Beneficiary [CENTRE|CBP]

Mdm Jarnail Kaur, 75

Empowering Seniors to Give Back

(The late) Mr. Singh was our CBP beneficiary and Mrs. Singh (Mdm Jarnail Kaur) was the caregiver. A homemaker all her life, she is quiet and soft-spoken.
Her husband passed away shortly after the Circuit Breaker. Bereaved with the departure of her loved one and depressed when she stays alone at home, the team contacted her constantly and showed our concern.
She joins the exercise sessions and festival celebrations together with other seniors. We also taught her to go onto Zoom and get her onto the digital platform whenever she is unable to come to the centre.
Knowing that there are many seniors who may need support, she started befriending work accompanied by the befrienders.

BSL VOLUNteer [Mdm sabaria] | BSL STAFF

I worked in Singtel for 44 years and retired at the age of 62 years old.

I noticed that there are many needy seniors who needed support. Sometimes, the older generation may not understand recent policies and the young people may not be able to understand the seniors. I have ageing parents and one day I will also grow old.

If I stay at home, I will only be watching TV. Volunteering at Blossom Seeds allows me to make friends with people from all walks of life. Other than the daily activities, I also enjoy the festival celebrations and get to understand other cultures. I also attended the befriending sharing, excel course and talks on infection control, emergency response, amongst others.

Blossom Seeds support needy seniors from all races and religion and I feel welcome in Blossom Seeds. I am grateful that I am able to contribute by visiting them.

2021 May - Blossom Seeds Centre and CBP Volunteer Sabaria

COMMUNITY | RELIGIOUS PARTNERS

Testimonial gave by our religious partner, Mr. Izuan M Rias (Executive Chairman of Assassyafaah Mosque and Darul Makmur Mosque) during Blossom Vesak fundraising event 2021.

SPECIAL MENTIONED BY PRESIDENT HALIMAH YACOB

BSL has been blessed to be mentioned by President Halimah regards to our collaboration with Youth Corps Leaders on an Intergenerational program called Project We+65 that aims to address social isolation among seniors. An abstract from her speech made to the Youth Corps Aspirants on 22 January 2022 as shown below: