ROXY-PACIFIC: Scrubbing hard to raise $ for less fortunate children

L-R: Kevin Glenn Bossino (Regional GM for Accor Singapore & GM at Novotel Clarke Quay), Dominique Armand Albero (GM for Grand Mercure Hotel), Ms Shamila Rolfe (GM Ibis Singapore Novena), MP Lim Biow Chuan, Koh Seng Geok (Roxy CFO), Michael Teo Hong Wee (Roxy Exec Director), Michael Teo’s wife, & Pierre Etienne Demontgrand (GM Ibis Singapore Bencoolen).

In the pic: Mainly hotel staff and some Nanyang Poly students who came to lend a helping hand.

Photos courtesy of Roxy-Pacific Holdings

FANCY A hotel general manager washing your car? Or a company CFO?

Well, motorists had that experience recently as part of a charity event.

Several bigwigs from Roxy-Pacific Holdings and a Member of Parliament sportingly washed cars on 1 June. The 10-hour event raised $44,925 from motorists, and was topped up by another $15,000 from Roxy-Pacific.

L-R: Roxy-Pacific executive director Teo Hong Hee and CFO Koh Seng Geok, with MP for Mountbatten Lim Biow Chuan.

MP for Mountbatten Lim Biow Chuan and his daughter with Ms Ng Li Peng and her daughter. Ms Ng is from Marine Parade Citizen Consultative Committee.

Roxy-Pacific, a boutique property developer, is the organiser of an annual programme, Children are Our Hope for the Future 2012, aimed at helping disadvantaged children.

Proceeds raised were distributed in various forms.

Mr Ramakrishnan and his family checking into their complimentary room at Grand Mercure Roxy. They are among 3 families which got lucky.

Mr Goh Chok Tong (centre) with a $5,000 cheque from Roxy Pacific and Grand Mercure Roxy. Mr Chris Teo, Executive Director of Roxy Pacific (second from left) is handing over the cheque to Sophian Kayat (extreme left), Superintendent of Jamiyah Children’s Home.

There was a charity dinner sponsored by, and hosted on June 8 at, Grand Mercure Roxy Singapore, which is owned by Roxy Pacific.

At the dinner were guest of honour, Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong, and 95 children and youths -- and their families -- from low income backgrounds.

Mr Goh presented 12 children from Geylang Serai and 3 students from Nanyang Polytechnic with a new laptop each.

Grand Mercure Roxy Singapore handed over a donation of $5,000 to Jamiyah Children’s Home.

And 60 students studying in CHIJ Katong, Ngee Ann Primary and Tao Nan School each received $250 in the form of $50 Popular Book vouchers, $100 NTUC vouchers and $100 cash.

The annual charity programme was organized by Roxy Pacific Holdings, Grand Mercure Roxy Hotel & Marine Parade Citizen Consultative Committee and co-organised by Novotel Singapore Clarke Quay, Ibis Singapore on Bencoolen, Ibis Singapore on Novena and Accor Asia Pacific Singapore.

A new laptop for 15 students!

The three lucky families: Aside from a complimentary hotel room night, they were taken out to lunch at Ibis Novena and took a ride on the Singapore Flyer. Seen here with them on the Singapore Flyer are MP Lim Biow Chuan and several hotel staff.

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