Media Coverage

31 December 2017, Straits Times
Seniors give back with gusto: More people aged 55 and above choosing to volunteer time for various causes

24 December 2017, Channel NewsAsia
Commentary: Growing old is not a slow march toward obscurity

18 December 2017, Lianhe Zaobao
乐龄义工导师 协助年长者掌握资讯科技 (Senior volunteer trainer helps other seniors master IT)

24 November 2017, Channel 8/Happy Can Already! S3
24 Nov 2017 episode (Interview with Chan Pit Seng)

15 November 2017, Ministry of Communication and Information
IT Changed Her Retirement

5 November 2017, Straits Times
Homecook shares Hainanese kueh recipe
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Nov/Dec Issue, Lifewise Magazine/National Healthcare Group
A Helping Hand to Himself

2 October 2017, Straits Times
More Silver Academy courses for seniors

2 October 2017, Lianhe ZaoBao
为年长者免费化妆庆国际乐龄日 (Free Makeup for Seniors in Celebration of International Day of Older Persons)

10 September 2017, Shin Min Daily
让义工更 ‘优步化’ (Optimise potential of volunteers)
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10 September 2017, Lianhe Zaobao
当义工不必等退休  (Volunteers need not wait for retirement to help)
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10 September 2017, Lianhe Zaobao
技能创前程培训补助 年长者乐于学习智能手机应用 (Skill-based training to empower seniors who wants to learn the applications of smart phones)

10 September 2017, Straits Times
A chance for seniors to chip in as volunteers
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9 September 2017, Channel 5 News
Sep 2017 – News 5 – Sat 9 Sep 2017

9 September 2017, Channel 8 News
Sep 2017 – CH 8 News Tonight – Sat 9 Sep 2017

9 September 2017, Channel NewsAsia
Initiative launched to get more seniors to serve the community

8 September 2017, Lianhe ZaoBao
来回峇株巴辖 乐龄义工骑车400公里远征 (From Batu Pahat and back, senior volunteers cycled 400km in total)

7 September 2017, Straits Times
The Lives They Live: Man who engineered a life in tech

5 September 2017, Stories/National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre
Retiring with a purpose

29 August 2017, The Pride/Singapore Kindness Movement
Hi-tech grandma trains seniors in cyber skills

21 August 2017, Berita Harian
Bantu warga emas celik IT (Helping seniors with IT)
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7 August 2017, Berita Harian
Lima warga emas akan berbasikal ke Batu Pahat (Five seniors will cycle to Batu Pahat)
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5 August 2017, Berita Mediacorp
Usia Bukan Penghalang (Age is not an obstacle)

1 August 2017, Lianhe Zaobao
报业控股为总统挑战 筹获21万余元善款 (SPH raises $210,000 for President’s Challenge)

31 July 2017, Straits Times
SPH raises $213,888 for President’s Challenge 2017

29 July 2017, Lianhe Zaobao
醉花林邀中国百花潮剧团9月演出 (Chui Huay Lim Club invites renowned Teochew Opera troupe to perform in September)

28 July 2017, Ministry of Health/Ministerial Committee on Ageing
From instructor to volunteer

25 July 2017, Ministry of Communications and Information Pressroom
To care with I.T.

16 July 2017, Berita Mediacorp
Pernah dihimpit pelbagai dugaan; Mustafa Mohd kini diangkat sebagai ‘Ayah Qudwah Hasanah’ (Once faced with a lot of challenges, Mustafa Mohd now receives “Qudwah Hasanah Exemplary Father” Award)

15 July 2017, Capital 95.8FM
优雅人生 (Elegant Life): Interview with Gourmet Activity Circle member Elaine Teng and Volunteer Learning Centre Chairman Alex Eow

6 July 2017, Capital 95.8FM
义工组织也用大数据 (Huge amount of volunteer data)

29 June 2017, Lianhe Zaobao
醉花林邀中国百花潮剧团9月演出 (Chui Huay Lim invites famous China “Xiao Bai Hua” opera troupe for a September performance)

28 June 2017, Ageless Online
Collaborating for a good cause

24 June 2017, Capital 95.8FM
Interview with June Low and RSVP drawing class

12 June 2017, Capital95.8FM
步步追踪 (Step by Step)

15 May 2017, Seoul 50+
50+ Report – Examples of Australia and Singapore’s 50+ Policies

14 April 2017, Channel 8 show “Frontline”
Frontline FY17/18 Episode 2

17 February 2017, Shin Min Daily
30年长义工 以手机邀公众捐款 (30 senior volunteers invite public donations)
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17 February 2017, Lianhe Zaobao
教方言的义工 (Teaching volunteers English)

14 February 2017, Lianhe Zaobao
勇敢踏出学习的一步 (Taking the first step to embrace learning)

26 January 2017, Straits Times
Causes Briefs: Senior volunteers lauded for contributions

25 January 2017, Ministry of Health/Successful Ageing Singapore
Morni’s New Year Resolution

5 January 2017, Ministry of Health/Successful Ageing Singapore
Happy Helping (Interview with Morni)

20 December 2016, Ministry of Health/Successful Ageing Singapore
Helping others is in his blood (Interview with Lai Chong Kian)

