Nearly 50 staff employees from Hong Leong Holdings participated in an off-site event at W Singapore Sentosa-Cove Hotel for a meaningful day of team bonding that ended with a donation of 20 wheelchairs to care centres.
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Hong Leong Holdings strengthens staff camaraderie and donates wheelchairs.
“Give, share, bond and thrive” was the theme at Hong Leong Holdings’ recent staff-bonding event. Held at W Singapore Sentosa-Cove Hotel, the group of nearly 50 staff employees participated in activities organised by Grace At Work Teambuilding that introduces a synergy of charitable team building activities while contributing meaningfully to society.
The morning started with presentations from each department such as Marketing, Projects and Business Development so all staff participants understand the aims, challenges and day-to-day work of each team. After each presentation, the floor was opened to all for Q&A for greater understanding and interaction of each team’s work.
Mr Quek Kon Hui, an executive of Hong Leong Holdings who led the organising committee on the yearly event, gave an opening address to introduce staff to the event that was about to unfold. He also thanked the teams and presenters for their efforts into each presentation.
“It's a lot of effort to put together each 15-20-minute presentation as well as for the presenters to prepare for the day. Some teams took nearly two months to prepare as they want to ensure updated and accurate content. My organising committee and I appreciate the time and hard work put in by each and everyone of them, and I hope we can all continue to build this momentum as an ongoing and permanent fixture for more company-wide discussions on our individual work areas as well as industry developments,” said Mr Quek.
Mr Quek Kon Hui who led the organising committee, gave an opening address to introduce staff to the event that was about to unfold.
A team of staff cheering exuberantly as the organiser from Grace At Work spurs them to yell louder than the rest and score a prize!
After the morning’s presentations, a sumptuous buffet lunch of grilled meats and seafood was found waiting at the hotel’s restaurant, The Kitchen Table, delighting everyone as they tucked in the feast.
After lunch, participants were divided into six teams that competed in creativity and puzzle-solving activities.
The highlight of it all was the final segment “Build a Gift”, that saw each team build and decorate wheelchairs that were donated to Ling Kwang Home for Senior Citizens and Sunlove Family Services, a nursing home for elderly and dementia care. A total of 20 wheelchairs were donated to the homes.
Hungry staff helping themselves to the delicious buffet lunch at The Kitchen Table. 
A team putting the nuts and bolts in the wheelchair during the “Build A Gift” segment.
The teams competed with each other to build the wheelchair in the fastest amount of time. Peals of laughter could also be heard in the room as each team presented their sales pitch on why their wheelchair was the best!
“In addition to team building, we wanted activities that give meaningful outcome not only to our employees, but also to the less fortunate. When Grace At Work approached us and shared that Sunlove Family Services and Ling Kwang Home needed wheelchairs, it was an immediate decision to help where we can. We are grateful to be given the opportunity to contribute while enrichen the experience of our employees,” said Mr Quek Kon Hui, an executive of Hong Leong Holdings who was part of the organising committee for the company’s staff-bonding event.
Teams trying to figure out a card puzzle (left photo) with the winning team demonstrating the solution (right photo) at the end of the game.
Other activities included working together to extricate team members from a rubber band game (left photo) and making a sturdy straw basket to prevent an egg from breaking when thrown in the air (right photo).
