April 11, 2009
SHANGHAI SINGAPORE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION – SINGAPORE CLUB SHANGHAI

Spring Charity Food and Fun Fair

Location
Oasis Riviera, 883 ShuiCheng Road

We would like to thank everyone who helped make this charity event a great success! Through this charity fair, we raised a total of RMB 300,762.70. Funds collected have been transferred to the China Charity Federation (CCF). Work on the school rebuilding will commence on 20 May 2009 and is expected to be completed by 20 Aug 2009. SSBA-SCS will have a team to visit the new school in September 2009.

11th April 2009 turned out to be a glorious day despite the forecast of rain. By 8 AM, vendors started streaming in to stock up their booths. There were about 90 stalls in total; on sale were delicious food prepared by “tai-tais” as well as restaurant chefs, and others selling wine, coffee, jewelry, furniture, toys, used items, etc. The game booths were a hit with both the young and old.

The on-site silent auction attracted quite a bit of interest and 18 items donated by generous companies and individuals were auctioned off. A unique recipe book comprising over 50 special recipes contributed by expats staying in Shanghai was launched at the fair. The book contains recipes for beef rendang, truffles, mushroom soup, lasagne, pad thai, Indian butter chicken, kaya, chiffon cake and numerous other mouth-watering dishes.

Throughout the day, visitors to the fair were entertained by music put together by DJ Dennis, and also by various live performances by the Shanghai American Middle School Jazz Band, SMIC Private School and our very own Singaporean crooners, Willy Tan and Francis Yuen.

Besides enjoying the yummy food and fine wine, games and lots of shopping opportunities, the lucky ones also won attractive raffle prizes including a Kayumanis romantic getaway in Nanjing, an air ticket to Hongkong, an iPOD, and many more.

This charity effort would not have been possible without the support of many kind-hearted and generous individuals and companies. We would like to thank all of them, and in particular, CapitaLand, which sponsored the venue and whose technicians gave us invaluable support; Pivot Marketing which took care of event management; and Promus Printing which sponsored the printing of the recipe book. We are grateful too, to all of you who donated in kind or in cash, and those who took the time to cook for the fair, help man the stalls or contributed their secret recipes. We thank the many vendors which supported the event by setting up shops at the fair. And finally, to all of you who came to the fair, thank you for supporting the event with your presence!

Prepared by Yue Tong Mui，SSBA-SCS Charity and Community Director

Click here to view photos of the event

SSBA-SCS AGM 09 New Exco-5 Result Announcement

Dear SSBA-SCS members,

The SSBA-SCS AGM/Election 09 was held successfully on 28 Mar. On behalf of the organisers and the Election Committee, I wish to thank all who have attended, voted or assisted in one way or another.

The appointments for the top 5 members of the Exco elected on 28 Mar has since been decided, and they are:

President :	Mr Steven Joo
Vice President :	Mr Alex Tham
Vice President :	Dr Charles Poon
Secretary :	Mr Jay Tee
Treasurer :	Ms Charlotte Hsu

Please join me in welcoming the new Exco-5. They are currently in the midst of co-opting more volunteers into various positions in the Exco; and the full team will be assembled and announced by the end of this month.

Sim Ann
SSBA-SCS Election Committee Chairperson 09/10

SSBA-SCS 2009 AGM Candidates List

Dear SSBA-SCS members

Candidates (in alphabetical order)

• 1. Ms Charlotte Hsu, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers & Co
• 2. Mr Steven Joo, Head of Operations, Citibank (Current SSBA-SCS Honorary Treasurer)
• 3. Mr Ronny Lee Soon Hong, Principle Account Manager, Oracle China
• 4. Dr Charles Poon, Dy Medical Director and Family Physician, St Michael’s Hospital
• 5. Mr Jay Tee Tian Hock, GM (Operations Manager), Markem-Imaje China
• 6. Mr Alex Tham, VP Strategy and Business Devt (Asia), Alcan Engineering Products (Current SSBA-SCS Exco Member)

We look forward to your attendance at the AGM on 28th March. Thank you.

Ms Ann Sim
Advisor to SSBA-SCS
Chairperson, SSBA-SCS Election Committee 2009/2010
Regional Director, International Enterprise Singapore

Profiles of the nominees

Shanghai Singapore Business Association / Singapore Club Shanghai

Dear SSBA-SCS Member,

Thank you for your ongoing support of the SSBA-SCS, and your participation in the various activities organized over the past year. Despite the challenges of the economic environment, we had sellout attendances at many of the key events of the year, such as the National Day Dinner at the Shangri-La, the Annual Business Forum at the Westin, the recent Yuan Xiao Party at the Singapore Consulate, and at the various smaller functions and sporting events. With your continued support, we hope that SSBA-SCS can provide even greater value to members, as a source of information, support, and both social and business opportunities. Please join me in thanking the incumbent office bearers of SSBA-SCS for delivering meaningful and enjoyable activities over the past year,and for embarking new directions such as forging a closer partnership with organizations such as the Beijing-based Singapore Chamber of Commerce, as well as operating the SSBA-SCS on a no-membership-fee basis for our individual members.

