More than 50 MPA alumni, students, faculty and staff came together to volunteer at Willing Heart Soup Kitchen as part of MPA annual CSR initiative.
Willing Hearts is a secular, non-denominational and non-affiliated charity, which operates a soup kitchen that prepares, cooks and distributes about 4,500 daily meals to the needy, 365 days a year. Beneficiaries include the elderly, the disabled, low-income families, children from single-parent or otherwise poverty-stricken families, and migrant workers in Singapore. Volunteers helped out with the preparation, cooking and the cleaning up after the day’s activities.
The morning started with the arrival of MPA volunteers for session 1 where they were grouped into different team and each team was assigned a task to prepare ingredients needed. The teams proceeded to pack and deliver the food after cooking was completed. MPA Volunteers in Session 2 arrived and assisted in cleaning the kitchen and the preparation work for the next day's activities.
Everyone enjoyed this meaningful morning at the soup kitchen. One of our alumni volunteers, Peter Neo (MPA, Class of 2015), described the day as an “interesting and meaningful Sunday activity”!
MPA Alumni who wish to participate in future activities can contact Peter Wirija, President of the MPA Alumni Group.