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Datacraft Asia HQ standing up
Datacraft Thailand stood up
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Datacraft Asia supported this year's Stand Up and Take Action event
Datacraft Asia took part in the global campaign, Stand Up and Take Action Against Poverty, as around 1,500 employees stood up across the region on 17 October 2008. A total of S$5,640 was raised through the sale of wrist bands by the offices in Singapore, in addition to the pledge of S$3 for every employee who stood up. The donation was presented to the organiser, ONE (Singapore), which supports projects across the region that are linked to the Millennium Development Goals (MDG), at the event in Forbidden City at Clark Quay, Singapore. Click here to view the photos from our regional offices.
The human clock was also launched on the same night. The clock served as a reminder to the governments of the world, of the commitment that they had made to the MDG. Bill Padfield, CEO of Datacraft Asia, together with a few celebrities, were on stage to launch the clock. They each held a number that would make up the time left for the MDG to be fulfilled.
The event generated lots of publicity and proceeds from the event were also donated to ONE (Singapore). It was certainly a fun way to contribute to a worthy cause. Click here for media coverage of the event and here for feature of Datacraft Asia on ONE (Singapore) website.
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The Singapore Flyer |
Datacraft Asia sponsored 10 children for The Children at the Singapore Flyer event
The event was jointly organised by The Business Times (BT), The Arts House and CHIJ (Kellock), in celebration of BT's 32nd Anniversary, and Children's Day on 1st October 2008. A total of 1,000 underprivileged children were treated to a free ride on the Singapore Flyer and they were entertained by performances and activities stalls by the students of CHIJ (Kellock). What's more, each child was even given a goodie bag! The proceeds from this charity event goes to ChildAid, which supports The Business Times Budding Artists Fund and The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund. |
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China |
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The happy students with
their donated books
Gift presentation
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Datacraft China donated books to Huangtuliangzi High School in China
The employees from the various offices of Datacraft China donated more than 160 books to Huangtuliangzi High School, a countryside school in Heibei Province, on 16 October 2008. Shirley Xue, Human Resources Manager and Cindy Yang, Corporate Communications and Branding Manager, from Datacraft China, made a six-hours journey by car to personally deliver the books to the school. In addition, they also brought Datacraft t-shirts and notebooks for the students. In return, they were given a warm welcome and the school's headmaster expressed his gratitude for the donation and financial assistance that they have been receiving since 2006. It was a meaningful trip and Datacraft China would definitely be organising more of such trips in future.
The Huangtuliangzi High School
Located in the Pingquan county of Heibei Province, Huangtuliangzi High School was founded in 2006 after the integration of more than 17 village middle schools. Many of these poor farmers cannot support their children through school and neither does the school receive sufficient funding from the central government. Hence, under the World Vision sponsorship scheme, Datacraft China sponsored 20 children (16 girls and 4 boys), by offering them financial support and a chance at a better future. |
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The happy faces
Entertaining the old folks
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Datacraft Hong Kong visited the St. James' Settlement Scenic Resort (nursing home)
A group of 22 volunteers from Datacraft Hong Kong paid a visit to the St. James' Settlement Scenic Resort (nursing home) on 14th August 2008. The home was set up to provide various services like, hostel stay, healthcare, care-givers services as well as, rehabilitative therapy and services for those suffering from dementia.
The volunteers were given a warm welcome and a brief introduction to the nursing home by Mr Paul Chun, Manager of St. James' Settlement Scenic Resort. The day's programme started with performances by the volunteers, followed by a game session where prizes were given to those who participated or answered the questions correctly. In addition, the elderly residents received a gift consisting of fruit juices and biscuits each. It was a meaningful way to spend the afternoon and a good way to show our care and concern for the less unfortunate. |
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The appliances donated by Datacraft Hong Kong |
Datacraft Hong Kong participated in St. James' Settlement's Philanthropy Monthly activity
Datacraft Hong Kong supported the event organised by St. James' Settlement by donating eight pieces of electrical appliances to the poor and homeless elderly people. Through their donation, they hoped to bring about an improvement in the quality of their lives and help prevent accidents at the homes of the elderly. |
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Computers donated by
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Datacraft Hong Kong donated computers to the Salvation Army Digital Plus
Datacraft Hong Kong responded to a call by The Salvation Army Hong Kong and Macau Command, Digital Plus by donating a few computer items to their environmental protection unit, Salvation Army Digital Plus. A total of 51 items were donated and these equipment will be recycled and given to deprived groups in Hong Kong. |
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Indonesia |
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Presenting donation
to the blind
A happy group shot
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Datacraft Indonesia celebrated Ramadhan with the Indonesian Moslem Blind Foundation
Datacraft Indonesia celebrated Ramadhan with the members of the Indonesian Moslem Blind Foundation on 23rd September 2008. The 15 Datacraft volunteers made a three-hour journey to break fast with the 137 members and their children, who had arrived from various parts of Jakarta. Besides donating drinks and meals, they also donated clothes, shoes and a sum of IDR2,000,000 from the Datacraft employees. In addition, Datacraft Indonesia made an additional contribution of IDR5,000,000 to the foundation, in support of their education and employment facilities and services for the blind.
As part of the Ramadhan celebrations, Datacraft Indonesia also extended their Idul Fitri' wishes to their clients and vendors by sending Unicef cards to them. Part of the proceeds will be used to help promote education among girls living in rural areas.
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Singapore |
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The volunteers hard at work
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Datacraft held a Charity Car Wash fund-raising event for Melrose Home, Singapore
A Charity Car Wash fund-raising event was held at the Melrose Home, Datacraft Singapore’s adopted charity, in June 2008. 21 volunteers from Datacraft provided manual car wash services at the Melrose Home venue. They washed about 30 cars and raised a total amount of S$1,775 (US$1,300) for the Melrose Home, which exceeded the target of S$1,000. This would not have been possible without the hard work of the volunteers, generous donations from the supporters and those who dropped by to have their cars washed. |
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The staff with the
happy children
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Datacraft Singapore celebrated Mid-Autumn Festival at Melrose Children Home
Volunteers from Datacraft Asia and Datacraft Singapore celebrated Mid-Autumn Festival on 11 September 2008, in a creative way – by teaching the children how to make mooncakes! The Master Chef for this activity was Adeline Tee, Customer Service Administrator for Managed Services from Datacraft Singapore, whilst the rest of the volunteers acted as her "assistants". The volunteers had a fun time teaching the children and at the end of the session, they were impressed by the children's creativity. The team with the most creative design was rewarded with a goody bag containing lanterns, candles and biscuits. As part of the celebration, the children were treated to a buffet dinner. With all the fun and joy brought to the children of Melrose Home, it was a memorable way to spend Mid-Autumn Festival, for both the volunteers and children.
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