December 17, 2004
The real spirit of giving
Dear valued readers, pls help in fulfilling the wish of people who have limited access to the things we often take for granted.
It's
simpler and in a way,
more fun than you would thought. Basically, go get a wish tag from the wishing tree, shop for the present (tis time of the year, shopping is more of a hassle but also more meaningful ya), buy and then place it in the
Boys' Brigade gifts collection box and there! The rest will be taken care of. ok? The gift is capped at $50 or $300, for families or for individuals. So, get a few friends if you are slightly hard-up and split the cost. It can't be easier than this. Check out
http://www.bbsgb.org.sg
Another one.
http://www.worldvision.org.sg/ This one's an international orgn that reaches out to
children of Asia and Africa. I was surprised how little it cost to order a gift for a child who will definitely need and appreciate it. $4 for medical facilities to protect against deadly diseases for a child, school bags and shoes for $13, stocking a library with 10 books for $26 (cost of ONE book purchased at Borders), etc. Knowing that a child benefitted from your going to one less movie - priceless. (Hmm.. sounds like a particular commercial which aims to propagate senseless spending with a small rectangular plastic.) You can get the
order form at this booth just
outside Borders. So, no excuse to say you don't know how to go about doing it ok!
Give the gift of giving! *beams*
Posted by 杏 cy （Jancy） at 13:31