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SINGAPORE: Donations from various sectors in Singapore continue to pour in for earthquake victims in China.
MediaCorp plans to donate S$100,000, while Raffles Medical Group is pledging S$20,000.
Local bakery chain, BreadTalk, is also doing its part to raise funds by selling 'Peace Panda' buns. The entire proceeds from the sale of the S$2 buns will go towards helping the quake victims.
Mrs Evelyn Chua bought S$10 worth of the Peace Panda buns and donated cash on top of her purchase.
She said: "I read the papers every day and cry for those victims. It pains my heart to see images of the children who died. My donation can't help much, but I do my bit and hopefully, it will add up..."
George Quek, chairman of BreadTalk Group, said: "If BreadTalk outlets come together to assist in the efforts, we can draw in the donations."
The last time BreadTalk did such a fundraising project was in 2005 to help the tsunami victims. They managed to raise S$10,000 over five days.
This time round, the bakery chain hopes to raise S$500,000 to help the China earthquake victims.
Another donation drive, which started on Wednesday, is at SHINES – a private international school where many of its 2,000 students are from China.
Lin Yan Zhou said: "Every little bit counts. As I cannot go back to China to help them, I'm collecting money here to buy water and food for the victims in China."
So far, the students have raised more than S$10,000 and the money will be given to the Chinese Embassy in Singapore.
The Singapore Red Cross (SRC) has also received a total of S$600,000 through cash and cheque donations for the Sichuan quake victims.
The amount includes a single donation of S$300,000 by a man who had dropped off the cash at the SRC Society.
SRC has ordered S$200,000 worth of Ready-to-Eat food packs and these will be delivered to the Red Cross Society of China, directly from the supplier's factory in Dalian.
The funds collected will also be used for relief operations, as well as reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts.
Meanwhile, Mercy Relief plans to start fundraising for China's quake victims from Saturday, once it gets the permit from the Commissioner of Charities. The organisation is already sending 500 tents to Chengdu.
UPS is contributing over US$1 million through its charitable arm - The UPS Foundation.
Maybank is working with the Singapore Red Cross Society to facilitate donations by credit card. To reward donors and encourage more acts of giving, Maybank will be awarding its customers five times the usual points.
- CNA/so/ls
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