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SINGAPORE \u2013 The founder of prominent local steelworks firm TTJ Design and Engineering has pledged $3 million over the next three years to The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund (STSPMF) to commemorate the company\u2019s 45th anniversary on July 14.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
TJJ and Teo Hock Chwee have been donors since 2011, with total contributions from then to 2025 crossing $960,000, said STSPMF in a media statement.<\/p>\n
In a statement, Teo said he chose to support STSPMF beneficiaries over three years as he sees \u201cthe meaningful impact it has on them\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cI hope that this can strengthen the long-term support for the needy students and encourage others to contribute too,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Teo will donate $1 million each year from 2026 to 2028.<\/p>\n
TTJ\u2019s structural steel solutions have been used in several iconic structures, including the Supertrees and OCBC Skyway at Gardens by the Bay, The Helix at Marina Bay, The Pinnacle@Duxton, Henderson Waves and Changi Airport\u2019s terminals 2 and 3.<\/p>\n
Recently, the company also completed the Sensoryscape at Sentosa and the viaduct aesthetic features for the upcoming Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System Link<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n The firm is involved in the manufacturing of steel for commercial building construction, as well as for the offshore oil and gas industry.<\/p>\n STSPMF said the firm\u2019s generous commitment \u201cwill go a long way in supporting students from low-income families with their educational expenses\u201d.<\/p>\n It added: \u201cSTSPMF is deeply grateful to TTJ for its longstanding partnership and dedication to empowering children through education and congratulates the company on its 45th anniversary milestone.\u201d<\/p>\n STSPMF started in 2000 as a community project that provided pocket money to children from low-income families. Since its inception, it has helped more than 230,000 children and youth and disbursed more than $110 million.<\/p>\n The young beneficiaries come from families whose per capita gross monthly household income is not more than $1,000.<\/p>\n Primary school pupils get $65 a month, secondary school pupils receive $100 a month, while students from the Institute of Technical Education, junior colleges and polytechnics get $125 a month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n SINGAPORE \u2013 The founder of prominent local steelworks firm TTJ Design and Engineering has pledged $3 million over the next three years to The Straits…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":68579,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2611],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-buzz-headlines","wpcat-2611-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=68578"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68578\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/68579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=68578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=68578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=68578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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