Distinguished Guests

Year 2010 – 8 October
Metta’s President Venerable Shi Fa Zhao presenting a batik souvenir made by the Metta Alumni to Mr Chew Ah Chye in appreciation of Huo Yow Cooks’ Association for co-organising the Metta Charity Banquet. On the left was Guest-of-Honour Ms Jessica Tan, MP for East Coast GRC and Advisor to East Coast GRC GROs.

 

Year 2010 – 6 June
Guest-of-Honour Ms Jessica Tan, MP for East Coast GRC and Advisor to East Coast GRC GROs receiving a pottery souvenir crafted by alumnus Seah Chee Meng and presented by Metta’s Executive Director Venerable Shi Pu En at the opening ceremony of the Metta Charity Walk cum Family Carnival.

 

Year 2010 – 6 March
Guest-of-Honour Ms Jessica Tan, MP for East Coast GRC and Advisor to East Coast GRC GROs flagging off the inaugural Metta Charity Run at the Angsana Green in East Coast Park.

 

Year 2009 – 21 November
Metta’s President Venerable Shi Fa Zhao presenting a pottery souvenir crafted by the Metta Alumni to Guest-of-Honour Ms Jessica Tan, MP for East Coast GRC and Advisor to East Coast GRC GROs during the Metta Shine Night held in ITE College East.

 

Year 2009 – 24 October
Guest-of-Honour Ms Jessica Tan, MP for East Coast GRC and Advisor to East Coast GRC GROs receiving an embossed mandala collage from Metta’s President Venerable Shi Fa Zhao at the Metta Charity Banquet.

 

Year 2009 – 17 July
Guest-of-Honour Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports gracing the Keppel FELS – Metta Charity Golf Tournament held at the Raffles Country Club. Also present were Keppel FELS’ General Manager Mr Daniel Chang (centre) and Raffles Country Club’s General Manager Mr Albert Khor (second from right).

 

Year 2009 – 7 June
After officiating the opening ceremony of the Metta Charity Walk cum Family Carnival, Guest-of-Honour Ms Jessica Tan, MP for East Coast GRC and Advisor to Changi Simei Grassroots Organisations received a batik painting by alumnus Seah Chee Meng, as Metta’s Executive Director Venerable Shi Pu En looked on.

 

Year 2008 – 11 October
Guest-of-Honour Mr Zainul Abidin Rasheed, Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Mayor of North East District receiving a batik painting by alumnus Muhd Rasul Bin Mohd Khairani from Metta’s President Venerable Shi Fa Zhao at the Eunos-Metta Charity Banquet held in Swissotel, The Stamford.

 

Year 2008 – 2 July
Guest-of-Honour Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Minister for Finance gracing the Keppel Offshore & Marine – Metta Charity Golf Tournament held at the Raffles Country Club. Also present were Keppel O&M’s Chairman and CEO Mr Choo Chiau Beng (centre), and Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer Mr Tong Chong Heong (fifth from left).

 

Year 2008 – 8 June
Guest-of-Honour Ms Jessica Tan, MP for East Coast GRC and Advisor to Changi Simei Grassroots Organisations flagging off the Metta Charity Walk at the Metta School/Metta Building.

 

Year 2007 – 10 November
Vice President of the National Council of Social Service, Mr Michael Gray BBM receiving a batik painting produced by the Metta School from Metta’s Executive Director Venerable Shi Pu Rui at Shine Night held in ITE College East.

 

Year 2007 – 27 October
Guest-of-Honour Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong receiving a bouquet from Jolene Wee of Metta PreSchool at the CCN-Metta Charity Banquet held in Grand Hyatt Singapore.

 

Year 2007 – 27 May
Ms Jessica Tan, MP for East Coast GRC and Advisor to Changi Simei Grassroots Organisations launching the Metta Charity Walk at the Metta School/Metta Building.

