Event

Gift of Love 2023
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Gift of Love is Serve Our City (SOC)’s yearly Christmas gift hamper donation drive, benefiting our Serve Our City community partners.

Event Details

Gift of Love is Serve Our City (SOC)’s yearly Christmas gift hamper donation drive, benefiting our Serve Our City community partners:

  • Families - Fei Yue Family Service Centre
  • Migrant Workers
  • Seniors - Lions Befrienders
  • Special Needs - Red Cross Home for the Disabled (RCHD)

 

With your help, we are looking to bring a total of 314 gift hampers and some cheer to their homes this Christmas season!

 

You can join us by being a:

SPONSOR | We are looking for people to sponsor the grocery hampers and will be accepting donations in $30, $50 or any amount you want to give.

VOLUNTEER | We are looking for
(a) talents to perform at our Christmas parties with our Seniors, our Migrant Workers. If you are game to sing, dance or do a Christmas skit, please join us at one of the events!
(b) extra muscles to pack and distribute the hampers, and bring cheer to our beneficiaries during the Gift of Love events.

 

EVENT DETAILS:

(1) PACKING GIFT HAMPERS (Full Slots)
26 November, Sunday || 2pm - 3.30pm @ CT HUB
We will be packing of gift hampers for various community groups.

 

(2) SPECIAL NEEDS
2 December, Saturday || 2pm - 4pm @ 8 Lengkok Bahru, Level 5 MPH
We will be distributing gift hampers to staff and residents, along with a Christmas celebration for the Red Cross Home for the Disabled (RCHD).

**Due to the vulnerability of our residents staying in the home, volunteers for this event will need to:
(1) Show proof that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
(2) Take an ART and show negative results prior to entry (Replacement ART kits will be provided on event day).

Looking for 30 volunteers to::
- Distribute gift hampers
- Sing Christmas Carols

 

(3) FAMILIES
9 December, Saturday || 2pm - 6pm @ Fei Yue Family Service Center (Yew Tee)
We will be a part of a Christmas Carnival and Grocery Distribution event at the Family Service Centre to spread some cheer! Beneficiaries will come by the centre to select their fresh food groceries of choice, as well as to play fun carnival games!

Looking for volunteers to:
- Man carnival booths
- Distribute grocery items at centre

 

(4) SENIORS
9 December, Saturday || 2pm - 5pm @ ENCS Office, Hall A
This year’s Gift of Love Seniors event is a collaboration with our Every Nation Campus youths! We will be packing and distributing gift hampers to our seniors, along with a Christmas tea and celebration for 35 of our seniors. Volunteers will engage seniors at the table, and encourage them to participate in the activities. No further volunteers are needed for this event.

 

(5) MIGRANT WORKERS
17 December, Sunday || 2pm - 5pm @ ENCS Office, Hall A
We will be packing and distributing gift hampers to our Migrant Workers, along with a Christmas dinner and celebration for 30 of our Migrant Workers. Volunteers will engage our migrant friends at the table, and encourage them to participate in the activities. We are also looking for volunteers who would like to put up a performance for our migrant workers, whether a song item, magic show or dance performance!

Looking for volunteers to (you may choose to do one or more of the activities below):
- Pack gift hampers
- Perform
- Engage our MWs at the table and join in the games!

 

NOTE FOR ALL EVENTS:

You will be informed within 5 working days of your confirmed participation in the event. Registrants who do not fit within the volunteer number limits will also be informed.

Additional Info

26 Nov 2023, Sun
- 17 Dec 2023, Sun