WE CARE celebrated its 20th anniversary on Saturday 6th September 2025 with a gala lunch at the Shangri-La Hotel. 

Six months in the planning and preparation, the lunch event and fundraiser hosted more than 300 guests comprising WE CARE beneficiaries, volunteers, donors, supporters, staff and Board directors.  

With the ceremony firmly anchored by well-known radio personality Joe Augustin, the lunch also featured a friendly donation challenge among the guests, who were designated Team Red or Team White, by virtue of the colour of their table linen.  

The guest of honour at the celebration was WE CARE Patron Mdm Halimah Yacob, who gave an inspiring speech right after our Chairman Robert Chew took the stage to welcome guests. Both Mdm Halimah and Mr Chew spoke of the growth of the centre in its short history, and the challenges that the centre currently face. In particular, reference was made to the burgeoning Kpods crisis, the change in legislation surrounding this particular substance, and our role in addressing this national scourge. 

A short history of the centre was unveiled in a lively presentation put together by current staff, erstwhile clients with solid recovery behind them. 

Three performances framed the afternoon. Two were delivered by beneficiaries, volunteers and staff and featured singing, and drumming, respectively. The remaining was staged by the award-winning wind percussion ensemble Reverberance. They are the inspiration and training behind our drumming group, Healing Beats, who chose to play the rousing folkloric Rolling Walnuts on Chinese flat drums. The singing group, chirpily named The WE CARE Warblers, tackled popular songs Somewhere and Lean on Me.  

Both groups only had 6 months to rehearse, and despite some early nerves, handled their roles with gusto. 

Joining Mdm Halimah on stage, guests and past and present Board members sang a birthday song and made a toast to WE CARE. No birthday bash is complete without cake, and on this occasion, an 8-kg chocolate cake baked in-house at Shangri-la was unveiled. After the ceremonial cutting, the cake was divided and packed by hotel staff to be delivered to WE CARE, so it can be shared with beneficiaries. 

Emcee Joe Augustin pitched the donation challenge as a fun way to encourage onsite in-person giving, by pitting Team Red and Team White against each other. Results were tabulated in real time, and the results shared mid-way and at the end of the donation duel. This helped to raise $69,000 with Dato' Seri Toh Soon Huat of Sian Chay Medical Centre leading the fray by announcing he would donate $20K, ahead of the start of the donation challenge.  

WE CARE wishes to thank everyone who turned up or helped at the event.

Donations remain open till 30 November 2025. If you wish to support our work, donations of any amount are welcome and will go directly toward helping more individuals on their paths to recovery.

Every contribution is eligible for a 2.5x tax deductible receipt. Every dollar will also be matched by the Tote Board Enhanced Fund-Raising Grant.

Donate through these channels

You can donate generously through these channels.

1. Mail a cheque to WE CARE Community Services Limited
2. Donate via Giving.sg at this link
3. Use the PayNow app, by scanning the QR code above
4. Key in our UEN 200506089N

To write a cheque, payable to "WE CARE Community Services Limited" 

Our mailing address is: WE CARE Community Services Limited, Kembangan-Chai Chee Community Hub, 11 Jalan Ubi, Block 5 #01-41, (S)409074

For all enquiries, contact Joyce at joyce@wecare.org.sg or +65 9339 7741