Activities in 2006
	CPF Blood Donation
	CPF Board had our annual in-house Blood Donation Drive on 28 November 2006 to support the Singapore Red Cross. The event received an overwhelming response from 102 CPF staff and tenants who registered for this worthy cause despite their busy schedules. We thank these blood donors for their life-saving gift to help those in need of blood.
	Home Visit to the Society for the Aged Sick in November 2006
	Over 50 CPF Board staff spent an enjoyable afternoon with the residents at the Society for the Aged Sick on 30 November 2006. The residents were treated to singing performances by our staff. To create more interactions with the residents, our staff played a few rounds of Bingo with them and served them swiss roll cakes. The Home have used our donations to purchase Fluarix Vaccine (used to prevent type A and B influenza) for the residents.
	Home Visit to the Society of Aged Sick in August 2006
	Over 60 CPF Board staff spent an enjoyable afternoon with the residents at the Society of the Aged Sick on 31 August 2006. The residents loved the taiji performance by SEA Games gold medalist May Tan with her students, and the melodic pieces by the Hsinghai Chinese Orchestra. To the delight of the residents, our staff also put up an entertaining skit. Our donations have helped the Home in purchasing a scrubber machine for the benefits of the residents.
	CPF Makan Fiesta 2006
	CPF staff had a special and meaningful lunch on 21 August 2006. They were presented with an exclusive spread of sumptuous and scintillating delicacies, specially prepared by the staff. This charity lunch not only brought the staff closer together, but also revealed the good cooks among them. More importantly, the staff's generosity towards helping the needy has helped raised more funds for the Community Chest to support the Elderly.
	Home Visit to the Society of Aged Sick in May 2006
	The residents from the Society for the Aged Sick had an enjoyable afternoon when CPF staff visited them on 25 May 2006. Our staff entertained the residents with guitar and erhu recitals. The senior citizens also sang along jovially with our performers. Our donations have helped the Home in getting an oxygen concentrator for the residents.
	Home Visit to the Society of Aged Sick in February 2006
	A total of 60 participants brought the festive cheer to the Society of Aged Sick on 10 February 2006. Ushering the Lunar New Year with our staff were 2 adorable lions from Macpherson Primary School who had also brought smiles on the senior citizens’ faces.
	Senior Citizens’ Dinner by Ministry of Manpower and CPF Board
	On the 13 January 2006, CPF Board together with its parent ministry, Ministry of Manpower (MOM) celebrated Chinese New Year early with a joyful group of about 200 senior citizens at Kreta Ayer Community Centre. The event was fun-filled with games and lots of participation from both the senior citizens as well as staff from both CPF Board and MOM.