As per the initial notice circulated last week, we are writing to you today to inform you that the Annual General Meeting for the SSBA-SCS will be held on Saturday March 28th, at 11AM. Please note the following the details for the upcoming Annual General Meeting for SSBA-SCS

Date:	28th March 2009, Saturday
Time:	11am (for brunch buffet)
Price:	FREE for SSBA-SCS members (and their immediate family); RMB 80 per person (above 12 years old) for non-members
RSVP:	membership@ssba-scs.com Att: Olina Tel: 62370960

We can register up to 150px. Early reply is recommended as RSVP will be granted on a strictly first-come-first-served basis.

To enjoy the free buffet, you may also sign-up for SSBA-SCS membership on the spot.

Please note that the following SSBA-SCS Membership Fees applies:

• - For Singaporeans/ PRs - FREE membership for year 2009. Please bring along your NRIC for identification purposes
• - For Non-Singaporeans/ PRs - RMB 250 membership fees is payable for a two-year membership.
• - For Corporate Membership, RMB 1,000 membership fee is payable for year 2009 membership.

Please see http://www.ssba-scs.com/categories.html for details on the membership benefits.

SPRING CHARITY FOOD AND FUN FAIR, 11 APRIL 2009, 10AM- 3PM
OASIS RIVIERA CLUBHOUSE, 883 Shui Cheng Road

Dear SSBA-SCS Corporate Member,

SSBA-SCS, together with SHEN and the China Charity Federation, will be organising the Spring Charity Food and Fun Fair on 11th April 2009. Funds raised will be used for rebuilding a school in Jiangxi Province.

We would like to invite you, as a Corporate Member of SSBA-SCS to participate in this meaningful project, in any of the following ways:

• - cash donation
• - rent a booth for RMB 600 to market/sell your product and/or service
• - donate products and/or vouchers that can be used as Raffle prizes or as Silent Auction items

Below are the details of the event for your information. Please see attached for the reply slip.

Do let me know if you need further information.

Regards,

YUE TONG MUI
COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR
SHANGHAI SINGAPORE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION – SINGAPORE CLUB SHANGHAI

11 Mar 2009

Dear SSBA-SCS Member,

SPRING CHARITY FOOD AND FUN FAIR, 11 APRIL 2009, 10AM- 3PM
OASIS RIVIERA CLUBHOUSE, 883 Shui Cheng Road

The Shanghai Singapore Business Association - Singapore Club Shanghai (SSBA-SCS), together with the Shanghai House of Entrepreneurs, NUS (SHEN) and the China Charity Federation, will be organizing a charity food and fun fair at the Oasis Riviera Clubhouse on Saturday, 11 April 2009.

SSBA-SCS, which is run by a volunteer group of Singaporeans based in Shanghai, seeks to promote networking among Singaporeans, expatriates and the local communities in Shanghai. We regularly organize charity events as a way for us to contribute back to the society. In end-2007, the Starry Starry Night Charity Gala Dinner we organized raised RMB 1million, which was used to rebuild three schools in Jilin in north-eastern China. You may visit http://www.ssba-scs.com/index.html for a report and pictures of the school rebuilding project. Funds raised at the 11 April 2009 fair will be used for rebuilding a school in Jiangxi as the current school building is structurally unsound.

The 11 Apr 09 fair promises lots of food, games and shopping! A recipe book containing a collection of unique recipes contributed by expatriates staying in Shanghai will be launched at the fair. In addition, there will be a silent auction of artwork, romantic getaway, wine and other unique products/services donated by companies and individuals. A raffle draw will be conducted at the event.

We like to invite you, as a Corporate Member of SSBA-SCS to participate in this meaningful project, in any of the following ways:

• - cash donation
• - rent a booth for RMB 600 to market/sell your product and/or service
• - donate products and/or vouchers that can be used as Raffle prizes or Silent Auction items

Thank you and we hope to see you and your friends and family at the fair!

Yours sincerely,

YUE TONG MUI

COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR
SHANGHAI SINGAPORE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION – SINGAPORE CLUB SHANGHAI

Click here: Invitation of Participation PDF

Contact Ms Yue Tong Mui:

Mobile: 1381731637
Email: tongmuiyue@gmail.com