| Project I-Care |
Since the project started in October 2003, Project I-Care has benefited the residents of elderly Homes. The homes were Sree Narayana Mission Home, Christalite Methodist Home, Villa Francis Home for the Aged, Man Fut Tong Home for the Aged Sick, and Sunshine Welfare Action Home (SWAMI). Project I-Care is an on-going project involving multiple partner organisations, and it has served as a meaningful avenue for many to do their part in voluntary work. Many lay volunteers from the Singapore Women's Association (SWA), Rotaract Club, Interact Club, Rotary Club of Suntec City, and the NorthWest Community Development Council (NWCDC) provide logistical and manpower support to the project. Some volunteers have become repeat volunteers and this helps sustain the project year after year. Ophthalmologists volunteer their services under the auspices of the Singapore Society of Ophthalmology (SSO) on a regular basis for Project I Care to perform eye screenings at these homes. The SSO in its 2007 AGM reiterated its full support for its members' contribution to the activities of Project I-Care in its efforts to provide eye screening to the needy, as it provides an additional altruistic aspect to its activities. Project I Care serves as a platform for its members to contribute to society at large especially to the those who are needy. A glimpse of some of SSO members’ involvement in a few of previous screenings... Villa Francis for Home for the Aged 29 Nov 2009 SWAMI Home 22 March 2009 Sree Narayana Home 9 November 2008 Bo Tien Home 25 May 2008 Man Fut Tong Old People's Home 20 April 2008 Villa Francis for Home for the Aged 17 Feb 2008 Sree Narayana Home 12 August 2007 SWAMI Home 7 Oct 2007 Ulu Pandan Community Centre on 13 May 2007 Christalite Methodist Home 23 April 2006 Swarmi Home 4 June 2006 Villa Francis Home for the Aged 24 Sep 2006
Dr Jean Chai |
