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SINGAPORE: Some 1,000 underprivileged children from Indonesia will get a little Christmas cheer thanks to a fund-raising drive by the Singapore International Foundation, retail store Metro and Pioneer Junior College.
The three-week-long initiative came to a close on Wednesday with some S$83,000 collected.
Apart from cash donations, about 3,000 of these reusable cloth bags were sold with proceeds going toward the fund.
The money will be used to build a new community hall for a high school in Bandung, Indonesia and financial help for needy students.
Organisers said 30 per cent of the student population at the high school come from disadvantaged backgrounds. - CNA/vm
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