Nanyang Technological University

"I am extremely pleased and delighted to be awarded the Huray Gold Medal and Cash Award for Social Responsibility. It was an unexpected surprise!

I would like to thank Mr Anthony Huray for his generous contribution to this fund in encouraging students to contribute to the community. This award will definitely spur me on to continue my work with the less fortunate in the community.

While this award will serve as a very positive encouragement, nothing beats seeing the smiles on the faces of those whom I work with! I have had the honor of working with the intellectually disabled beneficiaries while serving at the Regular Service Project for the Intellectually Disabled under NTU WSC. These special individuals really have the special gift of making you smile with their innocent and lovable personalities. I am sure many volunteers would agree that no matter which beneficiary group you work with, it is such heartfelt experiences that touch you, and the satisfaction that you gain, which is the best motivating force.

Lastly, I would like to take the opportunity to say that this award does not belong to me alone. Much of my little contribution to community has only been made possible through the wonderful support of my fellow volunteers, wonderful friends and supportive family. One person can only do so much; it is only when we join our hands together that we really can make a difference!

Hope that this award will continue to motivate other individuals to step forward and contribute to community in your own little way. As much as we are helping the less fortunate, we do receive so much more in return too. The life lessons learnt, experiences gained and satisfaction derived really beats having an award anytime!"

Denise playing games with beneficiaries at an event organized by NTU Volunteer Management Club

Agnes Tan joined the WSC Regular Service Project for the Intellectually Disabled in her first year of studies. Being a passionate and dedicated volunteer, she went on to become the vice-coordinator in her second year of studies. As the vice-coordinator, she was responsible for the club's internal affairs, the planning and running of weekly sessions. Juggling her club commitments with her studies and part-time work, she gave unselfishly of her time, love and effort to the volunteers and trainees of RSPID. She is regarded as a committed and model volunteer by many! She was also part of the main committee for Project IDentity 2007; an initiative by RSPID volunteers to raise public awareness for the intellectually disabled community and contributed greatly to the success of the large-scale public event. Today, in her final year, she is still a dedicated volunteer at RSPID.

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Since Year 1, Yoke Hing has been an enthusiast in the Regular Service Program for Elders under the Welfare Social Club- an initiative to help the elderly in the AWWA (AMK branch) Home through volunteer work. Subsequently in Year 2, she became the centre head and managed heavier responsibilities like events planning, proposing constructive changes to the home, coordinating and encouraging new volunteers. Through these, Yoke Hing was able to touch the elderly with her kindheartedness and developed strong rapport with them. Furthermore, she displayed commitment and dedication through her active participation and influence on others in joining her passion. Finally, I will end off with a comment of hers: "I am neither an exceptionally high position holder nor superwoman, however if an average person like me can help to make a more compassionate world, so can anyone.

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Jia Min has been an active member of the Interact Club. She has contributed altruistically to the community as she assumed the position of the mentor coordinator for the True Hearts Connection Mentoring Scheme. Through the weekly mentoring sessions with the underprivileged children, Jia Min has shared her knowledge with the children. She also organized many camps for the children which brought much fun, laughter and color to their lives. Beyond national boundaries, Jia Min also extended her help by joining the Sri Lanka Tsunami Aid. Together with the rest of the team, she built shelves and beds and delivered them to the victims at their temporary camps. The team also started the Milk Run project, which is an initiative to distribute milk to the villagers. Jia Min truly exhibits the qualities of someone worthy of the Huray Gold Medal as she has been giving selflessly to the community.

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Ang Chee Yong Jansen has been an active volunteer since his secondary school days. During his study in NTU Accountancy Year 1, Jansen was involved in 3 welfare services activities in th NTU Welfare Services Club. He was a member of the NTU WSC Finance Subcommittee, the Finance Controller and a Team Leader in Project Camp OutReach 2006 and a regular volunteer of the Regular Service Project Hearing Impaired. In his second year, Jansen was elected into the WSC Main Committee as the Financial Controller of WSC. Due to his busy schedule, he has to give up ground work volunteering in the second half of his second year. However, he continued to contribute to volunteerism and fulfills his social responsibilities in the background by managing the finances of WSC well to ensure that the ground volunteers have no worries about their finances and just focus on helping more people.

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