SINGAPORE – As dusk fell on March 14, young volunteers studying at Temasek Polytechnic (TP) and ITE College East joined the assembled families at Our Tampines Hub (OTH) to break fast and enjoy an evening of shared meals and conversations.
This month of Ramadan, the OTH Buka Puasa 2026 event brought together about 50 families from the Tampines area who are beneficiaries of ComLink+, a national scheme to support lower-income families in improving their lives.
It also drew 20 young volunteers – 18 members of ITE College East’s Community Service Club and two student emcees from Temasek Polytechnic – who helped out at the event.
ITE College East student Muhammad Nur Hazim Thaqif Mohamad Shamsir, 17, said: “Although I had not been involved in an event of this scale before, I was eager to learn more about how community service initiatives are organised and how I could support the ComLink+ families.”
The volunteers mingled with scheme beneficiaries and distributed bento sets and goodie packs during the evening’s breaking of the fast. Volunteers from ITE College East also accompanied the families to purchase household items using complimentary $50 supermarket vouchers given to them earlier that day.
