Volunteer work helping youth grow in Singapore

These points, and more, were raised on Saturday at a dialogue session on volunteerism and community jointly organized by High School-YMCA (Hi-Y), a student chapter of YMCA Singapore, and Punggol Community Centre Youth Executive Committee.

The 40-minute discussion saw five panelists, including Minister for Foreign Affairs George Yeo and YMCA president Stephen Loh — share their personal experiences working in the community, and exchange views on the importance of volunteerism.

It was attended by about 150 pre-tertiary students.

Asked about some of the positive moments in his interaction with the community as a politician, Yeo said: “I think for most of us in politics, and some of us may find it addictive, it is because in a somewhat strange way, we enjoy doing this: interacting with people, seeing things happen, watching lives improve, and feeling that, yes, it's all worthwhile.”

“But I would say on the whole, the dominant motivation is, or should be, to want to do good so that lives are improved.”

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