Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship in Singapore: November 2010

30 November 2010

US Ambassador Networking Event

Networking at a donor cultivation event for National University of Singapore as a part of my part time job working in this department. The guest of honour for this Thanksgiving event was the US Ambassador and President of NUS.

Left to right: Director of Development, Edi Fung, President of NUS and his Wife, Chair of Board of Trustees and his Wife, colleagues from development office.

Colleagues in the Development Office at National University of Singapore- a truly international team!!

19 November 2010

Rotary Tree Dedication Ceremony

Official Banner for the Tree Dedication Event at MacRitchie Resevoir, Singapore, Nov. 20/10

Helping the official event coordinator prepare for the event with lots of early morning energy!

Having fun with fellow Scholar Rachel also studying at NUS

Group of Donor Representatives and Rotary Members involved in coordinating this fantastic event.

MacRitchie Resevoir, where Singapore's drinking water comes from, and where many enjoy recreational activities.

Trying out new scooters that are green, clean, and sustainable on our way to tree planting.

TREE DEDICATION CEREMONY FOR 2010 PLANTS –SAT. 20^TH Nov.2010

Rotarians, landscapers, corporate sponsors, supporting organizations and green supporters will spend a meaningful Saturday in a mass tree planting ceremony on Sat. 20 November 2010 in celebration of the United Nation’s (UN’s) International Year of Biodiversity.

In the face of increasing global concern over climate change, deforestation and species extinction, the call to UNite to Combat Climate Change is now more urgent than ever. The green project was initiated by the Institute of Parks and Recreation Singapore and the Rotary Club of Victoria Singapore in support of ‘Plant for the Planet’: The Billion Tree Campaign by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

The project’s objective is to garner corporate and public support for the Plant-A-Tree Program by National Parks Board and fund raise for the Garden City Fund in the government’s ongoing campaign to transform Singapore into a “City in the Garden” and create a sustainable environment for Singapore and provide scholarship to university students to pursue environmental courses.