UOL is committed to be a responsible corporate citizen to support underprivileged groups in the communities in which it operates. UOL is focused on charitable causes related to children, youth, education, sports and the arts.
More than 120 children from Care Corner Student Centres and ComLink had their wishes granted with presents sponsored by shoppers, UOL employees and the Company. The children’s eyes sparkled with joy when they received the presents.
Forty residents from AWWA Senior Community Home, accompanied by about 20 UOL volunteers, went for a farm tour to learn how mushrooms and wheatgrass are grown and harvested. They also sampled the fresh produce and brought back a mushroom growing kit to harvest mushrooms themselves at home.
Fifty children from Care Corner Student Care Centres were treated to a movie screening of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem and a hearty lunch at Marina Square, accompanied by about 30 UOL and SingLand volunteers, during the week-long school break.
A karaoke party was organised for 38 elderly from AWWA Senior Community Home at KINEX, where they sang their hearts out, savoured a spread of sumptuous food and enjoyed the good company of UOL volunteers.
Some 20 children from Care Corner Student Care Centre were in for a good edutainment fun at United Square with 15 UOL volunteers. They toured the Art of Sustainability exhibition to view artworks created out of recycled materials and make bookmarks out of yarn and cardboard. UOL also sponsored some shopping vouchers for the children and the volunteers guided them on spending the vouchers wisely.