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Donor Appreciation Ceremony 2016

Tree of Life.

Last updated 19 June 2025

Donor Appreciation Ceremony 2016 revolved around the theme “Tree of Life”. The theme signifies how the donors are like a great tree, supporting many different families across all walks of society. Through organ donation, each tree bears multiple fruits. With their generous deeds, the seeds - families of transplant recipients - can be given the chance to grow and bear fruit.

Stack of colorful spiral notebooks with a tree design on a table with flowers

Each donor family was also presented with a Tree of Life booklet, a compilation of thank you notes by transplant recipients and healthcare professionals.

Speaker at a podium with a large heart-shaped tree illustration in the background

Associate Professor Benjamin Ong (Director of Medical Services, Ministry of Health) graced the ceremony as the Guest-of-Honour.

A man sharing his life journey while speaking into a microphone at a public event

Liver transplant recipient, Mr William Hong, shared about how he had plunged into helplessness until he received a liver transplant.

Two speakers addressing an audience at an event with a gratitude message projected on a screen

Transplant coordinators dedicated a poem to express their gratitude to our Heroes and their families.

A man placing decorative flowers onto a large heart-shaped mural at an event

Representatives of each donor family were invited up on stage to place a ‘flower’ to complete the ‘tree’. The ‘flower’ symbolises the blossoming of the recipient’s second lease of life given by our precious donors.

Woman presenting a bouquet to an elderly couple seated in an audience.

Each donor family was presented with a flower bouquet from healthcare workers, a gesture of appreciation and gratitude.