Official Opening of Disability and NTUC Eldercare ... - MINDS

adjacent hawker centre during lunch hours. Collection of second-hand items has also
increased due to igrowing awareness of the shop’s presence.
MINDS is encouraged by the favorable response of the Redhill community and hopes
that more elderly citizens would approach NTDC Eldercare to volunteer at the shop.
Apart from providing employment opportunities, the by-products of the enterprise
hopes to ground break more collaborative, cross-sector opportunities, encourage
volunteerism amongst retired or elderly citizens and to create a more inclusive and
embracing community culture in the heartlands.
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About MINDS:
Movement for the Intellectually Disabled was founded in May 1962 by a group of
philanthropists who saw the need to provide equal opportunities for children with
intellectual disabilities to receive education and later, to be integrated as contributing
and responsible citizensbo in Singapore.
MINDS is one of Singapore’s oldest and largest voluntary welfare organizations, and
has 11 facilities - 4 Special Education Schools, 3 Employment Development Centres,
3 Training and Development Centres, 1 Multi-purpose Residential Services- catering
to the needs of persons with moderate to severe intellectual disability in Singapore.
To know more, visit http://www.minds.org.sg/
For further information, pls contact:
Brenda Lee
Corporate Communciations Executive
DID: 6479 5655 Ext: 240
Mobile: 9730 1044
Email: brendalee.hq@minds.org.sg
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