I am a volunteer with the Apex Club of Singapore (City ) since 1994.
Volunteer to Feel Better
Do you want to feel better after doing it ? What is it ? Try volunteering. Volunteering of course aids our community, but it also opens us up to a greater appreciation of our own lives. I have been given a lot in this world and like to give a little back. It reduces stress and gives me a real boost, because when you give time to a worthy cause, you feel so good about yourself and the world. Volunteers experience rewards that cannot be attained in any other way.
Volunteers are 25% more satisfied with their jobs, have a better work ethic, and are more persistent in working toward long-term goals and rewards.
- Johson, Beebe, Mortimer and Snyder 1998
An analysis of volumes of previous research on the subject shows a strong consensus that volunteering contributes to happiness by decreasing boredom and creating an increased sense of purpose in life. Volunteers, on average, are twice as likely to feel happy with themselves as non-volunteers.
- Crist-Houran 1996
Volunteer to Feel Better
Do you want to feel better after doing it ? What is it ? Try volunteering. Volunteering of course aids our community, but it also opens us up to a greater appreciation of our own lives. I have been given a lot in this world and like to give a little back. It reduces stress and gives me a real boost, because when you give time to a worthy cause, you feel so good about yourself and the world. Volunteers experience rewards that cannot be attained in any other way.
Volunteers are 25% more satisfied with their jobs, have a better work ethic, and are more persistent in working toward long-term goals and rewards.
- Johson, Beebe, Mortimer and Snyder 1998
An analysis of volumes of previous research on the subject shows a strong consensus that volunteering contributes to happiness by decreasing boredom and creating an increased sense of purpose in life. Volunteers, on average, are twice as likely to feel happy with themselves as non-volunteers.
- Crist-Houran 1996
In fact, not just you will fell better, but I think you will look younger. I am over 40 years old, if you see the photo taken in Mar 2007, do I look like one ?
What We Do In Apex ?
We give out food to the poor on alternate Saturday afternoon at 1:30pm. They are mainly residents from Blk 105 and 106, Jalan Bukit Merah. Most of them stay in a one-room flat. At the moment, we have about 72 receipients.
We also do recycling in order to raise fund to buy food. Once every 2 months, we will go to the Opera Estate to collect old newspaper, clothing and electronics. The items we collected will be sold to the 'kalang guni' man. For each collection, we can raise about S$800.
Since 2005, we have also started doing overseas projects like home building, playground building, tear down old kitchen, etc.
What We Do In Apex ?
We give out food to the poor on alternate Saturday afternoon at 1:30pm. They are mainly residents from Blk 105 and 106, Jalan Bukit Merah. Most of them stay in a one-room flat. At the moment, we have about 72 receipients.
We also do recycling in order to raise fund to buy food. Once every 2 months, we will go to the Opera Estate to collect old newspaper, clothing and electronics. The items we collected will be sold to the 'kalang guni' man. For each collection, we can raise about S$800.
Since 2005, we have also started doing overseas projects like home building, playground building, tear down old kitchen, etc.
OTHERS VOLUNTEER EVENTS
Other than Apex, I also volunteer at Bukit Batok Home for the Aged once a month. On every first Sunday of the month, I will go to the home to help up. We start at 10am and end at around 12:15pm. There is a dinning hall with a stage and sound system. We will sing and dance on stage while the residents are having breakfast and lunch. Some of us will help to serve the food to the residents. The lunch is sponsored by the Buddhist Lodge.
DINNER MEETING
We in Apex have regular Dinner Meetings and sometimes Joint Meeting to enjoy good food and good fellowship.
If we have guest from overseas who is in town, he is invited to join us for the dinner meeting. On 29 May 07, we have a guest from Australia, Mathew Maxwell, who join us at our Joint Meeting at SAFRA Town Club. The dinner only cost us S$12.
If we have guest from overseas who is in town, he is invited to join us for the dinner meeting. On 29 May 07, we have a guest from Australia, Mathew Maxwell, who join us at our Joint Meeting at SAFRA Town Club. The dinner only cost us S$12.
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