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Co-Sponsor of an NPO street soccer tourney in singapore Street soccer tournament game in Singapore |
To support the healthy development of children, Brother International Singapore (BIC(S)) joined hands with an NPO to sponsor the first-ever major street soccer tournament in Singapore.
The Asia Women"s Welfare Association (AWWA) was established as an NPO to provide welfare to women in Asia and improve their social position. They have currently expanded their range of services to support the socially disadvantaged including the elderly and disabled. BIC(S) worked with AWWA in 2008 to put on a street soccer tournament. From the preliminary games in late October until the championship finals on November 15, some 250 children and some 1,000 family members and friends have gathered. This was the first time ever to stage such a large-scale street soccer tournament in Singapore. About half of the tournament volunteers who supported tournament management operations came from BIC(S). They made the tournament a big success, coming together with people from the local community.
The tournament had originally been planned on a smaller scale, but it grew into a major event thanks to other businesses and many NGOs that provided their sponsorship. A friendly game was arranged for tournament children against Singapore"s professional team, the Lions, which the children are big fans of.
