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SHARE-A-MEAL About Share-A-Meal: A little goes a long way. Give the equivalent
of what you would spend on lunch and help a needy child. Funds raised from Share-A-Meal will enable these children to move beyond their difficulties and give them opportunities which they would otherwise not have. Please join us to Share-A-Meal today by:
Donation Form can be found HERE. Please join us and Share-A-Meal now! SHARE-A-MEAL 2007 94 schools, 21 PCF's and kindergartens and 18 corporates participated in Share-A-Meal 2007 on 24th February and raised more than $100,000 (the audited financial statement for the project can be found HERE)! We were supported by over 100 volunteers from the Singapore Police Force and Police Training Command in planning and co-ordinating the efforts. A big thank you to all who joined us during the joyous reunions and feasting of the Chinese New Year to remember and support the disadvantaged children among us who are caught in a vicious cycle of difficult family circumstances. All people did was to donate as much as one would spend on a meal, and that will go a long way in making a difference to the disadvantaged children. With the support from many more corporates, donation tins were also placed at the following outlets and our friendly counter staff were met with generous responses from the public: Transitlink counters
at NEL MRT stations and SBS Bus interchanges.
NTUC Fairprice outlets (select outlets) Novena retail stores IKEA (Tampines & Alexandra) Guess & Gap retail stores Liquid Kitchen and Eski bar Made in China Restaurant, Olive Restaurant, Pier 11 & RainTree Day Spa YES Supermarket The funds raised from the Share-A-Meal make up the Compassion Fund, administered by MILK to help students whose families are in crisis as a result of a recent death of a breadwinner, a sudden illness or accident in the family. It aims to give early and timely assistance to prevent the students' families from spiralling into poverty or developing other chronic family problems. Since its launch in April 2006, we are happy that around 63 students and their families have benefited from the Compassion Fund. It doesn't take a lot to give another person a chance at an education, so share-a-meal today!
96 schools and 18 companies came forward to Share A Meal on 4 February 2006 and raised more than $113,000; thank you! Corporate and school volunteers went the extra mile for the needy children and contributed their time and efforts to ensure the success of the event; student volunteers also canvassed for donations along the North-East Line stations and SBS Transit Bus Interchanges and were met with generous responses from members of the public. The money raised from Share A Meal this year has been set aside in a central pool called the Compassion Fund, which was launched in April 2006. The Compassion Fund is a crisis response fund set up for needy students from low-income families which may be in crisis as a result of the death of a breadwinner, a sudden illness or accident in the family. It aims to give early or timely assistance so as to PREVENT the crisis from causing the students’ families to spiral into poverty or other chronic family problems. It provides immediate assistance at the point of crisis to allow the family, time during the interim, to develop longer term solutions. It is the intent of the Compassion Fund to complement and not replace existing assistance schemes. Please visit the Compassion Fund website for more details at www.compassionfund.sg. |
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