Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation (Singapore Branch)

YEAR OF 2008


Tzu Chi volunteers celebrating the year end festive seasons with the lonely elders
Dong Zhi (Winter Solstice) and Christmas are important festivals for the Chinese and the Westerners, where families spend time together to bond with one another. The Tzu Chi volunteers combined the two celebrations and presented the seniors with a warm reunion on Dec 21. <--MORE-->

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DATE		TITLE
20081221		Tzu Chi volunteers celebrating the year end festive seasons with the lonely elders
20081213		First TIMA Symposium in Sri Lanka
20081207		Educational Talk on Recycling as a Way of Life

DATE		TITLE
20081130		Eco Green @ Ansar TC Educational Booth Raises Environmental Awareness among Residents
20081121		Visit to UNHCR TC Educational Centres by UNHCR, Refugees Intl & Al Jazeera TV
20081116		New recycling point launched at Chai Chee
20081116		Tzu Chi invited to Sengkang “Clean & Green Family Day 2008” Recycling and educational efforts recognized
20081115-1116		Tzu Chi Teenagers’ Camp 2008: Have Self-regard and Be Loving to All
20081109		New recycling centre commenced in Admiralty
20081104		Continuous help and care to Myanmar cyclone victims through rice seeds, Great Love Houses and schools
20081103		A field trip for employees of UCARA SPA to Tzu Chi Singapore Branch
20081102		2008 Graduation Ceremony of 2nd Cohort for Tzu Chi Continuing Education Centre
20081102		Gathering for the Friends of the Heart Lotus
20081101		Healing the Needy Elderly: Tzu Chi Free Clinic Relocated to Redhill

DATE		TITLE
20081025		2008 Annual Camp for Tzu Chi Cadre Members in Malaysia (Day 1)
20081024		A Visit to Nurul Iman Boarding School: Great Love Transcends Racial and Religious Barriers
20081024		A Learning Journey to Tzu Chi Indonesia Branch: Count Our Blessings Through Witnessing Human Suffering; Tread Along the Bodhisattva Path with Diligence
20081023		Providing the needed comfort and assistance to a grieving Taiwanese family in Singapore
20081012		Beneficiaries Enlivened by Participating in Recycling
20081003		St Anthony Primary’s Visit to Tzu Chi Recycling Station: Environmental Awareness Ingrained in the Minds of the Young

DATE		TITLE
20080927		Care for a solitary elder
20080921		Celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival in the Elderly Care Day
20080915		2008 TIMA Convention ~ Loving Doctors sharing their joys and challenges
20080913		Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration with Shunfu Residents Spreading Messages of Tzu Chi Love in the Neighbourhood
20080913		Celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival with (SILRA) Home Residents
20080912		Great Love Performance Night in Singapore
20080907		Children Achievement Class Learns Filial Piety through Serving Tea to Parents
20080906		Tzu Chi invited to Pasir Ris West Community Club’s Mid Autumn Festival Celebration
20080906		Compassion transcends borders; foreign workers participated in blood donation drive

DATE		TITLE
20080831		Yuhua CC Health Screening Caring for health as well as Mother Earth
20080831		Joyous Celebration for New Life A Successful Cross Borders Medical Relief by Tzu Chi
20080830		Entrepreneurs’ Sharing on Valuable Life Lessons
20080829		Gratitude to teachers Great Love Mothers lead children in tea-offering ceremony
20080829		Seeds of love sprouting tall in Sichuan
20080827		Tzu Chi Great Love Mother Cultivating Seeds of Kindness in Maha Bodhi School
20080823		Volunteers Share their Experiences in Four-in-One Cadre Retreat
20080822		Seize the Moment, Live in Now…. Outdoor photography practice at the Singapore Fireworks Celebrations
20080817		Passing on the Torch of Love on Mid Autumn Festival Distribution Day
20080815		Myanmar burn victim faces life challenges with smile
20080805		A Successful Operation for Mithushi

DATE		TITLE
20080727		Pasir Ris West RC residents visit Jing Si Hall
20080726		Second Annual Primary-Secondary School Tzu Chi Sign Language Contest
20080726		The 5th Relief Team Brought Fertilizers to Farmers in Kyauktan
20080724		A Successful Operation for Zin Ko Oo
20080724		Joys and Sorrows of Two Burmese Sisters
20080721		A gift of Stationery for School Children in Myanmar
20080720		Flu Vaccination for the Kreta Ayer Elderly
20080716		Taiwan Chang Jung Christian University Service Education Section visits Tzu Chi
20080715		Singapore Buddhist Youth Mission donates to Tzu Chi
20080714		Spinal Operation Brings New Hope to Two Sri Lankan Girls
20080713		Recycling helps care recipient overcome worries
20080706		Guzheng melodies raising funds for Sichuan and Myanmar disasters victims
20080706		Artistes Association Charity Concert Kindness lights up night sky
20080703		Several natural disasters occurring in the USA Tzu Chi delivers goods and medical aid to disaster survivors

