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Chloe joined Bishan Home in 2008 as a Social Worker and Volunteer Management Executive.
Over a period of three years, she expanded our pool of community, corporate and individual volunteers with her evident passion and enthusiasm for volunteer work. Last year, we were privileged to have close to 4, 000 volunteers helping us to organise our various programmes social activities, and outings to help enrich the lives of our residents and clients.
Her passion for volunteer work is also apparent in her personal life as she even took unpaid leave to volunteer with YMCA’s international volunteer effort in Chiang Mai for a month. She even stayed on for another two weeks to help villages rebuild roads and houses, and teach the children.
She also played an important part in expanding our work with MCYS’ community service order programme and as a result of her dedicated and compassionate work, Bishan Home was one of three organisations which was awarded Friends of MCYS (now MSF) Bronze Volunteer Award in 2011.
Chloe has since helped to raise increase awareness of the intellectually disabled, and showed how volunteering can bring joy, meaning and a sense of fulfillment.
“Chloe has done a tremendous job in volunteer management over at Bishan Home. She was still new to volunteer management when I knew her 4 years ago. It is her desire to want to improve herself that propelled her to who she is today. Her passion for working with volunteers has enabled her to improve her management of volunteers, and rally more volunteers to assist her clients whom she loves dearly.
Her bubbly personality, willingness to learn and never-say-die attitude have won her over with the volunteers. Indeed, Bishan Home is blessed to have someone like her taking care of the volunteers who in return, take great care of the clients she serves.”
Victor Poh
Assistant Manager in Community Service
YMCA of Singapore
“Chloe is one of the best Volunteer Manager I have ever worked with. I got to know her through volunteering in Y Dance, one of the community service programmes by YMCA. Chloe’s commitment and dedication to serve and care for her beneficiaries is impressive and inspiring. She never complains no matter how tough it may be because it is through the interaction with beneficiaries that she finds true joy, and having that pure intrinsic motivation is all that matters.
Besides taking care of her residents, she makes sure her volunteers are appreciated by inviting us to the Bishan Home anniversary dinner and taking the effort to make cards and personalized notes for us. All these little actions inspire me and Chloe is a role model I will emulate after.”
Terence Khoo
Volunteer Leader
YMCA of Singapore
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