home, we also look forward to providing volunteering and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) opportunities for member organisations.
Special thanks to Jamal Mohamed College Alumni Association – Singapore Chapter for the generous donation!
Mohiadeen Abdul Kader, the President of the Association, said that they have pledged to support and coordinate their efforts with social welfare and community development organisations to establish harmony and enhance socio-cultural development in the community.
He praised SNM for our quick responses and added that our CEO, Mr S. Devendran had patiently guided them through the donation process. Professionals in the social service sector touch the lives of the less fortunate among us, and Mr Kader hopes that other organisations would also step up and help ensure that no Singaporean is left behind.
SNM was featured in Thaalam (Indian Beat) in Season 12, episode 43, which covered our win at the recent Ageing Asia Awards. The interview featured several members of our staff who shared their thoughts on the accomplishment and recognition that this award has given them.
Our partners from Cycling Without Age (CWA) who played a large part in our programme was also invited to speak and share their experience working with SNM.
Here is the link to the episode: https://www.mewatch.sg/watch/Indian-Beat-S12-E43-268183
