Wellness Carnival 2017 @ Jurong East

Following the successful pilot of Carnival@SMU held in 2016, Wellness Carnival was inaugurated in 2017 with the theme “Small Pieces, Big Difference” - signifying how each person only needs to play a small part by sharing their thoughts on organ donation, and adding each small act together could make a big difference for many others.

Mr Charles Chong (Member of Parliament for Punggol East Single Member Constituency (SMC)) was invited as the Guest-of-Honour. Being a liver transplant recipient, Mr Chong shared his transplant journey after he was diagnosed with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. He was very fortunate that his younger son able to donate part of his liver to him. Mr Chong also encouraged fellow Singaporeans to start thinking about organ transplants and donations, to plant a seed in people’s mind that this is something they can do to enable the dreams of patients suffering from organ failure to live on.

Mr Charles Chong was invited as the Guest-of-Honour.

Mr Chong taking a tour at the booth by Red Cross Singapore.

Spin the wheel and walk away with knowledge on organ donation!

How does lying in a pool of hand-folded hearts feel? An initiative by SGCares to foster a more caring and inclusive society.

Clocking in the exercise for the day - Zumba! Stay active, stay healthy!

Featuring our poster gentleman - Mr Farhad, a liver transplant recipient.

New Chords Band Performance - put up by transplant recipients, medical students and healthcare professionals.

​Over 3,500 people visited the carnival, gained insights and participated in the activities, including the grand lucky draw.

Group photo with Mr Chong and transplant programmes directors.