| March 2007 |
Maybank ties up with the Singapore Management University to offer a Maybank Best Business Student Award of S$2,000 each to top SMU students for the next 5 years. |
| December
2006 |
Maybank volunteers
accompanied children from various homes on weekly joyrides
to view the Christmas light-up along Orchard Road and
Marina Bay. This is followed by singing of Christmas
carols and distribution of gifts at Maybank Tower. A
total of 80 volunteers together with Maybank Singapore’s
Country Head and senior management participated and
helped to spread festive cheer to these children. This
event is a joint initiative of Maybank and the Heartware
Network. |
| 24 June
2006 |
Maybank sponsored
the Singapore After-Care Association (SACA) Children's
Holiday Programme where families of ex-offenders &
inmates were treated to an afternoon at Snow City. The
families were also given goodie bags, generously co-sponsored
by Food Empire, The Cocoa Trees, and Viz Branz. 21 Maybank
staff volunteers were also present to befriend the families. |
| 6 May 2006 |
Maybank
sent 2 representatives to participate in the Special
Olympics Unified Charity Bowl and also donated S$500
towards Special Olympics' fundraising efforts. |
| 24 January
2006 |
Maybank staff
donated their old newspapers, clothing, household items
and electrical equipment to SembVISY Recycling for recycling.
Proceeds were donated to Kidney Dialysis Foundation
for the care of needy kidney patients. |
| 8
December 2005 |
Maybank
organised its first blood donation drive at Maybank
Tower. A total of Maybank 37 Maybankers donated blood,
with close to half of them being first time donors. |
| August 2005 |
Maybank raised over S$15,000
for the Kidney Dialysis Foundation (KDF) through donation
appeals sent to Maybank Cardmembers. |
| 10 July 2005 |
Needy kidney patients
were not forgotten by Maybankers at the Maybank Family
Day held at Sentosa. Face-painting, balloon-sculpting,
sale of KDF souvenirs and song dedications were part
of the activities organised to raise funds for KDF. |
| 1 June 2005 |
40 Maybank staff sacrificed
their lunch breaks to assist in the KDF Flag Day to
raise funds to subsidise the dialysis needs of needy
kidney patients. Maybankers collected a total of S$10,000
for the KDF Flag Day. |
| February
2005 |
Maybank
sponsored the KDF-Maybank School Hong Bao Project to
encourage primary school children to spare a thought
for needy kidney patients by donating some of their
Lunar New Year Hong Bao money to support the dialysis
treatments of those in need. |
| January 2005 |
Maybank staff and customers
donated over S$25,000 to the Singapore Red Cross Tidal
Waves Asia Fund for the victims of the 2004 Asian Tsunami. |
| 23
December 2004 |
Maybank's
second food donation exercise for the year was again
met with overwhelming response from staff. Over 300
senior citizens and more than 150 children and families
from the Yong-En Care Centre benefited from the food
donation exercise. |
| 22 November 2003 |
Maybank partnered Central
Singapore Community Development Council and Yio Chu
Kang Zone 4 Resident’s Committee to organise "Central
Singapore Pay It Forward 2003" to encourage kindness
as part of building Singapore into a more gracious society. |
| 11
September 2003 |
Maybank
was conferred the Friend of the Arts Award by the NAC
in recognition of our valuable contributions towards
the promotion and organisation of arts activities in
Singapore. |
| September 2003 |
Maybank's staff raised
S$40,000 through pledge cards as part of the banking
industry's fund raising efforts for The President's
Challenge 2003. |
| 12
October 2002 |
Maybank
was proud to have played a part in The Esplanade's opening
festivities by sponsoring the Legs on The Wall segment
of the Harbour Spectacular. Witnessed by thousands in
Singapore, this unique and dynamic aerial acrobatics
was performed on the facade of Maybank Tower, the first
for any building here. |
| 2 August 2002 |
Maybank was conferred
the Arts Supporter Award by the NAC |
| 23
July 2002 |
Maybank
and the Singapore Tourism Board showcased the pioneering
spirit of the "People of the River" with the
launch of "The River Merchants" sculpture. |
| 31 August 2001 |
Maybank was conferred
the Arts Supporter Award by NAC in recognition of our
contributions to developing the artistic talent of people
with disabilities. |
| 26
June 2001 |
Maybank
introduced Singapore's first ever National Library Board
remote bookdrop service at its Capital Tower Branch
in Robinson Road. |
| June
2001 |
Maybank
showcased "Duo Sensitivity" at its Art Gallery
in Kuala Lumpur. |
| May
2001 |
Maybank
and VSA showcased the works of 12 artists with disabilities
in the Pair-With-An-Artist Art Exhibition entitled "Duo
Sensitivity" at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Selegie
Gallery. |
| April
1999 |
Maybank
launched the Pair-With-An-Artist tutorship programme
for artists with disabilities. |
| July
1997 |
Maybank
supported an inaugural fashion show that showcased the
fabrics handwoven by the students using the Sori looms. |
| April
1997 |
Maybank
donated 18 Saori handweaving looms to 11 Special Schools
and sponsored a trainer to conduct workshops for the
students. |
| February
1997 |
Maybank
sponsored an award-winning dance instructor from Beijing
to teach Rehabilitative Art of Dancing in Singapore. |
| August
1995 |
Maybank
organised a Cyclothon/Jogothon/Walkathon, which raised
S$73,000 for VSA. |
| June
1995 |
Maybank
organised Singapore's first-ever Festive Cards Design
Competition for people with disabilities. |
| 1995 |
Maybank was awarded the
PRISM Award in recognition for our outstanding achievement
in community service for the benefit of the local community. |
| 1994
to 2000 |
Maybank
organised and sponsored the Annual Children's Arts Camps
to allow children with disabilities to integrate with
children without disabilities. |