Honouring the Stars of Active Ageing

The Active Agers Awards given out by Council for third Age (C3A) – an independent body that promotes active ageing – recognises seniors with a passion for life and who are enthusiastic about being Active Ageing Ambassadors to motivate other seniors to live an active life.

For 2008, in addition to the Active Agers of the Year Award, C3A collaborated with Prudential Assurance Company Singapore (Pte) Limited and Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) to present two special awards to seniors who embrace active ageing in their own unique ways.

The Active Agers – Prudential Prime Award 2008 honours the individual who best exemplifies a positive attitude towards ageing through the passionate pursuit of sports, activities and hobbies that are generally associated with younger people, while the Active Agers – IDA Active Infocomm Champion Award 2008 is presented to an outstanding senior who embraces mobile and digital technology as an integral part of this or her daily life.

Between late July and September 2008, Council for Third Age received close to 450 nominations from the public – more than double the number received in 2007. From among them, we were proud to honour seven outstanding active agers who truly live their lives to the full in all the six dimensions of wellness – social, intellectual, physical, vocational, emotional and spiritual.

This year’s winners are:

Active Agers Awards 2008

Mr Chua Chye Hong
Mr Goh Seok Hiong
Mrs Mona Yeo nee Tan Bok Hua
Mdm R Krishnavani
Mr Tang Wing Kee

Active Agers – Prudential Prime Award 2008
Mr Daniel Koh Hock Seng

Active Agers – Infocomm Champion Award 2008
Mr Dick Yip Kum Foo

The winners were unveiled at a ceremony held on Saturday, 4th October 2008 on the historic Cavenagh Bridge, which was converted into a glamorous dining setting for the occasion. Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports was the guest-of-honour at the event, which was also held in observation of the International Day for Older Persons.