Singapore, 11 June 2023 – At the 2023 Assisi Fun Day, Assisi Hospice’s biggest fundraising event of the year, around 250 staff from the CDL Group volunteered their time and heart, with the aim of raising S$1 million for the care of Assisi Hospice’s patients and their families.
Following a three-year hiatus, the charity carnival resumed physically this year and was held at SJI International. The event was graced by Mr Chan Chun Sing, Minister for Education and Ms Ho Ching, Assisi Hospice’s Patron.
A key highlight was the CDL Challenge Bubble Soccer, a special charity segment, which alone raised S$130,000 from CDL’s staff and business partners. Three of CDL’s business partners participated in the segment – Woh Hup Private Limited, Dragages Singapore and OrangeTee.
Following a spirited playoff under the blazing sun, the OrangeTee team emerged as the winner, and scored the chance to pit their skills against the VIP team, which was led by CDL Group CEO Mr Sherman Kwek and Group COO Mr Kwek Eik Sheng. Other participants included Mr Gerard Lee, a family member of Assisi Hospice’s former patient, Mr Thomas Teo, Chairman of Assisi Hospice, and Mr Roy Chiang, CEO of CBM.
Mr Sherman Kwek, CDL Group CEO, said, “I am incredibly grateful for the collective generosity shown by our business associates, friends and the community. The funds raised today will have a profound impact on the lives of patients at Assisi Hospice and their respective families. CDL has been a hospice partner since 1999 and their work serves as a beacon of light. We urge more to contribute to this meaningful cause.”
Initiated in 2017 by Mr Kwek, the CDL Challenge has helped raise funds to support the care of Assisi Hospice’s patients from 2017 to 2019 before the physical Assisi Fun Day was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. When Assisi Fun Day took on a virtual format from 2020 to 2022, the CDL Group continued to help raise funds through e-stalls and rallied donations from their stakeholders.
As the event’s co-organiser, the CDL Group set up nine stalls at the carnival – four by CDL staff volunteers, four by Millennium & Copthorne Hotels Limited (M&C) hotels, and one by sister company Hong Leong Finance, selling an array of delectable F&B items. CDL’s subsidiary CBM Pte Ltd, the Facilities partner of the event, contributed manpower and expertise in areas such as logistics, cleaning and security.
For this year’s event, six M&C hotels – Copthorne King’s Hotel Singapore, Grand Copthorne Waterfront Singapore, M Hotel Singapore, Orchard Hotel Singapore, M Social Singapore and Studio M Hotel. – also sponsored F&B and hotel vouchers as lucky draw prizes.
