Hitachi Plays Santa 2018
-Post Event Report-
Throughout the holiday season, the Hitachi Group of Companies in Singapore came together as “One Hitachi” to contribute back to the society.
Together with the Orchard Road Business Association (ORBA) and The Food Bank Singapore, Hitachi Played Santa to over 300 social service users on 7 December at the Great Christmas Village. The social service users enjoyed an afternoon of exciting activities including free and unlimited amusement rides. Each family also walked away with a goodie bag of essential food items, with additional gifts and candies given to the children, courtesy of Hitachi staff volunteers.
1) Packing of Food Bundles
Date : 7 December 2018, Friday
Time : 11.15 am – 1.00 pm
Venue : L3, ALIVE Room @ Hitachi Square, Singapore
Contents of the food bundle for one family (excludes 2 packets of vermicelli and 1 pack of milk which were delivered directly to Ngee Ann City).
16 Hitachi staff volunteers from the various Hitachi GOCs participated in the packing of food bundles. Additional candies and drinks utilising $150 NTUC vouchers were also packed by volunteers to distribute to the beneficiaries at the event.
2) Actual Event
Date : 7 December 2018, Friday
Time : 3.00pm – 6.00pm
Venue : The Great Christmas Village, Civic Plaza (outside Ngee Ann City Singapore)
Packing continued at The Great Christmas Village to include 2 packets of vermicelli and 1 pack of milk into the food bundle. At the same time, the gifts for children (i.e. a Smiggle pencil case) were also delivered directly to the event venue where the volunteers rushed to pack before the start of the event.
C. Distribution of Food Bundle
Distribution of goodie bags took place towards the end of the event.
A finale group photo upon receiving the food bundle and gifts that were put together and donated by Hitachi staff.
It’s a wrap! The Hitachi staff volunteers who took time off to pack the food bundles and spent an afternoon with the beneficiaries.
