SGI President Daisaku Ikeda was honored by the Chinatown Chinese New Year 2008 Organizing Committee for his “tireless promotion of peace, culture and education” at the annual Lunar New Year Street Light-Up 2008 held on January 19, 2008.
Dressed in their best and showered with the blessings of their children and loved ones, 88 SSA couples who have been married for 25 years or more walked down the aisle once more at the Silver Jubilee Wedding Celebration held at the SSA Headquarters’ Ikeda Culture Auditorium on December 30, 2007.
The Seventh Daisaku Ikeda Annual Lecture was successfully held on December 10, at the SSA Headquarters. Speaking on the topic, “Buddhism, Singapore and Interfaith Dialogue”, Director of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), HE Ambassador K Kesavapany engaged the audience throughout the session with his lively sharing. Chairing the session was Professor Howard Hunter, President of the Singapore Management University.
Some 50 children and adults turned up for the screening of the “Treasures of the Desert” story held at the Queenstown Regional Library on November 21.
Over the past 14 years since its establishment, Soka Kindergarten (SK) has gained the recognition of the Ministry of Education as a model kindergarten that provides outstanding preschool education.
The third SSA Student Peace Lecture was held at the Singapore Management University (SMU) on November 21. Newspapers Columnist, Advisor and Former President of Malaysian Aids Council, Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir was the distinguished speaker sharing to the crowd of some 250 who packed the Ngee Ann Kongsi Auditorium. Chairing the lecture was Prof Kirpal Singh from SMU, Associate Professor of English Literature and Creative Thinking.
SSA Young Men Division Jonathon Yeap Chin Tiong was awarded the “ASEAN Young Photographers’ Award 2007”.
For two weeks from November 14th to 28th, SGS’s “Before It’s too Late” environmental exhibition was on exhibit at the Republic Polytechnic. This was brought in to tie in with the Eco Picnic 2007 held in conjunction with the Clean and Green Singapore North West, organized by the Republic Polytechnic on November 18.
Some 2,500 SSA members and friends packed Bishan Stadium on November 10 for the “SSA Friendship for Peace Concert cum Celebrity Soccer Match”.
In the month of November, SSA members partook in the promotion of the White Ribbon Campaign, where some 10,000 white ribbons were distributed to members and friends during the local discussion meetings.
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