15 December 2016, Lianhe Wanbao
Seniors using smartphones

13 December 2016, Ministry of Health/Successful Ageing Singapore
Touching Little Hearts (Interview with Morni)

8 December 2016, Channel 8 News
More than 14 million users still using 2G

8 December 2016, TODAY Online
Businesses, seniors slow to pull plug on 2G network

5 December 2016, Berita Harian
Not allowing herself to continue to ‘age’ in weakness when using smartphone
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22 September 2016, Channel 8 show “Focus”
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4 September 2016, Straits Times
Singtel Silver Series – Wired and Ready (Feature on volunteer Ms Grace Ng)
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27 August 2016, Lianhe ZaoBao
E-Learning Programme launched at National Senior Volunteer Month 2016 
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27 August 2016, Channel 8 News
E-learning programme to encourage skills development launched at National Senior Volunteer Month

27 August 2016, Suria News
Online Learning Programme for Seniors

26 August 2016, Capital 95.8FM
Interview with Cyberguide Trainer Yap Sock Hoe

29 July 2016, Ministry of Health/Successful Ageing Singapore –
Love Bytes

22 June 2016, Lianhe Wanbao
Dialect Tour by RSVP Volunteers at National Gallery Singapore
Video Interview of the Dialect Tour and Interview with President Koh

8 June 2016, Capital 95.8FM
RSVP volunteers will be providing tours at the National Gallery Singapore in 2 dialects this weekend (11 June – Hokkien & 12 June – Cantonese)

7 June 2016, Channel 8 News
RSVP volunteers conduct art conversations in dialects at the National Gallery Singapore

5 June 2016, Lianhe Zaobao
Why are there fewer men in the volunteering business?

23 April 2016, Capital95.8FM
Volunteer Ms Cheow Chin Wang sharing on her volunteering experience

16 April 2016, Capital95.8FM
President Koh Juay Meng sharing on RSVP and SkillsFuture Credit

29 February 2016, The Straits Times
A dose of TCM helps keep two charities in the pink

27 January 2016 
RSVP volunteer Mr Lai Chong Kian shares his volunteering experience during the President’s Challenge 2015 Thank You Reception hosted by President Tony Tan

30 December 2015, Lianhe Zaobao
做义工让乐龄更充实 (RSVP sisters volunteering as Changi Service Ambassadors)
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20 December 2015, Straits Times
Suicides among the elderly: Those who feel lonely ‘more prone’

16 November 2015, Berita Harian
Minat pada kerja sukarela terus membara biar usia kian senja (Interest for volunteering still alive despite old age)
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15 October 2015, Lianhe Zaobao
被高龄义工感动卓顺发当场捐两万 (Touched by RSVP senior volunteer, Mr Toh Soon Huat, donates $20,000 on the spot)
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27 September 2015, Lianhe Zaobao
Reaching out to silver volunteers

5 September 2015, Straits Times
New fund launched for senior volunteers

5 September 2015, Lianhe Zaobao
Silver Volunteer Fund to help recruit and train senior volunteers

5 September 2015, TODAY online
Senior volunteer finds joy in making others happy

5 September 2015, TODAY Online
S$40 million targeted to aid growth of senior volunteerism movement

4 September 2015, TODAY Online
President’s Challenge to champion national senior volunteerism movement

3 September 2015, Straits Times
78 years old and an active volunteer

August 2015, Prime Magazine
Baking for the Community – Bake a Difference by RSVP

7 August 2015, Straits Times
A perfect match, right down to the clothes they wear

5 August 2015, Lianhe Zaobao
Whampoa residents to celebrate Golden Jubilee “under waters”

5 August 2015, MyPaper
Senior volunteers “dive” to celebrate Golden Jubillee

4 August 2015, Channel NewsAsia Online
Seniors take the plunge in SG50 ceremony at Underwater World

2 August 2015, The New Paper
Two page feature on RSVP seniors

23 July 2015, Lianhe Zaobao
Inaugural National Senior Volunteer Month encourages seniors to volunteer as a family
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22 July 2015, Straits Times
Call for National Senior Volunteer Month participants

13 June 2015, Channel Newsasia Online
Diplomat spouses bake for the needy in SG50 project

13 June 2015, Lianhe Wanbao 
Foreign minister’s wife bakes 3000 cookies for 500 low income families with 13 diplomat spouses

13 June 2015, Lianhe Zaobao 
Diplomat spouses and volunteers bake for the community

13 June 2015, The Sunday Times
Envoys’ wives bake cookies for the needy

24 May 2015, Asia One
Wanted: Seniors with heart

10 April 2015, Digital News Asia
Singapore aims to bridge digital divide with Home Access Programme

9 April 2015, Asia One
Low income households can apply for fibre broadband plan at $6 a month

23 March 2015, Straits Times
Active ageing: Time to step it up

2 March 2015, Straits Times
Reach out to lessen seniors’ loneliness

27 January 2015, TODAY Online
Helping seniors to utilise technology