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Issue #6, March
2009
News
Saving children with cancer
Despite hard times, children with cancer have something to smile about, thanks to a S$12 million gift from Goh Foundation to help increase their survival chances .
Find out how this gift will fund research into cancer treatment and establish a professorship in paediatric oncology.
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Alumni
Spirit of Odyssey
127 alumni of the NUS Overseas Colleges programme follow in Prof Shih Choon Fong’s footsteps in making a gift to the Odyssey Fund to nurture student entrepreneurs at NUS. In less than 2 months since the launch of the fund in December 2008, their gifts have helped bring the total fund size to S$265,350.
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Legacy
A fine example
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To honour the late Dr Ong Chit Chung, NUS alumnus, former lecturer and Member of Parliament, the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) hopes to raise S$500,000 to establish the Ong Chit Chung Memorial Scholarship. A fitting tribute to an exemplary alumnus, the Scholarship will support talented students at FASS. .
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Campaign
Class giving up 361%!
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The number of seniors making a gift as part of their Commencement Class Giving 2008 rose by 361% over 2007. Their gifts totaling S$15,386 go to help their juniors facing financial difficulties.
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Bursary
Lions' generosity
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Singapore Lions Clubs celebrates 50 years of community service by making gift to help 22 financially needy NUS students at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. The Singapore Lions Clubs’ Bursary, is valued at $2,000 each.
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| Giving does matter ... |
“Every gift matters, make yours today”
— The favourite Annual Giving bus slogan, according to results from “Vote for your favourite bus slogan contest” launched in the AlumNUS magazine.
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| For you |
Tell us which is your favourite story in this issue and why and you could win one of five NUS management journals.
We look forward to hearing from you! |
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