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[h=2]Interesting that this was never covered nor reported in the S'pore news![/h]
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[h=2]Interesting that this was never covered nor reported in the S'pore news![/h]
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Interesting that this was never covered nor reported in the S'pore news!
On October 6, it was apparently NOT reported anywhere that Chen Show Mao delivered mobility aids to Paya Lebar residents, see pics below:
On 6 October 2012, in a joint effort between the Agency for Integrated Care (AIC) and volunteers from Paya Lebar Division in Aljunied GRC, various forms of mobility aids were distributed to elderly residents living along Hougang Avenue 3.
Member of Parliament (MP) for Aljunied GRC, Mr Chen Show Mao, together with Aljunied GRC volunteers and staff from the AIC, went door-to-door to present mobility aids such as walking sticks and wheelchairs to qualified residents. Earlier in August, AIC staff and Aljunied GRC volunteers had visited these HDB blocks to explain AIC programs to residents.
This is an initiative under the AIC’s $10 million Senior’s Mobility Fund (SMF), which was established in 2011 with the objective of assisting the elderly in procuring mobility devices at subsidised rates, so as to help them move around their home and in the community.
The residents were all smiles as they received the aids from Mr Chen and were taught by the helpful AIC staff how to use them. Mdm Magomy*, the daughter of two elderly residents who each received a wheelchair said: “Having stayed here for over 40 years, this is the first time I have received such forms of assistance. It really means a lot to me and my elderly parents, who would otherwise be immobile without such walking aids. We are really touched by the help that we are getting.”
Other recipients echoed her sentiments, saying that they had been “hesitant about making trips downstairs for their daily chores or social activities, choosing to stay at home most of the time”. With the mobility aids, they said they now feel “more confident and secure about joining their friends for some social and recreational activities in the neighbourhood”.
Their MP, Mr Chen, commented: “We are very glad to have played our part in this outreach to our needy residents and help them learn about and apply for assistance under the SMF and other AIC programmes. We are heartened by the improvements these have made to their lives. We look forward to continuing our work with the AIC and other agencies so that more residents can benefit from the SMF and other programmes.”
*Name changed for privacy reasons.****
This is called money well spent. No need fanciful garden by the bay or expensive useless structure in our town and then have the fee hike to tax the residents.
Interesting that this was never covered nor reported in the S'pore news!
On October 6, it was apparently NOT reported anywhere that Chen Show Mao delivered mobility aids to Paya Lebar residents, see pics below:
On 6 October 2012, in a joint effort between the Agency for Integrated Care (AIC) and volunteers from Paya Lebar Division in Aljunied GRC, various forms of mobility aids were distributed to elderly residents living along Hougang Avenue 3.
Member of Parliament (MP) for Aljunied GRC, Mr Chen Show Mao, together with Aljunied GRC volunteers and staff from the AIC, went door-to-door to present mobility aids such as walking sticks and wheelchairs to qualified residents. Earlier in August, AIC staff and Aljunied GRC volunteers had visited these HDB blocks to explain AIC programs to residents.
This is an initiative under the AIC’s $10 million Senior’s Mobility Fund (SMF), which was established in 2011 with the objective of assisting the elderly in procuring mobility devices at subsidised rates, so as to help them move around their home and in the community.
The residents were all smiles as they received the aids from Mr Chen and were taught by the helpful AIC staff how to use them. Mdm Magomy*, the daughter of two elderly residents who each received a wheelchair said: “Having stayed here for over 40 years, this is the first time I have received such forms of assistance. It really means a lot to me and my elderly parents, who would otherwise be immobile without such walking aids. We are really touched by the help that we are getting.”
Other recipients echoed her sentiments, saying that they had been “hesitant about making trips downstairs for their daily chores or social activities, choosing to stay at home most of the time”. With the mobility aids, they said they now feel “more confident and secure about joining their friends for some social and recreational activities in the neighbourhood”.
Their MP, Mr Chen, commented: “We are very glad to have played our part in this outreach to our needy residents and help them learn about and apply for assistance under the SMF and other AIC programmes. We are heartened by the improvements these have made to their lives. We look forward to continuing our work with the AIC and other agencies so that more residents can benefit from the SMF and other programmes.”
*Name changed for privacy reasons.****
This is called money well spent. No need fanciful garden by the bay or expensive useless structure in our town and then have the fee hike to tax the residents.
The locals (rich ones excepted) have indeed been "crippled" by inane government policies that somehow benefitted the FTs in more ways than one, whether intended or unintended. FTs will always be one-up on locals because when the going gets tough, they can run road. 
