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Our Milestones
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1993
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• Participated in community services |
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1996
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• Established the Sathya Sai Social Service
• Registered with
- Commissioner of Charities
- Registrar of Societies
- National Council of Social Service (NCSS)
• Started to fund the Food Aid and Befriending Programme, a programme managed by volunteers of the
Sri Sathya Sai Society's Seva Group
• Set up the Sathya Sai Baba Specialist Clinic on the second floor of the Sathya Sai Baba Centre
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1997
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• Appointed by the Ministry of Community Development to manage Bukit Batok Home for the Aged for
a period of 5 years
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2001
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• Launched a series of community health screening sessions in partnership with the Health Promotion Board and
the Hong Kah North Divisions' grassroots organisations till April 2002 |
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2002
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• Took over the management of a rehab centre (formerly known as Bukit Batok Senior Citizens Health Care Centre) from the Home Nursing Foundation
• Renamed the clinic "Sathya Sai Baba (General and Specialist) Clinic" to better reflect the types of services it provided
• Appointed by the Ministry of Community Development and Sports (MCDS) to manage Tembusu Home at
Pelangi Village for a period of 5 years
• Re-appointed by MCDS to manage Bukit Batok Home for the Aged for a period of 5 years
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2003
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• Selected as one of the beneficiaries supported by the President's Challenge 2003 |
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2004
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• Embarked on a 3-month Strategic Planning Exercise. A new 4S' mission statement was developed
• Adopted "Tembusu" in the naming of subsequent facilities and programmes
• Renamed the rehab centre "Tembusu Rehab Centre"
• Appointed by the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) to manage a community-
based eldercare facility, known as Tembusu Neighbourhood Link (TNL). It is the first Neighbourhood Link set up
on the rooftop of a multi-storey carpark .
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2005
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• Established the Tembusu Volunteer Programme
• Conducted 2 sessions of Blood Donation Drive in collaboration with the Sathya Sai Central Organisation, Singapore in May and August 2005 respectively
• Initiated the first customised training course for care staff ("Improving Care for Older Clients – Interactive Aged
Care Training Course" in collaboration with the Hua Mei Training Centre)
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2006
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• Inaugurated the first Volunteer Training Programme
• Embarked on the first humanitarian project – SAINET Project in Laos
• Participated in the MCYS–NCSS Social Work Training Scholarship Scheme
• Commemorated the 10th anniversary of community service by 4S with a Thank-You Dinner and two sets
of commemorative stamps
• Received a visit from Dr Pal Dhall, Zone Co-ordinator, Sathya Sai Organisation Pacific and Asian Region
(India excluded) on 4 Sep 06
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2007
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• Appointed by MCYS to manage Thuja Home at Pelangi Village for a period of 5 years
• Re-appointed by MCYS to manage Bukit Batok Home for the Aged and
Tembusu Home at Pelangi Village for a period of 5 years
• Embarked on the second humanitarian project – Sathya Sai – Huong Van Health Centre Project in Vietnam
• Launched the Tembusu Transport - a joint project with the Kampong Ubi-Kembangan Citizens'
Consultative Committee
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2008
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• Invited by the National Archives of Singapore to record an oral history on the birth and development
of 4S
• Appointed by MCYS and NCSS to provide Home Help Service for the western region from 1 Apr 08
• Embarked on the third humanitarian project – SaiBlanket Project in Nepal
• Endorsed by the Tellabs Foundation as a Supported Charity
• Selected as one of the beneficiaries supported by the President's Challenge 2008
• (TNL) Selected as one of the pilot centres of the Silver Cooperative
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2009
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• Received a visit from Dr Michael Goldstein, International Chairman of Sri Sathya Sai World Foundation, on
12 Feb 09
• Set up Tembusu Health Centre at Eunos Crescent and Sathya Sai Baba (General and Specialist) Clinic
ceased operations in June 2009
• Relocated Tembusu Rehab Centre to Jurong West Street 71
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2010
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• Transferred the operations of the Food Aid and Befriending Programme from Sri Sathya Sai Society to THC
and renamed the programme "Tembusu Food Aid Programme"
• Renamed TNL "Tembusu Seniors Activity Centre"
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2011
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• Embarked on the second Strategic Planning Exercise
• Implemented the Singapore Programme for Integrated Care for the Elderly in collaboration with the Agency for
Integrated Care
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