Charities Week 2019

by Caritas Singapore Community Council - The Caritas Singapore Agape Fund

The practice of almsgiving, together with prayer and penance in Lent goes back to the time of the Early Christian communities. Prayer and fasting draws us closer to God. The Catholic Charities Week Appeal of 2019 presents us with this opportunity to share our material wealth with the poor and vulnerable. All proceeds will go to our Catholic charities in areas that include: No or low-income individuals and families Vulnerable families, children and youth-at-risk Persons with disabilities and mental illness Vulnerable seniors Big or small, every cent counts. Collectively, your individual gifts will enable our Catholic charities to continue running their programmes and services for our brothers and sisters in need. Your donation will support the work of the Caritas family to partner the poor and vulnerable in our community. All Donations are eligible for 250% tax deduction.

Help Feed Dogs on Jurong Island For A Month

by Siew Tuck Wah for Save Our Street Dogs

On 14 May 2019, I turn 40 years of age. And I am hoping that you can help me out, not to celebrate my birthday or buy presents, but to fill the bellies of 400 homeless dogs - on an island tucked away, unseen by most Singaporeans. The Jurong Island Trap, Neuter and Release project was a landmark project in so many ways when it was started in end 2014. For the first time, management of stray dogs on the heavy-industrial island was entrusted to animal welfare groups. We would sterilise the dogs for humane population control, rather than culling. Despite the huge commitment, we took it on we it was a chance to finally let the 400 dogs on the island live. Today, most of the dogs have been sterilised, but our work is far from complete. Today, staff from SOSD and NAC spend gruelling days under the elements, rain or shine, 7 days a week. It is an intense responsibility, requiring not only money, but also effort, passion and sweat of everyone involved. It costs about $1.60 to feed a dog day. Through this campaign, I hope to raise enough food to feed all the dogs on Jurong island - about 400 of them, for a month. This will require a total of 1800 cans of wet food, and a whooping 3500kg of dry food. The amount required, is $19,000. Please join me, on my 40th birthday, for a good cause - to keep our less fortunate fur friends, from going hungry. Thank you for your generous donations!

Footkaki's 1st Year Anniversary: Let's Share the Love with DOT!

by Footkaki for Daughters Of Tomorrow Limited

To celebrate Footkaki's 1st year Anniversary, we're holding a humble fundraiser to support Daughters Of Tomorrow. DOT are a registered charity working hard to empower women from low-income families. All proceeds from our campaign will go towards supporting underprivileged women in their back-to-work journeys. To start things off, we are pledging $200 to kickstart the campaign. Footkaki will chip in another $200 when the $1000 funding goal is reached. :) It's our first time doing this, and we hope that we can turn this into a Footkaki tradition for many years to come. It's our way of showing support for meaningful causes in Singapore as a family business run on good old kampung values.

Sponsor A Family

by Malay Youth Literary Association

Ramadan on Wheels (ROW) is a yearly initiative that provide services and joy to beneficiaries through acts of kindness, the "Gift of Giving". This year we are reaching out to more than 150 families that we hope to improve on their overall emotional, social and economic status. Your kind donations will help us to expand our services to provide: 1) Vouchers - to ease their daily household needs; 2) Befriending services to needy elderly / disabled; 3) Literacy Support Programme for children, aged 5 to 7 years old; 4) Home improvement - cleaning and painting of selected homes

Help 8 Residents Raise 100k for the Home. Do continue to donate towards 5 mil needed.

by St. John's Home For Elderly Persons

/A BIG THANK YOU to all donors who enabled us to hit our targeted $100K! To complete the project, we still need $5 million more. Do kindly continue to spread the word and support./ We are a team of eight residents, aged 66 to 90, from St. John's Home For Elderly Persons which is located at 69 Wan Tho Ave. We took up the challenge of helping our Home raise $100,000, as part of the funds to build our new Home. Though not savvy in digital media, we shot this video entirely on our own using mobile phone! Please take 3 minutes to check out the video and support our effort to raise funds for our new Home by donating generously. Our Home needs to raise about a total of another $5 Million for our new building project! (St John's Home for Elderly Persons has occupied 69 Wan Tho Avenue since the beginning. The lease on the land expired on 31 Dec 2015. We are very grateful to be able to secure a fresh 30-year lease beginning on 1 January 2016 for 3,300sqm, a part of the 12,000sqm of land we have long occupied. Thanks to the support of many well wishers, we are on our way to building a new Home to care for existing and new residents. We will have the Groundbreaking Ceremony on 1 Sep 2018 and our new Home is slated to be ready by end 2020).

