What some sponsors feel about our Garden City
| Dr. Shaw Vee Meng Chairman, Shaw Foundation “The Shaw Foundation contributed to the Symphony stage because music is one of the common bonds between the rich and the poor, the old and the young. Music should be brought to everyone. We will be participating in the Garden City Fund so that future generations will have the heritage of this garden to enjoy. It is important to realise it takes a lot of money to upkeep this garden, not only for this generation but for the next.” |
| Ms May Foo Member of public who donated after reading media reports of the launch of the Garden City Fund “I felt compelled to do my part in maintaining Singapore’s green heritage. It’s not everywhere that you can wake up in the morning and go to work and be greeted by long lines of trees along the highways and streets. It a privilege living in such an environment.” |
| Mrs Elizabeth Sam Senior Advisor, Monitor Group “There have been visitors to Singapore who have donated to the garden city in their will. That is quite outstanding…Hopefully, we will have many features in the garden city that we the people will help to contribute towards. I believe it gives us a sense of belonging.” |
| Mr Goh Kong Aik Vice President, Public Affairs, HSBC “At HSBC, caring for the environment is at the core of our view of corporate social responsibility. We are delighted to join hands with NParks to conduct a wide array of conservation and education projects such as the Young Naturalists Programme at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve and the island-wide Heritage Trees Scheme to reach out to our young children and hopefully sow the seeds for an even greener generation. We are also very grateful to NParks for assisting us in our adoption of the Bukit Batok Nature Park and the development of a Green Volunteers Programme among our staff.” |