Originally posted by KamenRider:
Fellow Marchies,
remember last Christmas's party when we said while we are fortunate
to have one of the most exciting rides around, we should not forget
the unfortunate. we, as a club, should give back to the society
especially the lesser privileged.
[b]the time is now.
this sunday, to dedicate our support and applaud the children for
their determination and courage to fight cancers, the Marchies will
support in the event termed the Tulip
Hearts Day.
the objective of the drive thru is to reach out to the local
driving community and raise awareness for childhood cancer as well
as raise funds for children's cancer foundation (CCF).
Details here:
Date: 3rd Sept 06 (Sunday)
Time: the Marchies will go in at 12pm (the whole day event is up
till 5pm though)
Venue: Kallang Carpark H
you should receive the details via email, else pls me know, we will
send to you.[/b]
Who is Children's
Cancer Foundation (CCF)?
* CCF was formed in 1992 by a group of volunteers to address the
needs of children with cancer and their families.
* Since then more than 1,200 children and their families have
benefited from their programmes and services.
Mission of
CCF
* To improve the quality of life of children with cancer and their
families through enhancing their emotional, social and medical well
being.
CCF Family Support
Centres
* CCF Family Support Centres located at KK Women's and Children's
Hospital and National University Hospital are one stop centres
aimed at helping children with cancer and their families.
What is Tulip Hearts Day
(THD)?
* THD is an annual event by Children's Cancer Foundation
(CCF).
* THD pays tribute to the courage of children battling with
cancer.
* THD increases the awareness of childhood cancer to the
public.
* THD helps to raise funds through the sale of tulip flowers and
pins.
Why Tulip Hearts
Day?
* To applaud the courage and determination of children with
cancer.
* Tulip signifies Hope and Celebration and Hearts represent the
love and generosity of all who care.
* Together we communicate this hope and love to the children with
cancer and their families.
Tulip
Flowers
* Sale of 80,000 handmade silk-cocoon tulips by volunteers on 3
Sept 2005, Sunday island wide.
* Each tulip costs $2 and comes in 14 colours.
* Mobilization of 700 over volunteers.
* Each volunteer will be wearing a specially designed THD
t-shirt.
* Each stalk of silk cocoon tulip will have one of the following
educational messages: "Most childhood cancers are curable",
"Children with cancer lead normal childhoods", "Cancer is not
contagious" and "No known cause for most childhood cancers".
* All supporting collaterals such as money bags, posters, brochures
will feature Main Sponsor: Asia Pacific Breweries Foundation,
Sponsor: Singapore Totalisator Board, Partner: SembCorp
Utilities.
Where does the fund
goes?
It goes into Children's Cancer Foundation general fund and provides
free programmes and services to more than 450 children and their
families each year. The programmes and services are:
* Casework & counseling
* Therapeutic play
* Support groups & Workshops
* Bereavement Programme
* Childhood Cancer Marrow Transplant Programme
* Back-to-school Programme
* Supervised Play
* Tuition & Befriending Programme
* Social & recreational programmes
* Financial assistance
* Educational talks/ workshops/ seminars
* Training and research
Quick Facts about
Childhood Cancer
Fact: 120 new cases of children diagnosed with childhood cancers
every year in Singapore.
Fact: Half of the children diagnosed with childhood cancers are
below 6 years of age.
Fact: Though the causes of childhood cancer remain unknown, cancer
is curable.
Fact: Leukaemia which is the most common form of childhood cancer
have a 70-80% rate of recovery.
Hence what they need is to be shown the hope and determination to
fight the illness. Coping with childhood cancer requires a
tremendous amount of courage and patience from both child and
his/her family.
Quick Facts about
CCF
Children's Cancer Foundation (CCF) was formed in 1992 to address
the needs of cancer-stricken children and their families. Since
then, more than 1,200 children and their families have benefited
from our programmes and services.
CCF mission is to improve the quality of life of children with
cancer and their families through enhancing their emotional, social
and medical well-being.
