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November 25, 2017January 14, 2020

ChildAid 2017 raises over $2m for beneficiaries – THE BUSINESS TIMES

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Annual children’s charity event ChildAid raised more than S$2.1million for socially-disadvantaged children on Friday night. Now in its 13th year, the event, which previously featured a concert, changed its format to a narrative musical for children, replete with magical beings and a whirlwind tour of foreign lands.

ChildAid 2017: An Amazing Awesome Asian Adventure raised more than $2.1 million

The 13th edition of annual charity concert ChildAid organised by The Straits Times and The Business Times raised more than $2.1 million.

The proceeds go to The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund and The Business Times Budding Artists Fund, both of which help underprivileged children, bringing the collective amount raised over the years to more than $16 million.

Gracing the concert’s opening night on 24 November 2017 at Resorts World Theatre, Resorts World Sentosa was Mr Desmond Lee, Minister for Social and Family Development, and the Second Minister in the Ministry of National Development.
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October 24, 2017January 9, 2019

String A Legacy: Raising the Next Generation of Musicians

A musical legacy will be handed down this coming November in a concert titled String A Legacy featuring Singapore’s internationally renowned violinist Min Lee and her protégé 12-year old Samuel Tan making his debut at Esplanade Concert Hall.

Samuel, the youngest winner of the prestigious 2014 Andrea Postacchini International Violin Competition in Italy at the age of nine and among United Kingdom’s favourite classical radio station Classic FM’s top ten list of child prodigies in 2016, has been under Min Lee’s mentorship since he was seven years old.

Centered around the theme of legacy, String A Legacy will also see Samuel continuing the violin lineage from his mentor, Min Lee.

October 16, 2017January 9, 2019

Piano Marathon: 12-hours of non-stop piano-playing World’s leading piano maker launches new community outreach programme with a piano marathon for charity

The world’s leading piano maker, Steinway & Sons, will score a first in Asia this December with the launch of a new community outreach programme that will see a 12-hour music marathon for charity.

Called Piano Marathon 2017 @ ION Orchard, the event is scheduled to be held on 16 December at Singapore’s iconic shopping mall ION Orchard Level 1 Atrium. It aims to reach out to over 500 participants from all ages and all walks of life to provide 12 hours of continuous piano music. Nett proceeds from funds raised for the event will be donated to The Business Times Budding Artists Fund (BT BAF) that provides arts training to children and youths from financially disadvantaged families.

October 6, 2017January 14, 2020

Children For Children 2017

More than 700 children will get to role-play different real-world professions in one of Singapore’s largest indoor theme parks as part of Children’s Day celebrations this October.

Called Children for Children (CFC), and co-organised by The Business Times, CHIJ Kellock and The RICE Company Limited, this annual community event sees children from underprivileged backgrounds enjoy a day out at Singapore’s key attractions. For CFC 2017, the children can look forward to an immersive play experience at KidZania Singapore, where they can live out their dream careers – become firefighters, museum curators or even radio presenters, earn wages and decide on how to save or spend their keep.

‘Big’ Kids with Big Hearts: More than 700 Children Celebrate Children’s Day at KidZania Singapore

More than 700 children will get to role-play different real-world professions in one of Singapore’s largest indoor theme parks as part of Children’s Day celebrations this October.

August 4, 2017January 9, 2019

Thrice a Charm: Yu Neng Primary School Pays It Forward with Tote-ally Eco Friendly Project

For a third year running, a local primary school and its supporting community will come together to raise funds for students in need.

Yu Neng Primary School (YNPS) will be creating 1,324 eco tote bags featuring an owl motif with hand-sewn eyes, that will be distributed to the public whose donations for the bag will go towards raising funds for ChildAid, an annual charity concert in aid of The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund (STSPMF) and The Business Times Budding Artists Fund (BT BAF).

May 5, 2017January 9, 2019

Arts Training Fund Celebrates 12th Anniversary with Two New Training Centres for Children

One of Singapore’s well-known funds that supports arts training for financially disadvantaged children, The Business Times Budding Artists Fund (BT BAF), celebrates its 12th year this May by expanding its reach to the northern part of Singapore

Founded in 2005 with the aim of providing a level-playing field in the arts for young people from financially disadvantaged families, BT BAF which is managed by The RICE Company Ltd (TRCL) will be opening two new arts training centres for children in Northpoint in Yishun come fourth quarter of this year.

At present, BT BAF already supports two centrally located arts centres, The Little Arts Academy (LAA) located at Selegie Road and 10 Square @ Orchard Central (10 Square) on Orchard Road. LAA and 10 Square are multi-disciplinary arts centres which provide creative learning environments for children and youth respectively. Beneficiaries of the BT BAF aged 6 to 19 pursue music, dance, theatre and visual arts at these two centres.

December 5, 2016January 14, 2020

ChildAid 2016 among the best ever – THE BUSINESS TIMES

Longtime fans of the annual ChildAid concerts agree: Its 12th edition was one of its best ever. Themed ‘Living Dreams’, the charity concert gained strength and intensity with each successive item – culminating in a string of big group numbers that pulled out all the stops to impress the audience. This year’s ChildAid raised S$2.049 million in support of The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund and The Business Times Budding Artists Fund.

ChildAid 2016 Raises Over $2 Million For Two Children’s Charities

Despite the economic slowdown, ChildAid continues to receive unwavering support from its staunch supporters and the public.

The annual charity concert, which opened at the Resorts World Theatre on Friday evening (Nov 18), raised over $2 million for The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund (STSPMF) and The Business Times Budding Artists Fund (BTBAF), surpassing last year’s $1.98 million.

This brings the total sum raised for both funds to more than $14 million, since the annual concert series started in 2005. The top donors were Citi, HSBC. and UOB. They each donated $500,000 and above to ChildAid 2016.

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