Go Red for Women 2017

Wear Red, Pledge Red, Go Red

To commemorate International Women’s Day on 8 Mar 2017, the Go Red for Women (GRFW) roadshow was held at The Cube @ Asia Square from 8am to 6pm to raise awareness of cardiovascular disease among Singapore women.

Themed ‘Wear Red, Pledge Red, Go Red’, close to 700 professionals turned up at the event, with more than 300 of them supporting the campaign by donning a touch of red. Men and women who wore red were eligible to redeem the exclusive GRFW towel and a goodie bag, which included a booklet on women’s heart health. Those who were not dressed in red still walked away with a different goodie bag.

To promote healthy eating, SHF collaborated with Gardenia Foods (S) Pte Ltd and Ayam Brand™ to give away 250 sets of wholemeal sandwiches for the ‘early birds’ at the event. Each visitor also received an apple at lunch.

Other activities included a skit on CPR, the CPR Challenge, a complimentary finger-prick cholesterol test (sponsored by Marigold) and heart health quizzes with attractive prizes.

Healthy Mummy, Healthy Family Symposium 2017

In celebration of Mother’s Day, SHF held the Healthy Mummy, Healthy Family Symposium 2017 at the Marina Mandarin Singapore, Taurus Ballroom on 6 May 2017. We were privileged to have Madam Halimah Yacob, Speaker of Parliament and MP for Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC, as our Guest of Honour, and she also supported the campaign by dressing up in red.

More than 200 participants attended the symposium, which featured two informative talks by guest speakers Dr Goh Ping Ping (Cardiologist and Official Spokesperson for the GRFW campaign) and Ms Valerie Teong (Dietitian from the Women’s Heart Health Clinic, National University Heart Centre, Singapore). They spoke about women’s risk for heart disease and nutrition for the heart. Participants were able to pose questions during the Q&A segment after each talk.

After the symposium, 60 pre-registered participants stayed on for the special highlight of the day – a Hearty Bento Workshop conducted by Singapore’s top bento artist Ms Shirley Wong, better known by her online moniker “Little Miss Bento”. The interactive workshop provided participants with basic step by–step techniques on how to create a healthy yet cute lunch box.