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Sands for Singapore 10th Edition Raises $3.5 Million for Local Charities and Nearly $30 Million Since 2013
NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / October 9, 2024 / Las Vegas Sands: Published by Las Vegas Sands...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Sands for Singapore 10th Edition Raises $3.5 Million for Local Charities and Nearly $30 Million Since 2013NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / October 9, 2024 / Las Vegas Sands:Published by Las Vegas Sands on September 19, 2024Marina Bay Sands held its 10th Sands for Singapore Charity Festival Aug. 23-25 and raised more than $3.5 million for local nonprofit organizations, bringing the total amount generated by the festival to nearly $30 million since its inception in 2013.The cornerstone of the resort's community engagement program and one of its signature annual events, the charity festival featured multiple days of activities, live entertainment and events, all to benefit local charitable causes under the theme: Where Hearts Come Together.A key annual highlight of the Sands for Singapore Charity Festival is the annual Community Chest Heartstrings Walk and Vertical Marathon in which participants ascend 57 stories up to the Sands SkyPark. Co-organized by Marina Bay Sands and Community Chest, the event benefited more than 30 programs supported by Community Chest.The charity festival again featured the Giving Marketplace, where nonprofit organizations and small businesses raised funds and promoted their causes in 16 booths that offered handcrafted products, baked goods and lifestyle products made by beneficiaries from local nonprofit and charitable organizations.New features added this year in celebration of the festival's 10th edition included the return of the ice cream pop-up Scoops of Hope from August 16-25. Marina Bay Sands' executive pastry chef Hoi Kuok I offered locally inspired flavors, and all proceeds benefited Metta Café and its mission to provide food and beverage vocational training programs for graduates with intellectual disabilities.Marina Bay Sands also introduced Heartwork: Upcycling for Good, in which visitors could make a small donation and turn plastic bottle caps into heart-shaped coasters and keychains. More than 35,000 bottle caps were upcycled, and funds benefited the Asian Women's Welfare Association for its transitional shelters program, which provides displaced families with temporary housing.Encompassing all activities, the festival capped 10 weeks of community events and innovative fundraising efforts. More than 4,000 Marina Bay Sands Team Members participated in over 20 volunteer activations and cont...