Every new beginning represents an opportunity to grow, learn and flourish. This Chinese New Year, we would like to present the ‘Where Prosperity Blooms’ initiative – a reminder that prosperity is not just about what we have, but about what we can do to empower the next generation to thrive and shape a future filled with hope, wonder and possibilities.

Together with the National Parks Board (NParks) and Marshall Cavendish Education (MCE), we hope to inspire our children to become young stewards of their own journey ahead through these meaningful partnerships.

This year’s red packets are inspired by blossoming flowers, celebrating children as seeds of hope for a greener future. They feature a palette of vibrant botanical hues, each delicately accented with gold detailing representing prosperous years ahead. Each floral motif, with its pop-out design, illustrates how a child can bloom to one’s fullest potential with family togetherness. Within each red packet, printed on 100% recycled paper, you will discover lesser-known facts about the Singapore Herbarium, reinforcing the vital roles that plants, herbaria, and botanists play in understanding plant diversity and conservation for generations to come.

Preserving Our Botanical Heritage for Every Generation

To pave the way forward for the future generations, we are proud to support the Singapore Herbarium through NParks’ registered charity and IPC, Garden City Fund, in its most ambitious digitalisation project.

Established in 1875, the Singapore Herbarium is the second largest herbarium in Southeast Asia and played a pivotal role in the Singapore Botanic Gardens’ recognition as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It houses over 800,000 plant specimens, some more than 230 years old, forming a living record of our natural heritage. These treasures hold immense scientific and cultural value, serving as vital references for research in biodiversity conservation, species discovery and distribution phenology, plant adaptation to climate change, and food security.

Through this project, NParks is transforming centuries of botanical collections into a living digital archive — creating Southeast Asia’s largest digital plant specimen database by 2027. This milestone will make these specimens accessible to everyone – past, present, and future.

The Herbarium Digitalisation process can be viewed at the Herbarium Viewing Gallery, right next to the Herbarium at the Botany Centre, Singapore Botanic Gardens, and is open on weekdays from 9am to 5pm. Admission is free.

To find out more about the Singapore Herbarium, visit https://www.nparks.gov.sg/sbg/whats-happening/calendar-of-events/botanical-art-gallery_pressing-plant-matters-2025.

Inspiring Tomorrow’s Stewards with the Where Prosperity Blooms Game

Empowering the next generation to lead the way, we are elated to be the Presenter of Marshall Cavendish Education’s International Environmental Coding Competition 2025, which invites young minds aged 7 to 16 from around the world to design environment-centric games inspired by United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 13 Climate Action and 15 Life on Land.

Together with 8-year-old student Ethan Reber, we brought his winning idea to life by co-creating the ‘Where Prosperity Blooms’ Game, built on the belief that thoughtful gestures can help life flourish.

You can stand a chance to win $28 eCapitaVoucher every week from now till 28 February 2026, simply by playing the game, making it a fun activity to enjoy together with your children.

More importantly, each gameplay counts as a pledge towards supporting the Singapore Herbarium. With your participation, we will donate $15,000 to NParks’ Garden City Fund to support the digitalisation efforts.

You can play the game here.

Experience Prosperity in Full Bloom at Our Flora House

Step into our ‘Flora House’ at Bugis Junction, Level 1 Atrium (Outside Salomon), from 26 January to 1 February 2026, between 10am and 10pm, to experience the heart of our initiative in full bloom and show your support towards botanical biodiversity conservation.

Bring along your little ones and play the ‘Where Prosperity Blooms’ Game at the pop-up to receive a limited-edition Geneco tote bag.

What’s more, you can drop by between 5 to 7pm on 31 January & 1 February 2026 and receive an exclusive set of Geneco Red Packets, and a Geneco Green Starter Kit for kids (worth $40), if you are among the first 50 players each day.

Plus, if you have used or excess red packets at home, you can bring them along to recycle at our Used Red Packets Recycling Bin and give them a new lease of purpose.

To learn more about our campaign, you can visit www.whereprosperityblooms.sg.

Together, let’s #PowerTheChange and nurture a better, brighter and beautiful world for many generations to come.