Raising A Guide Dog @ Guide Dog Singapore

by 68Monkeys for Guide Dogs Singapore Ltd.

Guide Dogs empower the visually impaired to live an independent and fulfilling life again. Moreover guide dogs are more than just the pair of eyes for the handlers with visual impairment, they also provide for their emotional well being. With an aging population and high rates of diabetes and myopia, demand for its guide dogs program is increasing but the supply of guide dogs are not keeping up. Guide Dogs are specially bred from guide dog ancestors, and will be trained from birth on basic commands to guide dog specific commands, for about 2 years. They are then matched with a suitable blind handler, who are then further trained as a team for about 3 - 5 weeks.Each guide dog can be paired with its handler for 7-9 years. Singapore does not have the resources to have our own guide dog breeding programme and school at the moment, hence we have to import guide dogs from overseas partner schools, and get the help of instructors from overseas. But GDS has supported the training of a Guide Dog Mobility Instructor and would be able to start training guide dogs in Singapore soon. 68Monkeys aims to support the work of GDS to train more guide dogs in Singapore through this fund raising campaign.

Doing More With Your Gift

by Methodist Welfare Services

We serve our beneficiaries passionately every day, knowing that we have strong, unwavering support from you. Thank you for partnering us in making a difference to lives. Each dollar we receive is carefully channelled to where it is needed and can bring about the greatest impact to our beneficiaries. Mdm Julia Silveraj, 38, lost her husband to pneumonia, consequently struggling to raise her two sons alone. In the past year, she managed to save $1,800 through the MWS Family Development Programme, a debt clearance and savings matching programme. She hopes to use it to help with her sons' education. Every year, we aim to help even more families like Mdm Silveraj's. In the last 2 years, we set up 5 new MWS Senior Activity Centres, and a second nursing home, so your donation now helps 11,000 beneficiaries. With increased services, our costs have risen by 42%, resulting in a deficit of almost $1m in FY17/18. Another deficit of $2m is estimated for the past FY. Our current unrestricted reserves do not cover our operating costs for a year. MWS Bethany Nursing Home has embarked on a Care Re-Modelling programme that is expected to be completed in 2020. The re-modelling project aims to provide a home-like and dementia-friendly environment for our residents. We are opening a new Family Service Centre branch in Buangkok. The Centre needs new staff and facilities to function effectively and to better serve the families in this growing neighbourhood community.

TTSH Charity Heritage Walk 2019: Tan Tock Seng's Journey

by TTSH Community Fund

TTSH Charity Heritage Walk 2019: Tan Tock Seng's Journey is TTSH Community Fund's inaugural heritage walk for charity. This event commemorate the hospital's 175th Anniversary and 200 years of Singapore story. The walk has been endorsed by the Singapore Bicentennial Office as part of the Singapore's Bicentennial Commemoration. Beyond nostalgia, this walk also aim to raise funds for TTSH Community Fund. You can support us by one or more of the following ways: 1. Participate in TTSH Charity Heritage Walk 2019; 2. Donate to TTSH Community Fund; 3. Fundraise for TTSH Community Fund; 4. Spread the word to your family and friends. About the walk: In 1844, Mr Tan Tock Seng donated 7,000 Spanish dollars to build the Pauper's Hospital at Pearl's Hill. Through various heritage sites along the trail starting from Pearl's Hill to present day TTSH at Novena, participants will learn about Mr Tan's life and his contributions to early Singapore. We hope to bring greater awareness of Singapore's rich history and how early merchants who made good also made great efforts to better the lives of our forefathers, who were in turn able to contribute to Singapore today. For more information, visit us at www.ttsh.com.sg/TTSHCharityHeritageWalk2019 or contact us at 6357 2500 and/or [email protected] . Follow us at https://www.facebook.com/events/666416373740860/ for the latest event updates.

