《善爱善济感恩晚宴》
《善爱善济感恩晚宴》
——黄志明部长致辞
尊敬的前辈们、尊敬的嘉宾，大家晚上好！
善济医社百余年来不分种族、宗教、国籍，一视同仁，为社会大众提供免费的中医诊断治疗，造福了不少人民，估计已经达到百万人次。太棒了！这些都是由卓顺发博士领导的。从2008年开始，善济大力发展向居民提供低价中医服务。我们刚才看到的，善济已经有了12间诊所，即将扩展到15间，包括榜鹅北的一间。
我听说，目前善济每天平均服务超过1000人次。真的是帮助到了许许多多人，带来了重大的改变。看到这些，我十分感动。不过我没有想到顺发会列出所有的捐款人。我们不止要看到善济的杰出工作，也要看到所有人的慷慨捐赠，包括在座的你们。这激励我们报效社会。每个人，力所能及，无论大小，为社会尽力。如果富有，就慷慨捐赠。
善济的价值观“宽容、大爱、慈悲、感恩和祝福”寄予了善济医社一个良好的指南针，一直以来善济都是十分注重和年轻一代一起行善，带领着年轻人走向更美好的明天，让年轻人了解什么是慈善，感受正能量，让他们明白了“取之社会，用之社会”的道理，
我本身觉得这很好的配合了教育部所注重教育的一方面，我们要像孩子灌输良好的价值观，希望他们在生活当中可以体现以德为先的精神，学生和年轻一代可以与善济、行善者或机构一起同行，共同传承：“有国才有家，家和万事兴；善与国同在，济与民同心”的信念。 这样以来，我们能向年轻一代传递行善的理念，将这些价值观根植于心，让我们为身为新加坡人骄傲，为我们的国家骄傲。同时也为新加坡的明天带来更多爱的力量，相信这股力量可以感染更多的国人，使得他们积极行善、回馈社会，共同为美好的家园共同努力，创造一个更幸福更和谐的新加坡的社会。
很棒的一个夜晚，很感动。作为新加坡人，很骄傲，也很骄傲来到这里，庆祝善济的成绩。十分感谢你们，感谢你们的成就！
谢谢大家！
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Very good evening to all of you. My parliament colleague, Mr. Heng Chee How, SPMO. And Mr. Toh Soon Huat of Sian Chay, staff and management of Sian Chay, ladies and gentlemen.
I’m delighted to be here today, even though it has been a long day. I walked into this room, see the generations of good work. It warms the heart. And especially for something like this, is not just one on occasion, but Sian Chay has been assisting since 1911. So there has more than 100 years of good work done in Singapore. Sian Chay has been providing free TCM consultation, and low cost medicine, as you have heard, to many many of fellow Singaporeans and communities, regardless of race, regardless of social or economic status, regardless of religion.
And if I’m not mistaken, Sian Chay has served over a million people till today. Good job! And with Dr. Toh Toon Huat, at the helm. Since 2008, Sian Chay has gone big advance in developing TCM at low cost to residents. As you have also seen, Sian Chay has gone to 12 TCM branches now and will expand further to 15, including one in Punggol North. I’m told, Sian Chay at this point of time, serves a daily average of more than 1000 patients.
Really, really making a big difference to many people in our society. So it warms my heart, to see that. But I didn’t know that Soon Huat will list up all the different donors. Looking at not just the good work of Sian Chay, but looking at the generous donations from everybody, Including many of you in this room.
Well, it urges well for us Singaporeans to the building of our society. Each of us doing our part, no matter how big, how small. If you are wealthy, with the generosity, donations. And regardless of your youth, I know there are students here that I met them just now. I don’t know where you are seated. Secondary students, boys and girls, learning to do good now, internalizing the values, that will make all of us proud to be Singaporeans, proud of our country.
So, well, it will be a well night spent. It warms the heart. And proud to be Singaporeans, proud to be here, to celebrate Sian Chay’s accomplishment. So thank you very much for the good work!
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