City Developments Limited (CDL) continued its long-standing tradition of celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival with the Assisi Hospice community on 26 September. Organised by CDL’s employee volunteer platform, the City Sunshine Club (CSC), the event was filled with laughter and joy as volunteers brought cheer to patients and caregivers alike.

The event began with CDL volunteers visiting in-ward patients, sharing festive mooncakes and lanterns that brought warmth to their day. At the Daycare Centre, patients and volunteers bonded over a lantern-making workshop, creating fun and meaningful moments together.

The celebration continued with welcome remarks by Ms Choo Shiu Ling, CEO of Assisi Hospice, and Mr Kwek Eik Sheng, CDL’s Group Chief Operating Officer. Their words highlighted the importance of compassion and community in uplifting lives. The volunteers then gave out mooncakes and lanterns to the patients at the Daycare Centre, before enjoying a delicious buffet dinner and festive performances together.

As evening fell, the highlight of the event unfolded with a Mid-Autumn light-up officiated by Mr Kwek and Ms Choo, followed by a lantern walk around the courtyard. The soft glow of lanterns lit up the night, bringing delight and hope to the patients.

The joy of the evening was best captured through the words of the Assisi Hospice community.

Mdm Lily Toh, 86, shared, “The lantern that we made during the workshop was very pretty. My family was full of praises when I brought it home that night! My right hand is weak, and I am very grateful to the volunteers for helping to create this beautiful lantern with me.”

Another patient, Mdm Ang Gim Siew, 81, expressed, “The lanterns and decorations at the courtyard are beautiful. My daughter joined in the celebration and we took a walk around the courtyard with our lanterns.”

For 80-year-old Mr Koo Her Yam, the evening was a first: “I enjoyed making the lantern as this was my first time. I like to learn new things and would like to thank the volunteers for helping me with it, which enabled me to complete the lantern even though my hands were not very steady. I also enjoyed the music performance.”

The celebration left behind treasured memories, as CDL’s gesture of love and support brought smiles and festive cheer to the Assisi Hospice community.