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OPERATING REVIEW
Programme for Infants & Children),
dignifying the lives of the elderly
with Eldercare Programmes and
keeping families together through
the Family Service Centre.
In addition to local initiatives,
the Airline contributed to
overseas projects such as offering
air travel for eye surgeons to
Dhaka, as well as a Medical
Mission to perform cleft lip and
palate surgery for children in
developing countries. The Airline’s
staff also continued to support
various communities through
donations and community work,
including contributions to MINDS,
and visits to orphanages and aged
care centres.
SUPPORTING OUR
COMMUNITIES
A total of over $1 million in cash,
and offers of free and rebated
tickets were committed to various
charities, educational, sports and
arts programmes.
Singapore Airlines is proud to
have been part of the Singapore
Community Chest’s 25th
Anniversary Celebrations, as a
Major Partner. Proceeds from this
event contributed to the various
local benefi ciaries of Community
Chest, including helping people
with disabilities lead independent
lives, nurturing children (for
example, Early Intervention
Helping to promote appreciation
of the Arts, the Airline continued
to support art groups such as
Singapore Symphonic Orchestra
(SSO), Singapore Chinese Orchestra
(SCO), Singapore Dance Theatre
(SDT) and Singapore Lyric Opera
(SLO). This enabled performances
such as SSO’s “Birds of Paradise”,
“Nutcracker” by SDT and “Turandot”
brought by SLO, to name a few.
Singapore Airlines, together
with SIA Cargo, also sponsored
two exhibitions at the National
Museum of Singapore, namely
Voom Portraits by Robert Wilson
which was exhibited in Asia for
the fi rst time and Doubleness:
Photography of Chang Chien-Chi.