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sustainability report 2014

Building with Our Community

StarHub’s Golden Gurus—eight tech-savvy senior also offered SmartBuddy, our mobile plan specially $1,171,300
citizens aged between 58 and 77 who act as packaged with more talk time, SMS and data for the worth of
information technology (IT) champions for their peers— visually and hearing impaired, to PWDs.
have been actively sharing their IT knowledge with TVC
other seniors. They do this via public sessions and Outreach
workshops, blogs, a dedicated Facebook application 37 StarHubbers and their family members joined spots donated to
within StarHub’s Facebook page and a dedicated page more than 8,500 walkers in the 4km Community Children's Cancer
in the StarHub Community on StarHub’s website at Chest Heartstrings Walk 2014 around Marina Bay to Foundation, WWF
www.starhub.com raise funds for the needy. StarHub was a Diamond and Make-A-Wish
Partner, with a $300,000 donation to programmes Foundation.
Our Active Stars scheme offers 25% extra credits on run by Counselling & Care Centre, SOS and Family
pre-paid cards for senior citizens aged 55 years and Service Centres.
above. The scheme also offers discounted mobile
plans, designated handsets at zero cost and special 58 StarHubbers visited children at Sunbeam Place,
discounts on select TV channels. Our Active Plus a home for children and young persons aged 2 to 18
programme allows senior citizens to enjoy a host of years who are in need of safety and protection. The
benefits and discounts at partner outlets. StarHub employees engaged them in games, food and
handicraft activities, as well as painted a cheery wall
MySmartEye, our award-winning app which allows mural with them.
a worldwide community of micro-volunteers to lend
the gift of sight to the visually impaired, continues Engaging Others
to benefit hundreds of users worldwide. In 2014, we StarHub’s third consecutive Hair for Hope satellite
event saw a new high of 101 shavees—including

01. StarHub volunteers from 01
CMO Group with the new wall
mural for Sunbeam Place.

02. StarHub volunteer and
Nurture children at the
Nurturing Science Stars
Journey.

03. Families from StarHub
and EMCC teamed up to play
games at Gardens by the
Bay's Children's Playground.

02 03

88 many lives of hubbing