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Decentralised Open Houses - MINDS

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Gardens School. Both ‘<strong>Open</strong> <strong>Houses</strong>’ featured performances, game stalls and sale of products<br />

made by beneficiaries at <strong>MINDS</strong>.<br />

<strong>MINDS</strong> will also be holding a public exhibition from 27 to 29 July, with Minister of Education, Mr<br />

Heng Swee Keat as Guest-Of-Honor to grace the event as well as launch a special 'Caregivers<br />

Resource Pack’; a series of five handbooks, published by <strong>MINDS</strong> to help caregivers better<br />

understand and support their children.<br />

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About <strong>MINDS</strong>:<br />

Movement for the Intellectually Disabled was founded in May 1962 by a group of<br />

philanthropists who saw the need to provide equal opportunities for children with<br />

intellectual disabilities to receive education and later, to be integrated as contributing and<br />

responsible citizens in Singapore.<br />

<strong>MINDS</strong> is one of Singapore’s oldest and largest voluntary welfare organizations, and has<br />

11 facilities - 4 Special Education Schools, 3 Employment Development Centres, 3<br />

Training and Development Centres, 1 Multi-purpose Residential Services- catering to the<br />

needs of persons with moderate to severe intellectual disability in Singapore.<br />

To know more, visit http://www.minds.org.sg/<br />

For further information, pls contact:<br />

Brenda Lee<br />

Corporate Communciations Executive<br />

DID: 6479 5655 Ext: 240<br />

Mobile: 9730 1044<br />

Email: brendalee.hq@minds.org.sg<br />

(Note: Please see attached document for details of ‘<strong>Open</strong> <strong>Houses</strong>’ and events)<br />

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