hey all, i suddenly have a crazy idea...here goes...
last yr i helped out in a project called "Ramadan-on-wheels 08" organised by a malay organisation called 4PM (
www.4pm.org.sg). what happened was they prepared hundreds of packages of food stuff for needy families, regardless of race, and distributed to these families on hari raya by few hundred volunteers who delivered the packages and also helped to clean the house...
the selection process is quite strict as the list of needy families is given by CDCs or MCYS and the staff of 4PM actually visit each family to ensure that they deserve the packages. i know this cos i tagged along to help with chinese families as all the staff are malay...
i understand that they are organising this event again this year but i could not be in the committee cos it's gonna happen on my wedding day! haha...
so i discussed with my wtb and decided to contribute by buying some food stuff and contributing to the packages...in a way we hope to spread some joy on our wedding day...
i have emailed to 4PM on how we can contribute but i think the most direct way will be buying something for each package that they will be distributing from wat i seen last year...
for example, if they are preparing 300 packages...we can buy 300 packets of milk or sugar or instant noodles so that each and every package contains a small piece of our contribution...if it's only eva and myself, i think we can only afford something small like candies or a packet of salt...but if u guys are keen, i think we can pool together and buy something nicer like cereal...
i dun think i will wan to collect any money...so we can decide on something to buy then buy our own share n send to 4PM, or contribute directly to 4PM for them to purchase on our behalf...
for example...5 couples decides to contribute, we can decide on something that's worth $2 each for 300 packages...so each couple comes up with $120 and buy 60 of the item and arrange for the item to be sent to 4PM 1 week b4 hari raya to allow them to pack into the packages...
anyone keen on this idea, esp those ROM on 20 sep?