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Marching to Our Own Beat
18th March 2016 was the day we inducted another 14 outstanding women into the Singapore Women’s Hall of Fame (SWHF) at our International Women’s Day Celebration. With the 2016 theme, “Marching to Our Own Beat” being such an appropriate theme to honour these 14 Inspiring Women comprising two Supreme Court Judges, six Sportswomen, two Food Personalities, a Diplomat, an Activist/Advocate, a Medical Aid Worker and a Community/Social Worker. These women truly exemplified the evening’s theme. The Celebration started with The MINDS Taiko Drum Troupe rousing welcome performance for our Guest of Honour, Mrs Mary Tan, Patron of SCWO, and a little later on, The Singapore Symphony Children’s Choir gave a…
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President’s Message: Grace under Pressure
Speech of Malathi Das at the SCWO International Women’s Day Dinner on 27 March 2015
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SCWO’s 30th Anniversary Fundraising Dinner
We celebrated our 30th year in Singapore with a glittering jewel-themed Gala Dinner at the Island Ballroom, Shangri-la Hotel. Attended by more than 400 guests from our member organisations and corporate supporters, the evening was presided over by Mrs S R Nathan, the Guest-of-Honour and Patron of SCWO. The night’s entertainment was an amazing line-up from our different member organisations, from belly dancing to ballroom waltzes, contemporary tunes to an electric guitar performance; female talent on display from young ingénues to impossibly hip grandmothers. Old ties were renewed, new friendships were forged and two more outstanding women leaders were honoured. Mrs Lim Hwee Hua, Minister, Prime Minister’s Office and second…
