Cartoonist draws 952 caricatures in 24 hours for charity
By Margaret Perry, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 30 December 2007 2325 hrs

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SINGAPORE: A Singapore artist spent 24 hours drawing to raise money for charity.

The cartoonist, who goes by the name Peter Draw, drew nearly 1,000 caricatures for people at East Coast Park.

The speedy drawings proved to be a hit and instead of being charged for the caricatures, people were encouraged to donate money to Habitat for Humanity Singapore – an organisation that builds homes for poor families in Batam.

The challenge started at 7pm on Saturday evening and there was a steady stream of visitors throughout.

Peter survived on water and did not take a single toilet break.

"All the while, I was thinking about the children who need a home so it didn't occur to me that I needed to go for a break. Towards the last few drawings, I actually felt some pain," he said.

The challenge raised more than S$8,000 – about S$1,000 more than the original target needed for volunteers to build a home and to give a family a helping hand.


- CNA/so