DATE		TITLE
20080627		RTM2 Interview with Tzu Chi's Medical Team to Myanmar
20080621		Music Warms the Heart Local Musicians Raise Funds for Sichuan Quake Victims
20080620		Tzu Chi's 3rd Disaster Relief Team for Myanmar
20080618		Charity Food Bazaar at Yew Mei Green, Choa Chu Kang
20080616		A Vist to NEA (National Environment Agency) Solid Waste Disposal Infrastructure
20080615		Farewell Grandpa Li Shui Nan
20080614		World Blood Donor Day 2008 Gold Award for Tzu Chi's Remarkable Contribution as Blood Mobile Organiser
20080605		Updates on Tzu Chi’s Relief Mission in Sichuan and Myanmar
20080604		Chang Cheng Mee Wah (Yangtze) Food House Responds with Prayers and Love
20080603		A Relay of Love in the Singapore Community
20080601		Great Love surrounds the global village Tzu Chings exemplify great love in action

DATE		TITLE
20080526		A Relay of Love for Sichuan Quake Third Tzu Chi Relief Team Begins Mission
20080525		Guardian Angels in Pasir Ris Health Screening for Residents
20080525		Calling Forth Compassion from Around the World
20080523		Sending Prayer and Blessings to the Unfortunates
20080521		Gathering the Strength of Love at Local Enterprises
20080519		Stories from the Fundraising Campaign for Sichuan and Myanmar
20080518		Melodious Voice from Disaster Area Disaster Victims Show Hope & Willpower with Tzu Chi Volunteers Providing Care and Companionship
20080515		Earthquake aid heading for disaster area
20080508		Tzu Chi Volunteers from Four Countries Rush to Aid Disaster Region in Myanmar

DATE		TITLE
20080429		Counting Our Blessings - A Lesson Learnt with a Pencil Stub
20080420		TIHAA Entrepreneurs Aspire to Lead Environmental Preservation using Business Technology
20080419		A Cheery Day with You Around! TC Volunteers Assisting Beneficiary in House-Shifting
20080415		Exchange Program for Great Love Mothers of Singapore and Malaysia to Nurture the Future Generation
20080412		First Videoconference with Hualien, the Spiritual Home of Tzu Chi
20080406		TC Dreams, Acts for Dreamland

DATE		TITLE
20080330		Opening of 5th UNHCR Tzu Chi Education Centre
20080330		First Health Screening in Taman Jurong CC
20080323		Promoting Environmental Protection at the Portuguese Settlement
20080316		Caring for the Lonely Elders Together
20080315		A date with Mother Nature First outdoor plain art sketching
20080312		Tzu Chi Foundation officially registered in Mainland China
20080305		Hard work pays off for NTU Tzu Chi Collegians in using reusable dining utensils
20080302		TIMA Volunteers Help Spring-Clean Immobile Senior’s Home
20080301		Publicity before Bloodmobile Clears Misconceptions

DATE		TITLE
20080229		Recycling In the Health Care Industry The Case of Gleneagles Hospital
20080220		Jing Si Aphorism well-received by Mee Toh School Teachers
20080219		Thousands Affected in Sabah Flood
20080213		Singapore Great Love Mothers Team’s First Presence in School
20080203		Heartwarming Lunar New Year Visit to Lonely Elders by TIMA
20080202		Spring Cleaning for the Lonely Elderly at Chinatown

DATE		TITLE
20080130		UNHCR-Tzu Chi's CLNP Attracted Attention from NHK
20080127		Tzu Chi Annual Year-End Thanksgiving Distribution
20080120		Behind the Scenes of the Great Love Charity Fair
20080119		Turning Used Bed Linens into Green Bags
20080108		Tzu Chi cares for Quezon City fire victims
20080107		A most mistimed birthday in Sri Lanka—26 December 2004
20080106		New Year Charity Hampers Production by Tzu Chi Singapore Entrepreneur Association
20080105		Tzu Chi National School Opens in Hambantota, Sri Lanka