Heart Bakers @ North East with Cheryl Koh

My two favourite persons

Being a mum is hard. I’m not saying being a dad is any easier, it’s never a contest so don’t be sensy

dads. LOL. In fact my wife is in the bedroom now struggling with my sick son. It’s a great deal of

decision making when it comes to having kids simply because the responsibility and time spent

on a kid is no joking matter.

I always count my blessings that we are a complete family and both my wife are earning decent

income to not just support baby Seth but also at the same time have a little extra to get ourselves

a helper to help out with the family as well as a supportive mother and mother-in-law who help out

when we need. Truth be told, we were a little overwhelmed by the arrival of little Seth at the initial

months when we did not have the helper. The lifestyle change, not having our own couple time,

me-time, or even time to go to the movies as and when we want to. Everything was about settling him,

and making sure our schedules work around him.

Not everyone is as lucky as we are to have so much support from friends and work. Being a mum

can mean giving up a lot for the family. I’ve heard stories about women giving up their career for

their family and kind of regretting it after.

Recently I attended an event organized by North East CDC together with Chef Cheryl Koh who

was also named “Asia’s Best Pastry Chef” in the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants awards in 2016 to

launch their newest programme call Heart Bakers @ North East. This programme is also

supported by Bizlink Cafe.

The new programme aims to help underprivileged stay-at-home mums start a baking business and

earn some income. North East CDC will provide them with a WSQ F&B Safety & Hygiene

Course. For this good cause, Chef Cheryl has also come up with a brand new cookie recipe that stars

traditional Oriental ingredients like dried longans, wintermelons, and red dates.

If you are asking yourselves all these questions like how to be part of it or how to get some of the

cookies, here is a simple Q and A I’ve put together for you!

How do I sign up?

You can email your interest to northeast_cdc@pa.gov.sg

How can I benefit and be part of this program?

Beneficiaries will have to be a stay-at-home mum and have a household income less than $3,000 or

$800 per capita. You can be either married or single.

When will be the next session?

Interested participants can send an email to enquire and you will advise them accordingly.

How do I buy some of these cookies to support the course?

There’s currently an order form for organisations. You can just email Jason (Jason_NG@pa.gov.sg)

or call Bizlink (98801744) to arrange for pickup/delivery.Delivery is free for orders above 50 jars.

There will be a delivery fee of $30 for any orders below that or you can choose to pick up at Bizlink.

How much are the cookies?

They are $9.90 per jar.

How does the mums benefit from this program exactly?

50% of the total revenue will go towards BizLin, which is a charity organisation, and the rest of the

profits will be distributed among the beneficiaries as income.

Chinese New Year is just around the corner so do your part for these mums!