Hitachi Plays Santa 2021: Cooking from the Heart
- Post-event Report -
Our volunteers were present from the early hours of the morning on 6th November for Hitachi Plays Santa 2021.
Total no. of Hitachi GoCs’ Participation (incl HAS): 13
No. volunteers on 6th November: 105
No. of donors: 165
Total no. of Hitachi staff who participated: 270
Total amount of donations collected: $13,260
Total amount of NTUC vouchers* donated to Willing Hearts’ beneficiaries: $850
*Balance of $850 NTUC vouchers from Hitachi Plays Santa 2020 was donated to Willing Hearts’ who will in turn give to needy families.
For the fifth year running, Hitachi Plays Santa 2021 saw over 250 Hitachi employees from 13 Hitachi Group of Companies (GoCs) in Singapore come together as One Hitachi to donate to and serve the beneficiaries of Willing Hearts, a local charity and food kitchen.
This year’s event saw more than 100 Hitachi employees from 13 GoCs up as early as 5.00am on the 6th of November at Willing Hearts’ kitchen to cook, prepare and deliver meals for Willing Hearts’ beneficiaries.
Donors from across the 13 Hitachi Group of Companies also banded together and raised SGD13,260 for Willing Hearts. An additional SGD850 of NTUC vouchers – the remaining balance from Hitachi Plays Santa 2020 – was also donated to Willing Hearts, which will be given to families in need.
The table below shows the breakdown of volunteers and donors from each GoC:
| S/No. | Company | No. of volunteers | No. of donors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arçelik Hitachi Home Appliances Sales (Singapore) Pte Ltd | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | Hitachi Aqua-Tech Engineering Pte Ltd | 8 | 15 |
| 3 | Hitachi eBworx International Pte Ltd | 11 | 8 |
| 4 | Hitachi Elevator Asia | 4 | 14 |
| 5 | Hitachi Energy | 17 | 26 |
| 6 | Hitachi High-Tech (S) Pte Ltd | 12 | 16 |
| 7 | Hitachi Metals Singapore | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Hitachi Solutions Asia Pacific Pte Ltd | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | Hitachi Sunway Information System (S) | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Hitachi T&D Systems Asia Pte. Ltd. | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | Hitachi Systems Network Technologies Pte Ltd | 10 | 6 |
| 12 | PSB Technologies Pte Ltd | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | Hitachi Asia Ltd. | 26 | 45 |
| Total | 105 | 165 |
A Hitachi Plays Santa 2021 video was produced featuring this initiative. Within a month of its release, the video garnered a viewership of about 32.75 million! You may catch the full Hitachi Plays Santa 2021 video here!
The organising team would like to thank everyone who contributed in one way or another, and for making Hitachi Plays Santa 2021 possible! Till the next, have a great 2022 ahead!
If you would like to receive the detailed report, feel free to contact us as ccg.events.dv@hitachi.com.
Our volunteers were present from the early hours of the morning on 6th November for Hitachi Plays Santa 2021.
Volunteers hard at work cooking ingredients.
Meal packs being prepared at the food-packing station.
Hitachi employees getting ready to load food packs into a volunteer’s vehicle for delivery.