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Community<br />
40<br />
A Walk for a Good Cause<br />
1 Dominic Rego<br />
and his twin daughters<br />
enjoying the<br />
entertainment.<br />
Staff from <strong>Toll</strong> Global Logistics<br />
recently took part in a sponsored<br />
walk to raise money for the<br />
Dover Park Hospice in Singapore.<br />
Organised by the Business Times<br />
and the Dover Park Hospice, the<br />
Sunday walk on 5 September 2010<br />
saw hundreds of people walk along<br />
Sentosa’s Tanjong Beach. The family<br />
event was organised to raise funds for<br />
the hospice and increase awareness<br />
of palliative care issues, which have<br />
become ever more important in<br />
Singapore’s ageing population.<br />
<strong>Toll</strong> Global Logistics pledged S$5,000<br />
to the cause and a number of staff<br />
took part with their families, including<br />
Director of Business Development,<br />
Dominic Rego who took part with his<br />
wife and twin daughters. Dominic said,<br />
“It was indeed a SUNny day, with<br />
everyone dressed in yellow clothes to<br />
match the Hospice’s emblem. It was a<br />
great afternoon with loads going on for<br />
kids and families. There were people<br />
on stilts, balloon makers and face<br />
painters, encouraging everyone to<br />
join in the spirit of the day.<br />
“We were delighted to be able to take<br />
part in the event and help raise the<br />
awareness of such a vital service”.<br />
According to 2010 statistics, the<br />
median age of Singapore’s population<br />
is 37.4, up from just 34 in 2000, and<br />
care in later life or palliative care is a<br />
subject that the nation is starting to<br />
seriously address.<br />
In his 2009 National Day rally speech,<br />
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong<br />
highlighted issues surrounding<br />
Singapore’s ageing population and<br />
how Singaporeans need to prepare<br />
their healthcare system to cope with<br />
future demands of aged care. He also<br />
spoke about the need for step-down<br />
care in community hospitals, nursing<br />
homes, and home nursing care.<br />
<strong>Toll</strong> Global Logistics is committed in<br />
helping to improve the communities in<br />
which we live and work. The company<br />
is active in supporting the<br />
communities in which it operates,<br />
particularly through corporate giving<br />
and volunteering.<br />
<strong>Toll</strong> Global Logistics was thanked by<br />
alvin Tay, the Business Times editor<br />
for its support, “On behalf of the<br />
elderly and children supported by the<br />
Dover Park Hospice, a big thank you<br />
for your (<strong>Toll</strong> Global Logistics)<br />
generous donation”. n<br />
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