Blossom Vesak 2021 - Unity in Diversity
Blossom Vesak 2021 was a much-anticipated fundraising event for Blossom Seeds. Initially planned to be a physical-virtual hybrid fundraising event, we had to innovate when further restrictions were placed for physical events during Phase II (Heightened Alert) period- with our participants and guests all Zooming in instead.
We were grateful to our Guest of Honour, Mr Ong Ye Kung, Minister for Health, for gracing our event online. Themed “Unity in Diversity”, the highlight of the event is a special Unity Tree light-up by Guest of Honour Mr Ong Ye Kung. The Unity Tree symbolizes Blossom Seeds and our services, providing shelter to the vulnerable seniors. To this end, the tree has to grow tall and strong. The hearts in the tree represents our supportive partners and the leaves represent our dedicated volunteers and generous donors.
We were honoured to also have the religious leaders from our supporting partners- BW Monastery, Assyafaah Mosque, Darul Makmur Mosque and Holy Tree Sri Balasubramaniar Temple. Representatives from our supporting partners gave encouraging speeches in light of their support towards Blossom Seeds’ cause and the Blossom Vesak 2021 Fundraiser. Other than the faith based organisations, we are also grateful to have the representatives of the supporting agencies Agency for Integrated Care (AIC), National Council of Social Service (NCSS), SG Digital, Canberra Secondary Schools and donors join us online for this event.
Blossom Vesak 2021 featured a pre-recorded dance video of the seniors dancing in celebration of Hari Raya and also a light-hearted dance video of the seniors dancing to “我爱的你”. Not only that, guests were also treated to a special “live” performance of the seniors dancing to the Macarena song. Our seniors have practiced hard for weeks to prepare these entertaining performances which has surely warmed the hearts of all viewers!
Our online fundraiser was also attended by the media, who covered our event on the different media platforms- such as The Straits Times, Channel 8 News, Lianhe Zaobao and Berita Harian. Key highlights of the reports include Guest of Honour Mr Ong Ye Kung’s remarks regarding the current COVID-19 situation and our role in protecting the vulnerable, the Unity Tree light-up as well as our fundraising campaign for Blossom Vesak 2021.
Thank you to everyone who made this possible and a success!