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| Some recipients of the Long Service Award. |
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individuals and organisations were recognised for their outstanding
contributions towards the community at this year's volunteer appreciation
awards handed out by the Ministry of Community Development, Youth
and Sports (MCYS) on 24 September at the Marina Mandarin.
Ms Goi Ming Ying, an IT consultant and an active volunteer with the
Enable-A-Family scheme, was one of five volunteers conferred the MCYS
Outstanding Volunteer Award for her extraordinary work in various
programmes under the Ministry. Commenting on her work with children-at-risk,
Ms Goi said, "Perhaps because children like me and I'm able to reason
with them, they listen to me a bit more."
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The Friend of MCYS Awards
were also given to deserving individuals who had made key contributions
towards MCYS committees and projects. Among them was Mdm Bibi Jan
Md Ayyub of the Singapore Malay Teachers' Union, who has been providing
expert advice in the Committee for Fostering for the last 17 years.
Senior broadcast journalist Mr S Ramesh and former MediaCorp editor
Ms Debra Soon were also recognised for their good work. Mr Ramesh
had been actively involved in Hindu temples administered by the Hindu
Endowments Board for more than a decade while Ms Soon had been an
active volunteer and advocate against drug abuse since 1993. She had
also served in the Committee of the Family for more than four years.
The occasion also afforded MCYS the opportunity to acknowledge the
more than 40 organisations that contributed to the relief and reconstruction
effort following the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Listed companies
such as Singapore Airlines, SembCorp Logistics and Singapore Press
Holdings, as well as voluntary welfare organisations like Care for
the Elderly Foundation (Singapore), Ren Ci Hospital and Medicare Centre,
received commendations from Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan for their
significant contributions. 
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| Friend of MCYS Award recipient Debra Soon,
her father Freddy Soon and fellow winner S Ramesh. |
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