1: Dairy Farmjob fair

IN LESS than four hours last Saturday, 150 people signed up for jobs on offer at the Dairy Farm Singapore's annual community fiesta held at West Coast Park. The positions ranged from managerial posts to those for sales assistants.

A spokesman for Dairy Farm Singapore said: 'We usually see about 200 applicants for a full day's job fair, thus this is a very good response.'

The job fair, which is part of its annual community event entitled, Hope in Harmony, Strength in Community saw people from all walks of life turning up for a shot at the 500 positions.

Mr Bernan Halim, 34, who is currently in business development and wants to switch to the retail industry, said: 'I want to learn about the dynamic environment of retail...I'm looking at a managerial position in a supermarket.'

Housewife Noryati Salim, 36, who has seven children, said: 'I need a job to increase income and to gain more work experience for future references.'

BY CHERYL CHIA

2: Tampines 1 clothes swop

MORE than 200 people turned up last Saturday for SWOP@Tampines 1, a charity event organised by the mall.

More than 3,000 items of clothing were contributed by participants at the event.

A swop meet is an event which allows participants to donate their unwanted clothes, books and other items which are in good condition.

At the same time, participants can pick through other people's items, and donate money to charity.

Over $1,100 was raised for Operation Hope Foundation, a Singapore-based charitable organisation that helps orphans and the poor in Third World countries through relief and development projects.

The meet at Tampines 1 is part of the mall's official-opening celebrations.

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