CAS Charity Movie Screening 2019: The Secret Life of Pets 2

by Children's Aid Society

2019 marks the Society's 117th year supporting our community. With Melrose Home, we provide a nurturing 'home away from home' for vulnerable children and youth along with fruitful opportunities for them to learn, explore, and develop passions in life. To be able to continue providing care and protection to those in need, we seek the generous support from our community and partners. By making a small contribution, you can share your joy and help give hope for a brighter future! MOVIE SCREENING DETAILS Title: The Secret Life of Pets 2 Date: 12 June 2019 (Wed) Time: 7:10pm (Registration & ticket collection starts at 6:30pm) Venue: GV VivoCity, GVmax (1 HarbourFront Walk, #02-30, VivoCity, Singapore 098585) RSVP by: 3 June 2019 DONATION OF $50 WILL RECEIVE 1 Movie Ticket + Popcorn & Drink Combo *Donations are entitled to 250% tax deduction *All proceeds will contribute to residential care and support programmes for vulnerable children & youth at Melrose Home TICKET INFORMATION - Confirmation email will be sent once donation is received - Seating will be allocated in advance - Collection of tickets & combos will start at 6.30PM - Please inform us if you made a donation but are unable to attend the event GET IN TOUCH WITH US TO EXPLORE - Bundle of 20 tickets or more ($1,000 for 20 tickets) - Sponsorship of tickets for Melrose Home's beneficiaries to attend the movie screening CONTACT: Kelvin - [email protected] Wan Yin - [email protected]

EMERGENCY MEDICAL APPEAL FOR POCCO

by Causes For Animals (Singapore) Limited

Little Pocco was rescued from a forested area in the North East. Pocco is a gentle soul. He was found dying in a log. Pocco was infested with maggots and part of his body had been manifested by maggots. Poor Pocco is now under the care of the amazing folks at Animal World Veterinary. Maggot wounds are common when street dogs live in forested areas overwhelmed by various threats and forms of danger. Pocco was found in the nick of time. His little life would have been snuffed out as quickly it was given to him. Please help us help Pocco get through this awful ordeal. We hope he will heal and be lucky enough to find a home of his own eventually!

Cerebral Palsy Alliance Singapore - CPAS (Spastic Children's Association of Singapore)

by Seraphina Genesis for Cerebral Palsy Alliance Singapore

Apart of fundraising, I would like to share a personal story to raise awareness about Cerebral Palsy which is Lifelong and there is No Cure https://www.facebook.com/1211878572263641/posts/2094779807306842/ My sister in law firstborn was born a healthy baby but due to a mishap, he is down with Cerebral Palsy. That sadden the family and the difficulties the child went thru is disheartening. The apparatus needed to assist in leading a fulfilling life is costly. The daily caregiving is exhausting. I believe that no effort is too small, I hope you can support this campaign and make a donation and difference to the lives of children and adults at Cerebral Palsy Alliance Singapore The little Warrior: Mighty Jaylen is currently a Primary 1 student at CPAS who had his first surgery on 25 March which also happen to be - National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day He is now recovering well and we thanks all who prayed for him. You can follow his recovery at his FB PAGE https://www.facebook.com/TheLittleWarriorMightyJaylen Sports Day https://www.facebook.com/1211878572263641/posts/2131967600254729/ 1st Campaign, 292 Donors raise $24,078 in less than 2 month. x24 times of $1000 goal! Thank you to All Donors. Goal increases when met to encourage more fundraising. Campaign runs 365 days The Genesis Family Seraphina Genesis (Evon Chua) Mrs Singapore Finalist 2019 IG: @TheGenesisFamily IG: @SeraphinaGENESIS Email: [email protected] #TheGenesisFamily #SeraphinaGenesis