 

Year 2007 – 8 May
Guest-of-Honour Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports, and Second Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts gracing the Metta Charity Golf Tournament held in Tanah Merah Country Club.

 

Year 2006 – 19 November
Mr Gerard Ee, Chairman of ITE College East Advisory Committee at the Metta Shine Night receiving a token of appreciation from Metta’s Executive Director Venerable Shi Pu Hong.

 

Year 2006 – 17 November
Parliamentary Secretary for Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports, Mr Teo Ser Luck visiting the Metta School on its Graduation and Prize-Giving Day.

 

Year 2006 – 6 November
Delegates from the Education Ministry of the United Arab Emirates on a visit to Metta School.

 

Year 2006 – 4 November
Guest-of-Honour Mrs Yu-Foo Yee Shoon, Minister of State, Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports, receiving a batik painting by student Nur Atikah Bte Zaini from Metta’s President Venerable Shi Fa Zhao at the Metta Charity Banquet held in Swissotel, The Stamford.

 

Year 2006 – 3 October
Guest-of-Honour Mr Lim Swee Say, Minister, Prime Minister’s Office gracing the Metta Charity Golf Tournament at the Tanah Merah Country Club.

 

Year 2006 – 15 September
In Singapore for the IMF-World Bank Meeting, Ms Christine Elliot, wife of Canadian Finance Minister stops by the Metta School for a visit.

 

Year 2006 – 28 May
Ms Jessica Tan, MP for East Coast GRC and Advisor to Changi Simei Grassroots Organisations launching the Metta Charity Walk cum Family Carnival at the Metta School/Metta Building.

 

Year 2005 – 21 October
Guest-of-Honour Mr Lim Swee Say, Minister, Prime Minister’s Office and Second Minister for National Development was received by the Metta Golf Committee at the Metta Charity Golf Tournament held in Tanah Merah Country Club.

 

Year 2005 – 27 May
Minister for Education, Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam officiating the opening of the new Metta School Building.

 

Year 2005 – 22 May
Dr Tan Boon Wan, MP for Ang Mo Kio GRC launching the Metta Charity Walk at the Ferry Terminal Garden in Sentosa.

 

Year 2005 – 2 April
Deputy Prime Minister and Co-ordinating Minister for Security and Defence, Dr Tony Tan gracing the ETF/Metta Charity Banquet at Suntec City Convention Hall together with Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs and Mr Zainudin Nordin, MP for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC.

 

Year 2004 – 22 November
Metta School’s gamelan orchestra performing before Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong and Mrs Goh at a private reception during the Marine Parade Charity Banquet held in Raffles City Convention Centre.

 

Year 2004 – 13 October
Guest-of-Honour Dr Teo Ho Pin, Mayor of North West District at the Metta Charity Golf Tournament held in Tanah Merah Country Club.

 

Year 2004 – 19 June
Mr Othman Haron Eusofe, Mayor of South East CDC launching the Metta Charity Walk cum Family Carnival in Marina Promenade.

 

Year 2003 – 29 November
Guest-of-Honour Mr Goh Chok Tong, Prime Minister of State at the inaugural Metta Shine Night in Victoria Concert Hall.

 

Year 2003 – 16 November
Guest-of-Honour Mr Lim Swee Say, Minister for the Environment gracing the Metta Charity Banquet “Around the World in 80 Minutes” held in Meritus Mandarin Singapore.

 

Year 2003 – 13 July
Mr Heng Chee How, Mayor of Central Singapore CDC attending Metta’s “Assembling the World’s Largest Rice Dumpling Display”, which broke the Guinness World Record.

 

Year 2002 – 24 November
Guest-of-Honour BG George Yeo, Minister for Trade and Industry at the cheque presentation of Singapore Million Dollar Duck Race 2002 held at the Singapore River.

 

Year 2002 – 10 November
Guest-of-Honour Dr Balaji Sadasivan, Minister of State, Ministry of Health and Ministry of the Environment gracing the Metta Charity Banquet.