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President Tony Tan took a tour of the exhibition panels on Keppel Offshore & Marine’s (Keppel O&M) history (left) and met with the beneficiariesfrom Children-At-Risk Empowerment Association (CARE) and Teen Challenge (right) who were thrilled to meet the President and tour the yard atKeppel O&MKeppel Corporation also pledged5,000 hours of communityservice in Singapore. KeppelYoung Leaders will also assistsocial enterprises nominated forthe President Challenge’s SocialEnterprise Award.On Keppel’s contributions,President Tan said, “KeppelCorporation has chosen tocelebrate its 45th anniversary bygiving back to society. I knowthat its contribution will bringrelief, support and hope to manySingaporeans. I am also optimisticthat Keppel and its employees willderive meaning and fulfillmentfrom their involvement. I hopethat more corporations will besimilarly inspired to give back tothe community.”Mr Choo Chiau Beng, Chairman ofKeppel O&M and CEO of KeppelCorporation, said, “As President’sChallenge has gone beyond thegiving of money to the giving oftime and the imparting of skillsto the disadvantaged, Keppel islikewise doing the same forworthy causes.“At Keppel, employees areencouraged to care for thewell-being of others, especiallythe less fortunate in society.Furthering our commitment tovolunteerism, we will pledge 5,000hours to community service inSingapore this year. Beyond ourshores, our people in operationsaround the world will also bestepping up their communityoutreach activities, and we willshare their stories in due course.”Amongst guests witnessing thecheque presentation at the Keppelyard was Mr Chan Chun Sing,Acting Minister for Social andFamily Development and SeniorMinister of State for Defence;members of President’s ChallengeSteering Committee as well asbeneficiaries from Children-At-RiskEmpowerment Association (CARE)and Teen Challenge.On supporting social enterprises,President Tan said, “This year, wewill go beyond just recognisingthe social enterprises and thepeople behind them. We willcreate opportunities for the awardwinners to draw from the expertiseand experience of industry leadersthrough mentorship and businessadvisory programmes, to providesupport for the social enterprisesto continue to grow and remainsuccessful in their mission.”On Keppel’s support to socialenterprises, Mr Choo said, ”Werecognise that more concertedefforts should be made to help thenascent social enterprise sector inSingapore develop its capabilities,build robust networks, and betterachieve its social missions.Continues on page 28...OffshoreMarine March – April 201327