Jennie Chua is well known for her voluntary efforts and extensive involvement in community work. She began contributing her invaluable time and experience helming Community Chest as its Chairman in 2000 and has since devoted much effort and time to raise funds personally, driving a wealth of activities that helped Community Chest reach its fundraising targets for over a decade.
Besides raising much needed funds for those in need, she is one who walks the talk and has taken it upon herself to interest her network of business associates and close friends to come onboard the Community Chest Committee to further Community Chest’s work of nurturing a caring and giving community.
Impacting the community:
Community Chest supported over 240,000 beneficiaries in 2000 and grew to help over 300,000 beneficiaries. The funds needed to be raised have also risen markedly from about $37 million in 2000 to $72.3 million in 2012.
With increased funding support from Community Chest, more lives were transformed for the better: Children with special needs were able to receive therapy and education to ensure equal opportunities for a better future; the poor and lonely elderly received adequate care and experience warmth from befriending volunteers to live out their golden years with grace and dignity; people with disabilities were equipped with basic skills to secure jobs to achieve independence; families in need were able to receive counselling support to resolve conflicts and stay together. Understanding these needs, Jennie has tirelessly stepped up efforts year on year to raise more funds for the less fortunate.
Passionate and open in sharing her resources and expertise, Jennie has expended much effort in sourcing for new fundraising opportunities and mobilising the business community to help the less fortunate. Her strong commitment towards the cause has inspired and motivated fellow committee members to perpetuate the spirit of giving and to do their best for the less fortunate.
Inspiration and role model:
Through Jennie’s wise counsel and innovative ideas, Community Chest has enhanced and generated various fundraising initiatives to better engage its donors. Under her guidance and leadership, Community Chest has continuously sought to raise not only funds but also the social consciousness of the nation through various public education efforts.
Jennie’s humility is laudable as she is personally involved in taking care of the details of the fundraising projects and remains modest of her achievements and efforts benefitting the social service sector. Her strong participation in numerous charitable events is an admirable example to many donors, committee members and staff in giving their utmost support and commitment to the less fortunate.
Jennie has exceeded her call of duty and continues to serve as a role model whose actions have changed the lives of many disadvantaged in our community and inspires others to follow in her footsteps.
She was the recipient of the President’s Special Recognition Award in 2012.
By NVPC
