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International Women’s Day 2009
Funnival By The Park

More than 4,300 co-operative and union female members and their family participated in the 101st International Women’s Day with “Funnival by The Park” which was held at Bedok Reservoir Park on 8 March 2009.

The fun walk-cum-family carnival was jointly organised by the NTUC Women’s Development Secretariat, in collaboration with the Singapore National Co-operative Federation (SNCF) Women’s Programme Committee.

Gracing this annual event was Guest-of-Honour Mr Lim Swee Say, NTUC Secretary-General and Minister in Prime Minister’s Office, who flagged off the 2km mass walk after a 15-minute mass workout. At the end of the walk, all participants were each rewarded with an attractive goodie bag. More fun awaited them at the Sports and Health exhibition booths and carnival game stations. Furthermore, performances and lucky draws on the stage entertained the crowd.

Mr Lim Swee Say capped the morning when he joined on stage to launch a new NTUC initiative: “We Care for U” project. This Project aims to reach out to divorcees, widows and other single mothers to upturn the downturn.

Besides participating in the fun walk, the co-operative sector was also represented by the following five SNCF affiliates and five organisations in the exhibition and carnival segment – AIN Society, Bedok Multi-Purpose Co-operative Society Ltd, CARE Singapore, Entrepreneurs’ Co-operative Ltd, Kids Meet Up Enrichment Centre, Premier Security Co-operative Ltd, New Style Kiosk Fitness, NTUC Club, NTUC Income Co-operative Ltd and WEworkz Multi-Purpose Co-operative Ltd.