The President's Challenge is an annual series of community-based activities initiated by President S R Nathan in 2000. President's Challenge aims to increase awareness about how the community can get involved in helping the less fortunate and to raise funds for the social service sector.
Apart from the annual donation of $1.2million, this year Singapore Pools' Staff Community Programme, i-SHINE (Serving from the Heart and In Nurturing Everyone), organised and raised over $157,000 through several fund-raising initiatives, such as encouraging major lottery winners to donate some of their winnings to President's Challenge; selling hongbaos at all Singapore Pools' retail outlets and selected community events; and sales of drinks and floating lilies at FunTasia, the Tote Board family's anniversary carnival held at the Singapore Chinese Garden.
Since the debut of President's Challenge in 2000, Tote Board and Singapore Pools have donated generously to beneficiaries under President's Challenge and have helped to defray all administrative costs incurred to ensure every dollar raised goes directly to the needy and less fortunate members in the community.
For more information about the good works that we do, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg/en/csr/place_and_project.html
Calendar of Events Supported by Tote Board &
Singapore Pools
from Week 15 Oct to 21 Oct 08
from Week 15 Oct to 21 Oct 08
| DATE | EVENT | ORGANISER |
| 15 Oct | Stags Nite 2008 - Annual Fund Raising Dinner to support various community projects. |
Tampines Rovers Football Club |
| 17 Oct | 11th Eagles Golf Day 2008 to raise funds for youth development, community outreach programmes and team building efforts. | Geylang United Football Club |
| 18 Oct | TMCC Charity Golf to raise funds for the newly established Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics of the Singapore Management University. | Tanah Merah Country Club |
| 21 Oct | HP Swing for Charity Golf Tournament in support of President's Challenge 2009. |
Hewlett-Packard Singapore Pte Ltd |