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Nearly $2m raised for children, educational causes, the arts at UOB Chinese New Year charity drive
25 February 2026
Proceeds will be donated to charities that support children, educational causes and the arts.
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Singapore – More than 2,000 people will be able to tap nearly $2 million in funds raised by UOB in a Chinese New Year charity drive.
The funds will be donated to charities that support children, educational causes and the arts.
The charities include The Business Times Budding Artists Fund, The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund (STSPMF) and Central Singapore Community Development Council (CDC).
Singapore enterprises can also tap the fund to support innovation efforts under the UOB-SMU Asian Enterprise Institute.
The donations, amounting to $1,868,888, were raised through a fund-raising dinner and bonsai appreciation workshop for commercial banking clients, UOB said in a statement on Feb 25.
At a gala dinner on Feb 24, UOB auctioned two pieces of art as part of the fund-raising drive.
Neo Group founder and chairman Neo Kah Kiat put in a winning bid of $258,888 for one piece, and LHN executive chairman Kelvin Lim bid $188,000 for the other piece.
The first one – Galloping Towards Greatness by artist Leo Liu – won the platinum award at the 2012 UOB Painting of the Year (Singapore).
The second piece – Prosperous Harmony by artist Aaron Gan – won the gold award in the established artist category at the 2015 UOB Painting of the Year (Singapore).
On Jan 29, more than 40 clients took part in a bonsai appreciation workshop.
After the workshop, there was also a dinner for the beneficiaries from STSPMF, The Business Times Budding Artist Fund and Central Singapore CDC, hosted by UOB.
The Straits Times © SPH Media. Reproduced with permission.
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