Maybank Global Corporate Responsibility Day

Last Saturday (August 24), Maybank held its Global Corporate Responsibility (CR) Day, raising funds for charity and doing its part to volunteer for the Singapore community. For the first time, 180 social service users were invited to join in Maybank’s Family Day at Universal Studios Singapore (USS) in conjunction with the annual Maybank Global CR Day, where they were treated to a day of fun at a seaside carnival at Sentosa and a fundraising Charity Walk.

Booths at the Carnival include those from Maybank's charity partners and  environmental groups like WWF...

Inspire Good SG is a Maybank initiative to inspire Singaporeans to do more good and pass it on...

Fun galore at the games stalls...

Maybank’s cheque presentation to President’s Challenge 2019 on 24 August 2019...

(Photo Credit : Maybank)

More than 2,000 Maybank staff and their family and friends took part in the Charity Walk from Sentosa Palawan Green to USS to raise funds. In addition, staff, clients and corporate partners of the bank made generous outright donations as well as bid for limited edition Manchester United Football Club memorabilia. The total donations raised were over S$500,000 in support of the President’s Challenge 2019. Through Community Chest, the funds will be channelled to support Maybank’s charity partners: Lions Befrienders, Montfort Care, Institute of Mental Health (IMH) and MINDS. 

The festivities of at Palawan Green before the start of the Charity Walk...

Flag off of the Charity Walk at Sentosa Palawan Green, over 2,000 participants walked to Universal Studios Singapore...

(Photo Credit : Maybank)

Universal Studios Singapore Welcomes Maybank...

A Maybank staff volunteer bringing a Lions Befriender social service user to tour around Universal Studios Singapore...

(Photo Credit : Maybank)

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Little Sheep Hotpot - Value Set Lunch

Little Sheep Hotpot recently launched a Value Set Lunch promotion. At just $15.80++, the Set Lunch includes:

• Choices of meat platter (Signature Lamb, Kurobuta Pork or USA Beef)

 Pick your choice from the menu on a tablet...

Pork and beef platters here...

•  Choice of beverage (Coke, Sprite or Lime Juice)

Consider booking a private room to enjoy majestic Mongolian wall art...

• 18 types of hotpot ingredients, including Spinach, Luncheon Meat, Bean Curd, Fish Tofu, Meat Ball, Beef Ball, Mushroom, Fried Bean curd Skin, Dumpling, Cabbage, Rice Vermicelli, Corn, Black Fungus, Potato, Yam, Crown Daisy, Lotus Root and Noodles

 Noodles for that needed carbo boost...

• Excludes soup base and sauces

Share a pot with your friends at just $9 for a single flavour...

Or opt for a double-flavoured pot at $15...

If you are less adventurous or prefer milder soups, choose the Mushroom or Tomato options...

The richer spicy or original flavours are definitely stronger in taste...

Dip your meat in the choice of sauces and garnishes available...

End off your meal with a delicious set of lamb skewers...

Or opt for a sweet finish with the soft-serve ice cream...

The Value Set Lunch is available from Mondays to Fridays (excluding public holidays), from 1100-1500 hours till 28 June 2019 at Little Sheep Hotpot's One Fullerton outlet.

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Gardens By The Bay - Tulipmania At The Dutch Countryside

Explore the Dutch countryside as Tulipmania returns to Flower Dome at Gardens by the Bay with a brand-new tulip display set in an idyllic pastoral landscape. Discover the agricultural roots of the Netherlands with a stroll across blooming tulip fields dotted with traditional thatched-roof farmhouses, stopping ever so often to admire the over 35 varieties of tulips, including crowd-pleasers such as the brilliant golden "Yellow Flight" and new ones like the vibrant red and white "Singapura" which commemorates the 200th anniversary of Singapore's founding.

Imagine riding a bicycle through fields and fields of colourful tulips...

Or drive by with a mini-truck...

Along the way, learn about the different stages of growth in a tulip's life cycle, step into a windmill to take a closer look at its clockwork mechanism within, and look out for adorable cow and chicken sculptures roaming the tulip fields in a quaint little Dutch village.

Visit a Dutch farmhouse and see the waterwheel at work...

Idyllic scenes along the Dutch countryside...

Customize your own digital Delft Blue Tile at the KLM Gardens By The Bay Digital Wall in Flower Dome. Include a caption on why you love Tulipmania and stand a chance to win a pair of return KLM tickets to Amsterdam.

The Origami Tulip Project features delightful paper tulips folded members of our community, including school students, members of the public, and Gardens By The Bay staff and  volunteers. Through getting people together to fold origami tulips, the project promoted social interaction, an appreciation for nature and the beauty of flowers. 

Complementing the country-style tulip display this year is a European-themed fair that runs from 12 to 21 April in the Flower Field Hall. Experience a slice of Europe with an array of delicious food items, cultural performances and fun activities. 

Feast on unique Dutch food such as Bitterballen, a savoury Dutch snack made of meat, broth, butter and flour; Stroopwafel, a popular snack consisting of a waffle biscuit with a caramel filling; and Olliebollen, a traditional Dutch donut.

Tulipmania is on from 0900-2100 hours daily at the FLower Dome from 12 April - 20 May 2019. For more information, check out the Gardens By The Bay website here.

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The International SeaKeepers Society Asia - Awards Dinner 2019

Merlion Wayfarer recently attended The International SeaKeepers Society Asia Awards Dinner. The prestigious event was held at ONE°15 Marina Sentosa Cove, Singapore.

The event started with an address by Julian Chang, Director and Asia President, of The International SeaKeepers Society, and Richard Snow, President and CEO, and was followed by a sharing by Gail Tay, Director of Operations.

Midway, the presentation by Dr Poh Seng Chee and Dr James Tan of the Universiti Malaysia Trengganu Ocean Monitoring Project, and was followed with a presentation of SeaKeeper Awards, and Closing Remarks.

The ocean-friendly appetizer was Honey Mustard Graviax, Mango Salsa Poached Tiger Prawns, and Peruvian Sea Scallop with shiso cress and xres reduction...

Mains were either the Castaing Duck Confit with apple balsamic-glazed vegetables, whole grain mustard fingeling promme au jus, or the Provencale herbs Cruster White Snapper with vichy carrot, asparagus and grain dauphinoise beurre blanc...

With the dessert being Poached Pear Frangipane Tart with forest berry confiture, vanilla extract and almond crumbs...

About The International SeaKeepers Society

The International SeaKeepers Society supports marine science and conservation by utilizing yachts as platforms for marine research, educational outreach, and to deploy oceanographic instruments. The Society promotes oceanographic research, conservation, and education through direct involvement with the yachting community. It enables the yachting community to take full advantage of their unique potential to advance marine sciences and to raise awareness about global ocean issues. By tapping on yacht owners, expensive vessel costs are reduced while at the same time, permitting scientists to allocate those funds to maximize research potential.

Members of SeaKeepers include influential opinion leaders who believe that the best way to protect the environment is to protect the world’s oceans. They recognize the ocean’s critical importance to the life of our planet and are deeply committed to finding real-world solutions to the problems now plaguing our marine environment. The small but distinguished membership includes entrepreneurs, yachtsmen, corporations, divers, scientists and concerned citizens building a global effort to help restore and protect the world’s oceans. As a private/public collaborative effort, the Society focuses on critical ocean issues in cooperation with government agencies, other like-minded organizations, the academic community, and the public with the motto - "Research, Educate, Protect, and Restore".

For more information, visit their website at www.seakeepers.org/aboutus/.

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