For my 17th birthday this year, I decided to start a campaign to raise funds for a charitable organisation because I hope to do something meaningful and I never really found meaning in people spending money to give me gifts when there wasn't anything I needed so I hope that all this money spent can be channeled to accomplish something with a greater purpose!

I chose this beneficiary because I read up on what they did and I felt that it was something that resonated with me more so I hope that this small step of mine can help to impact the beneficiary somehow, no matter how small the impact is!

Food from the Heart is a charity founded in February 2003 by Singapore-based Austrian couple Henry and Christine Laimer, who were inspired to channel surplus food from bakeries to families in need after they read an article about bread wastage.

Today, Food from the Heart is Singapore's foremost independent food charity with IPC status that makes a tangible and meaningful contribution to fighting hunger through bread rations and food packs, and bringing joy through the distribution of toys and birthday celebrations. With the support of donors, food industry partners and more than 10,000 volunteers, Food from the Heart made a difference to the lives of 40,300 people throughout Singapore by distributing S$5.9 million worth of food in 2018.

For more information, please visit www.foodfromtheheart.sg.