23 May 2003
Children get creative with tribute messages

Dear Editor,

CHILDREN GET CREATIVE WITH TRIBUTE MESSAGES

“Once upon a time, there was an evil troop called SARS and there was a heroic troop called the Harmony Bunnies. Soon, the animals in the jungle got sick. The Harmony Bunnies decided to fight with the SARS troop, fighting 24 hours a day.”

This storybook card was just one of the many cards specially made by class 6B of Yishun Primary School. Children and teachers of the school raised $1,537.67 towards The Courage Fund. Young people from Queensway, Mayflower and Loyang Secondary Schools also pitched in to the Fund with contributions of $587, $4,396.61 and $5,000 respectively.

Their contributions bring today’s public donations to $52,994.28.

New donations from companies amounted to $108,017. Of this, $50,000 came from Lianbee Jeco Pte Ltd which pledged 10% of their sales proceeds from 18 April to 4 May to the Fund.

The Courage Fund also received compassionate support from Korean Chamber of Commerce (Singapore) which sent in $43,400 and the Embassy of Japan, Singapore, which gave $500. Leong Khay Huay Kuan donated $10,000.

The daily breakdown is as follows:

Corporate Donations $6,082,844.15
New donations today $ 108,017.00
Total to date $6,190,861.15

Public Donations $3,426,112.82
New donations today $ 52,994.28
Total to date $3,479,107.10

The Fund to date stands at $9,669,968.25. This sum does not include the government’s $1M contribution and dollar-for-dollar match.

How to make a donation to The Courage Fund?

(A) Organisations
Organisations interested to raise funds towards The Courage Fund are welcome to write in with their promotion concept with details such as type of product, % of sales revenue to be pledged and wordings to be used in the advertising and/or promotional materials. Please write in to:
The Courage Fund
c/o National Healthcare Group
6 Commonwealth Lane
Level 6 GMTI Building Singapore 149547

Alternatively, email us at couragefund@nhg.com.sg or call us at 6471 5933.

(B) By Cheque
A crossed cheque made payable to “The Courage Fund” should be sent to The Courage Fund, c/o National Healthcare Group, 6 Commonwealth Lane, Level 6 GMTI Building, Singapore 149547.

For the purpose of issuing receipts, donors are encouraged to include their full name, address and contact number on the reverse sides of cheques. Donors should not send any cash by mail. Cash donations can be made in person at National Healthcare Group office.

(C) By Phone
Members of the public can donate to the fund by calling 1900-112-1333. This service is provided by Singtel.

(D) By Internet Banking
DBS and POSB customers can donate to The Courage Fund via DBS Internet Banking and DBS Internet Kiosks. DBS Internet Banking is available at www.dbs.com/ebanking/internet/login and DBS Internet Kiosks are located island wide.

(E) By AXS Stations
Make a donation by simply touching on THE COURAGE FUND button on the right panel of the screen of any AXS station. Call 6560 2727 or visit www.axs.com.sg for locations