Big At Heart

An art and craft project - Big At Art - led by our young volunteer Tanya Chakraborty kicked off with a beautiful and colourful beading activity that was loved by all elderly last week. Haleema, Aarush, Arhan, Tanya, Nalini and other volunteers were a part of it.

This initiative consists of 6 art-craft sessions, one every alternate week with the seniors at SASCO@TelokBlangah Senior Care Centre. If you wish to be a part of it, reach out to Nalini by email at [email protected] or via WhatsApp at +65-92957000

Today, on the occasion of Valentine's Day. we are happy to launch our Listening Ear Service in the hope that it makes loving yourself slightly easier. There is a huge gap between silence and therapy. Listening Ear Service aims to fill it.

As a part of this service, one of our volunteers - trained in active listening & emotional support - will lend an ative listening ear. This confidential, non-judgemental and patient listening space will attempt to help you combat your stress, isolation and anxiety.

Each session will be 45 minutes long and conducted via online AUDIO conferencing. The booking can be done at https://www.bigatheart.org/listening-ear minimum 48 hours ahead of time. Slots will be available every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday between 10am - 12 pm and 2pm - 4pm. The google meet link will be emailed upon booking.

This service is FREE. You can optionally pay-if-you-wish (after the session).

Please use it to seek help, feel heard and be supported.

If you have any queries, please email [email protected] or [email protected].

Please note that this is a peer support service and is not a medical, legal or professional advice.

For Pongal celebration at Various Recreation centre
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Big At Heart is happy to collaborate with Hope Initiative Alliance in this effort and appeals you to donate any of the below items if you can spare.

New or refurbished in working condition:
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Phones
iPads
Laptops
PlayStation

New items
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Headsets
AirPods
Wireless mouse
Pens
Mugs
Water bottles
Kettles
Rice cooker
Toiletries -Min 3 months before expiry ( shampoo, soap , toothpaste, razors )
Dry snacks in sealed packets/unopened - Min 3 months before expiry
Towels
T shirts ( with co logo is fine too )
Sports Shorts
Gym equipment ( like weights , strength bands, etc )

Please reach out to Nalini @ 65-92957000 via WhatsApp either by tomorrow 10th January or next Saturday 17th Jan 2026 if you have items to donate.

Donate
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For those of you who would like to sponsor a festive meal

www.giving.sg

Big At Heart volunteers embarked on an interesting service outing during December 2025 where we helped the SASCO Senior Citizens' Home seniors shop and utilise their expiring CDC vouchers. Participated in by about 14 volunteers, it was a sweet little shopping and eating trip which was enjoyed by the elderly and the volunteers both.

If you wish to be a part of such quarterly trips, please stay tuned to out social media.

Thanks Julienne Yen Cometa for planning and conducting a Christmas cookies making and decoration workshop for the boys and girls of a trauma centre last week. It is humble and great of you to say that "it was a very fulfilling day. the smiles on the kids faces with their creations makes it all worth it!" Quoting Smitha Ramesh and Asmita Tadwalkar "You ringed in the true spirit of Christmas season - the joy of giving 🎄✨. Your love for baking and the kids truly shone 😍"

We thank you and all our bighearted volunteers many thanks with a grateful heart and wish you have your continued support next year.

A Xmas wooden coasters painting session for the girls of a trauma centre led by Aparna Khanna , coordinated by Asmita Tadwalkar and supported by Soma and Sapna brought about the festive cheer and colour last week. The centre head messahed "Hi Asmita, thank you so much to you, Aparna, Soma and Sapna for taking the trouble to conduct the coaster painting activity. Much appreciated from the children and the staff 🙏🙏"

We take this moment to wish all our volunteers, donors, supporters and collaborators a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a Happy Upcoming New Year ! Keep giving & be blessed !!

We were happy to host a FREE flea market for migrant brothers on 7th december at Terusan Recreation Centre. Wares donated by our volunteers and collection made by students of Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School were sorted and laid out by our volunteers, and collected by the brothers.

Thanks Smita Ambike for leading this activity, and Sandhya Ananthasivan , Gauri Padhye, Koh Chern and Joshua for your valuable efforts !!!

Miti & Veer - supported by Smita Ambike - hosted a carnival games stall at the International Migrant’s Day celebration at Terusan Recreation Center last Sunday. It was enjoyed by the migrants brothers thoroughly.

We thank our volunteers for their efforts and enthusiastic presence; and Terusan RC staff for this opportunity.

Every child deserves happiness but not all are fortunate enough to have it. Sometimes, the care and love is missing from their life. and with it are missing the simple joys, like having a burger once in a while.

Our donor Ruchika stepped up to make up for it and sponsored a McDonalds meal for the children at a trauma center last saturday. Their happiness can be felt from their photos and card they sent.

The centre staff said "Hi Ruchika, thank you so much for sponsoring the McDonald's meal for the children. Our sincere thanks for your generosity and kindness! - from the children and staff 🙏🙏"

If you wish to sponsor a meal or treat.. or any other goodie to the less unfortunate ones in children's homes or senior homes, please DM us or email [email protected].

6 neighbours volunteered to conduct an art activity for the elderly on 29 Nov 2025 to bring Christmas colours to the afternoon of the SASCO Senior Citizens' Home Led by Aparna Khanna , the presence of Nishtha, Gunjan, Pooja Samel , Parveen and Supriya Bhartu , along with Nalini Thite from Big At Heart, assisted 11 seniors to paint their own wooden engraved and pre-cut coasters. The activity was loved and they wanted to continue without any break or rest way past their teatime. Each painted more than 2-3 coasters and were completely engrossed in the craft as the photos show. Most told us that they will "stick these coasters to their walls or hang to their beds", as "the coasters were too precious to them to spoil by keeping a teacup on it." :)

If you wish to spend an afternoon or morning doing any simple activity such as playing cards, conducting a cooking session, accompanying the seniors on a shopping trip, or doing any simple activity eith them, please DM or email [email protected] .

Volunteer to accompany and handhold the elderly staying in SASCO Senior Citizens' Home on their local shopping trip.

Meeting point: SASCO@HongSan, 30 Hong San Ter, S 688246
Shopping destination: TBC
Dates: Sunday, 21 Dec 2025
Time: 1:30pm - 5:30pm

Volunteers of all ages are welcome. Volunteers below 15 need to be accompanied by Parents/Guardians.

Responsibilities include
•⁠ ⁠Meet at SASCO and accompany the elderly to the shopping centre by SASCO bus.
•⁠ ⁠Push their wheelchair / walk along, while looking after their safety and stability. Each volunteer needs to assist one elderly each.
•⁠ ⁠Help them choose the products and check pricing etc, then help them checkout and make payment. The elderly will pay for their own shopping.
•⁠ ⁠Accompany them to the nearby teashop, have tea and snacks with them.
•⁠ ⁠Bring them back to SASCO and say goodbye

Please register here by 29th Nov : https://www.giving.sg/volunteer/opportunity/accompany-the-elderly-in-their-shopping

Volunteering hours will be given on giving.sg No separate e-certificate would be issued.