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[Youth Action Challenge] You Can Impact Singapore's Future!

8/23/2021

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Shop for love, shop for good

12/16/2020

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Give a lasting gift this holiday season with a donation that supports a Cambodian child's education.

11/7/2019

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Click here to view our Giving Tree catalog. Your gift directly improves the quality of education for a Cambodian youth.
  • Feed a child for one year
  • Educate a child for one year
  • Clean water for an entire campus for one year
  • Teacher resources and training for one month
  • Library books
  • School supplies
  • Bicycle 

​Thank you for your continued support!

CFC wishes you the happiest of holiday seasons!
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Calling all CFC Frequent Flyers...Can you help us out?

5/29/2019

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Share the love this holiday season: volunteer & giving opportunities in Singapore!

12/10/2018

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‘Tis the season to share love and joy. If you’re looking for a way to give back to our community in a meaningful way this Christmas, look no further! We have compiled a list of some worthy causes in Singapore that could use some love this holiday season. Check out the list and then take action to #dogood in our community.
  1. Grab a few family members or friends and volunteer together this holiday season! We offer a variety of different volunteering projects which run throughout the festive period. Check out our current openings here.
  2. Support The Boys' Brigade Share-a-Gift project and promote the spirit of caring and sharing among Singaporeans during the Christmas season.
  3. Don’t forget about our furry friends! If you have a soft spot for animals (we certainly do!), we recommend checking out the annual Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) Christmas Wish List. You can help out by donating food, clinical supplies, play items, or making a general donation. You can also take a look at their recurring volunteer opportunities if you are interested in being involved with the shelter animals on a more regular basis throughout the year.
  4. Donate your pre-loved baby items (in good condition) to Babes to help support pregnant teenagers.
  5. Give a gift of love! You can contribute to the Children’s Cancer Foundation’s (CCF) fundraising efforts by purchasing exclusive merchandise for your loved ones or special occasions whilst showing your support for children with cancer and their families.
  6. Buy your Greeting Cards from Bizlink. These cards are specially designed and crafted by talented People with Disabilities (PWDs) and Needy, Disadvantaged People (NDP). Buy these cards to spread holiday cheer to your loved ones both near and far and support the deserving artists in our community.  
  7. Make a difference this year by donating to the Singapore Cancer Society’s (SCS) fund to help the children of cancer patients further their education. Your donation will be used to help fulfill cancer patients’ wishes for their children to receive a quality education.
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Give a lasting gift this holiday season and support a Cambodian child's education.

11/6/2018

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Honor a teacher, friend, neighbor or family member with your gift of hope. Select a needed item from Caring from Cambodia´s  online Giving Tree catalog. Every recipient will receive a CFC ornament and a card letting them know of your thoughtful gift. Or, if you prefer, we can ship the ornament to you, and you can give it to them personally. 

Your gift will change a child’s life! Thank you for your continued support!

CFC wishes you the happiest of holiday seasons!
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Bag a Bargain: The Singapore Red Cross Thrift Stores

4/22/2018

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Everyone loves a bargain and Singaporeans are no exception. The Singapore Red Cross Thrift stores are a bargain hunters dream come true! And every dollar spent helps to support the Red Cross in their disaster aid and relief efforts throughout the region. A win-win we say!

Piqued your interest? We promise you it’s rewarding, fun and something everyone should try at least once!

The Singapore Red Cross operates two thrift stores, one at 62 JalanKhairuddin and the other at 15 Penang Lane. Both of these offer new and pre-loved merchandise and at almost unbelievably discounted prices.

I spent weeks volunteering at the Penang Lane Shop and was asked to work on Mondays or Wednesdays or both. During the course of my days I saw newly received merchandise sorted, priced and stocked on Mondays. On Wednesdays from 10am to 4pm the store is open to the public and volunteers such as myself, helped customers locate items, try on clothes or shoes and bag or carry purchased merchandise.
Think volunteering needs a lot of time? As a volunteer at The Singapore Red Cross one is not required to stay for the entire day but simply to help out as long as one can. There’s also a $5.00 stipend to pay for lunch.

Most of the merchandise itself is new and donated by shops and stores in Singapore. When I was working there in January, a shipment of branded women's tops from Macy's arrived. All were priced at $1. Dozens of pairs of new women's shoes also came in and were priced at $1 per pair. Now that is a bargain!
In addition to clothing and shoes, the store also carries small kitchen appliances and dishware, costume jewellery and sunglasses and many toys and stuffed animals for the children.
The permanent staff members are friendly and very helpful so there is no need to be nervous or to feel awkward about coming in to help.
​​If you’ve got bargain shopping on your mind, head there soon or better still, give a part of your valuable time as a volunteer! If you are interested in volunteer opportunities at the Singapore Red Cross Shop, visit the expatgiving website or just click here to fill out a brief application. Giving back and scoring a bargain - what’s not to love!
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Shoppers showing off their purchases at the Geylang store.

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Brian Worrell

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Singapore Red Cross: O-negative blood stock is low

3/15/2018

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#dogood this Christmas in Singapore

12/5/2017

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​With Christmas coming close, here are some ideas of #dogood things you can do in Singapore:
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  1. If you're looking for an alternative Christmas holiday, we offer a variety of different volunteering projects which run throughout the festive period. Check out our current openings here.
  2. Get ready for 2018 with this gorgeous calendar from Action for Singapore Dogs featuring some of the dogs that were re-homed and fostered by ASD over the past years!
  3. Find unique gifts ideas and shop for a good cause in the Singapore Committee for UN Women shop, while you help to transform the lives of women and girls both within Singapore and the region.
  4. Give a gift of love! You can contribute to CCF’s fundraising efforts by purchasing exclusive merchandise for your loved ones or special occasions whilst showing your support for children with cancer and their families.
  5. Donate your pre-loved baby items (in good condition) to Babes and help teenage pregnant girls in need of help and support.
  6. Buy your Greeting Cards from Bizlink, they specially crafted by People with Disabilities (PWDs) and Needy, Disadvantaged People (NDP).
  7. Support The Boys' Brigade Share-a-Gift project and promote the spirit of caring and sharing among Singaporeans during the Christmas season.
  8. We may not have snow here but that shouldn’t stop us from having fun! In this holiday themed workshop with Playeum, children will be able to make and design their own Christmas sleigh with  hand-made ornaments using recycled materials.

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"Have a Heart, Share a Gift"

12/4/2017

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The Boys' Brigade Share-a-Gift project is a national community service project organized annually by The Boys' Brigade in Singapore, and is supported by the National Council of Social Service (NCSS) and Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF).

This project is:
  • A high profile national community service project that promotes the spirit of caring and sharing among Singaporeans during the Christmas season.
  • It is a significant annual event that mobilises more than 3,500 BB officers and Boys, and hundreds of other volunteers to collect gifts from thousands of Singaporeans, for distribution to the needy in Singapore.
  • A unique project as donors have to go beyond purely financial giving; they would be challenged to make the extra effort to buy presents for the less privileged in our society.

The theme: "Have a Heart, Share a Gift" clearly summaries the project's purposes. Since the launch of BBSG in 1988, the objectives of the project are:
  1. Bring cheer and relief to the less fortunate in Singapore during the Christmas season;
  2. Inculcate the spirit of community service among members of The Boys' Brigade; and
  3. Promote the spirit of caring and sharing among Singaporeans.

The BBSG was inaugurated in 1988, with a collection of 7,000 gifts.This year marks the 30th anniversary for BBSG. Held during the Christmas season this has proven to be a very effective way to promote the spirit of caring and sharing among Singaporeans.

​Get involved here

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