House of Joy: Playful Homes and Cheerful Living

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Apart from fitness—we also have games like Bingo, Rummikub, Double Impact which is a matching game, and learning: culinary skills, Chinese calligraphy, Nagomi Art, and a digital clinic to help the seniors learn to use technology.” The centre also conducts a gardening programme with the occasional gardening workshop, and excursions are also planned for the seniors to attractions like River Wonders.

It comes as 71% said that February is the most demotivating month of the year, putting it down to the cold weather (61%) and being short on money following Christmas overspending (38%).

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The staff, volunteers and clients prepared a full House of Joy experience for their guests. The senior clients, regulars at the centre, were excited to show off the activities they helmed or participated in. After the exercise session, Pastor Kong prayed for and blessed HOJ. “Thank you for the ministry of House of Joy. In the presence of the Holy Spirit there is fullness of joy—we pray that every elderly person will feel the joy, and your joy will be the strength of the staff. We want to make a difference, to share the love of God with all here,” he prayed, blessing the staff and asking God for them to have the wisdom and resources to run the centre well. The day began with a house blessing by Kong Hee, the senior pastor of CHC. CHCSA has its roots in Church Without Walls, a 1996 movement started by CHC to go beyond the walls of the church to bring the love of Christ to the community. Skittles will be opening the “House of Joy”, a cafe designed to give Brits the ultimate mood boost during the dreary month of February. Alongside a free Skittles rainbow coffee, the space itself will house a range of eye-catching rainbow installations along with a motivation mirror where visitors can write positive affirmations to themselves and others – all designed to give guests a boost in mood and motivation.

When paying by SEPA direct debit, you authorize us by issuing a corresponding SEPA mandate to collect the invoice amount from the specified account. Speaking about the Skittles House of Joy, Ryan Pardo-Roques, Senior Brand Manager, Skittles said: “February is a hard month for everyone, so it felt fitting to open a space dedicated to giving people the boost they need to get through it. To be a drag queen is an act that takes a lot of self-confidence, motivation and most importantly self joy, so we could think of nobody more fitting to lead our motivational sessions than The Vivienne, Cheryl Hole & Starlet. We hope everybody takes something positive away to see them through the rest of the month”

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House of Joy is purpose-built for its senior clients to genuinely experience joy. “If we are able to provide that spark in the last 20 years of their lives, they can really enjoy the fruits of their sacrifice,” Kenny pointed out. “The quality of life that this generation of youths get, that is built on the sacrifices of our seniors. So it’s very important for them to enjoy those fruits, to have a place of their own, to do baking and other activities.” The guests were also treated to a Chair Yoga session conducted via video conferencing, with the instructor teaching two groups of participants across two different venues: HOJ Tampines Greenweave and HOJ Mountbatten. This demonstrated how CHCSA found creative ways to keep the seniors engaged during the COVID years. You will receive a pre-notification at least 5 days before the date of direct debit collection. Please note that you are obliged to ensure sufficient funds in the account on the announced date.That same afternoon, HOJ Tampines Greenweave welcomed Minister Masagos Zulkifli Bin Masagos Mohamad, Minister for Social and Family Development and Member of Parliament for Tampines, and Dr Koh Poh Koon, Senior Member of State, Ministry of Health, who officiated the opening of the centre. They were joined by special guests May Lim from the Tampines cluster AIC (Agency for Integrated Care), Jason Chen and Michelle Ong from Vanguard Healthcare, Dr Lim Jiaqing from the neighbourhood clinic ProHealth Medical Group, CHCSA donor Alex Hau and Sandy Wong, a senior manager at the National Youth Council and former CHCSA staffer. Executive pastor of CHC, Pastor Bobby Chaw was also present. I’m just totally overwhelmed and amazed at what God has done through CHCSA, and at the number of people they have blessed,” said Pastor Kong. “What a great job Kenny and his team have done, especially here at the House of Joy in this neighbourhood. I pray that God will give them even greater favour and all the resources they need to do even greater things. I want to thank the board members of CHCSA also, for the hard work. What they’re doing is a resounding success.” Contributions should be appropriate for a global audience. Please avoid using profanity or attempts to approximate profanity with creative spelling, in any language. Comments and media that include 'hate speech', discriminatory remarks, threats, sexually explicit remarks, violence, and the promotion of illegal activity are not permitted.