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46 Nurturing CommunitiesSharing with the communityFor some years now,Keppelites from Tanah SuteraDevelopment in Johor Bahru,Malaysia have on their owninitiative contributed timeand effort to raise fundsfor Kiwanis CareHeartCentre (KCHC), a vocationaltraining centre for youthswith autism.Keppelites from Tanah Sutera Development contributed time and effort to make the recentfund-raising by Kiwanis CareHeart Centre a successOne such Keppelite isMr Daniel Tan, Senior SalesManager, Tanah SuteraDevelopment, who waspresident of the KiwanisClub from 2009 to 2011.Daniel continues to servein the club’s committee,w h i c h o v e r s e e s t h efund raising activities ofKCHC. Mr Mike Sia, SalesExecutive, from Tanah SuteraDevelopment, took over aspresident of the club from2012.Recently, KCHC held anOpen Day on 3 November2012 to raise funds. Thismarked the first time thecentre was opened to thepublic since moving to itsnew premises in 2011.Volunteers pitched in heartily,organising a food fair with30 stalls selling a large varietyof home-made food andlocal delicacies.The Open Day attractedabout a thousand peopleand raised RM 35,000 whichwill help defrays costs ofoperations, trainers andadministrative expenses.keppeliteCharging forward for charityThe annual charity run, BullCharge 2012, organisedby the Singapore Exchange(SGX) pushed ahead despitethe downpour at the atThe Float @ Marina Bay.Spearheaded by SGX torally its listed companiesand Singapore’s financialindustry in support of itsbeneficiaries, this year’srun saw participation fromKeppel Corporation andvarious other business unitsfrom across the Group.Mr Lim Kei Hin, CFO ofKeppel Land was one ofseveral corporate chiefswho joined SGX CEO,Mr Lim Kei Hin (far left), CFO of Keppel Land, Mr Thomas Pang (fourth from left with orange top), CEO of KIFM, Mr Tan Chin Hwee (seventhfrom left with orange top), Director of Keppel REIT and runners from the Keppel Group put forward strong strides for charityMr Magnus Bocker for theChief Challenge, a 3-km runin the financial district. Mr Limdid Keppel proud by comingin a commendable thirdplace at the challenge, afterMr David Cairns of Bank ofAmerica Merrill Lynch andMr Bocker.Keppel Corporation donated$10,000 as an institutionalsponsor and fielded 10runners from various businessunits. KIFM also donated$5,000 and sent 5 runnersled by Mr Thomas Pang, CEOof Keppel Infrastructure FundManagement (KIFM).The $1.388 million raisedat this year’s event will gotowards supporting theAsian Women’s WelfareAssociation (AWWA), AutismAssociation (Singapore),Fei Yue Community Servicesand Shared Services forCharities. keppeliteKeppelite I November 2012