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- Aleksandar Duric, Nazri Nasir, Malek Awab and other local soccer legends were part of the action on the pitch
SGX Cares rallied the financial community, local soccer legends and celebrities this morning to raise close to $132,000 at the SGX Cares Bull Charge Charity Futsal.
A total of 34 teams including all-women squads as well as youth players battled it out on the pitches for a good cause. Guest-of-Honour, Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, and Ministry of Social and Family Development, Eric Chua, graced the event. Former Singapore international football legends such as Aleksandar Duric, Razali Saad, Malek Awab and Nazri Nasir, as well as a team of celebrities consisting of Charlie Goh from Ah Boys to Men fame and CNA news anchor Steve Lai, joined the action-packed day at Kick Off! in Kovan.
The funds raised at the Charity Futsal tournament will go towards supporting underprivileged children and families, persons with disabilities and the elderly. In partnership with the Community Chest, all fundraising proceeds will be channelled to the adopted beneficiaries for 2023: AWWA Ltd., Autism Association (Singapore), Fei Yue Community Services, HCSA Community Services and Shared Services for Charities.
Pol de Win, SGX Cares Bull Charge Organising Chairperson and Head of Global Sales & Origination, SGX Group, said, “We are grateful for such a strong turnout year after year. It is a great opportunity for our corporate sponsors, partners and beneficiaries to bond together over sports. This is especially meaningful as we mark 20 years of fundraising which has evolved over the years. Besides our flagship corporate events, we have a number of ground-up SGX Cares initiatives including colleagues shaving their heads for charity and introducing artificial intelligence (AI) to seniors and children through art.”
To round off the 20th year of fundraising, the Bull Charge Charity Run will be held in-person on 27 October 2023 at Marina Barrage. The Festival Village, which was suspended for the past three years due to COVID-19, will make its return this year.
Please refer to this link for the full list of sponsors of the SGX Cares Bull Charge Charity Futsal 2023.
