NTUC Income's never-before, organisational-wide, no-holds-barred charity
campaign, PROJECT LOVE 2008, will see all divisions of the company,
and all levels of staff will come together through a variety of events with one
main purpose in mind - to raise funds for the needy.
All monies raised are channelled towards charities consistent with our overall
social purpose.
The proceeds from this meaningful project will be allocated as
follows:
- 60% of the proceeds will be given to NTUC's Care and Share programme,
an umbrella initiative by NTUC covering several programmes aimed at helping the
poor and needy, children and the elderly.
- The remainder of the proceeds will be allocated equally (20% each) to our
adopted charity, The Moral Home for Disabled and the Singapore
Children's Society.
- Additional charities will be funded if large donors (>$10,000) specify
them, or the charities are requested by individuals performing significant dares
which raise substantial money.
- The Moral Home and the Singapore Children Society (but not NTUC Share and
Care) are conferred with the Institutions of a Public Character or IPC
status and donors will be given proportional tax-deduction for donations made
to them.
- The amount raised by the individual departments and staff activities will
be used to fulfil small wishes (e.g. towels, slippers, T-shirts) from charitable
homes.
NTUC Care and Share
The Care and Share dragon boat was set up in 2007 under LM2011 to plan, initiate
and co-ordinate the Labour Movement's charity efforts towards the less fortunate,
especially lower-income union members. Apart from organising fund-raising events
and union visits to charity homes, Care and Share also gives out assistance in
the form of vouchers such as the public transport, utilities and Back to
School vouchers.
Click here to find out more about the beneficiaries
At Singapore Children's Society, we help protect and nurture children and
youth of all races and religions, especially those who are abused, neglected,
and/or from dysfunctional families. Each year we reach out to about 12,000 children,
youth and families in need.
Read on to find out how one family has benefited
from SCS:
Mdm Aminah, aged 38, a casework client
"I see light at the end of the tunnel now".
I have three children, and in 2001 my two youngest are diagnosed with Thalessamia
Major - TM. Their medical condition meant that they fall ill easily and require
blood transfusion and check-ups at the hospital each month. In addition, with
their high body temperature, they constantly have to keep their bodies cool.
As such, we frequently have to turn on the air conditioner. The high medical
and utility bills ate up the bulk of our meagre savings.
At the same time, both my husband and I were retrenched.
As a consequence of accumulated unpaid bills, my family's utility was disconnected twice and the Court repossessed our belongings. We also received letters from lawyers representing the bank demanding for loan settlement. There were days when my family and I would have simple meals
such as plain rice and egg, and on some other days, instant noodles.
We approached Singapore Children's Society
and they came to our aid. The financial assistance they gave us helped us tremendously.
We used the money to pay for my children's school needs, the family's daily necessities
and bills. Children's Society gave us food rations and appealed to Singapore
Power Services for a more affordable instalment plan. Children's Society
also approached other welfare agencies to grant us interim financial support.
With Children's Society's help
and with our determination to make life better, we now see the light at the end
of the long dark tunnel.
Thank you, Singapore
Children's Society.
The Moral Home for Disabled gives warmth, care and love to intellectually
disabled children, in particular those without parental support or those whose
parents cannot support them. The Home provides these children with comprehensive
education, including the moral and civic aspects of life. The Children residents
at this Home live in harmony and respect each other's race, colour, culture,
creed, language and religion.
In the midst of every community, there will always
be people who are less fortunate than others. These include those who are poor,
weak, sickly, or disabled. But it becomes more unfortunate when more than one
element of misfortune befalls a person simultaneously. This is so when a disabled
person also happens to be poor or happens to come from a poor family. In these
circumstances, it is clearly impossible for him to struggle alone, without help
or support from others. And it becomes more tragic when the poor, disabled person
happens to be too young to take care of him or herself.
Set in this background, and at the request of the Ministry of Community Development,
Thye Hua Kwan Moral Society set up this Home since 1989 to look after and care
for the poor, young and intellectually disabled persons, irrespective of language,
race, colour, creed or religion.
Johnson shares with us on his experience growing
up at the Home.
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