ya i saw it in a convenient store at the MRT station too. though
now, real water, food, blankets and clothing are important then
paper money. money cannot buy enough things also no use.
The
Singapore Red Cross (SRS)
has raised S$4.1 million for the victims of the Japan earthquake
and tsunami, excluding the S$500,000 pledged by the Singapore
government.
With cash donations from other aid agencies
exceeding S$5 million, the people in Singapore are
giving when it counts.
Pat Gauron, who has been a regular SRS volunteer for more than a
decade, said "The response has been overwhelming. They come in with
big fat cheques."
Yahoo! Singapore understands that the
aid agency sees several hundreds of donors daily, with
crowds coming in droves during lunch and after working hours.
"I actually spent a year in Japan during my undergraduate days,
so I really feel for the victims and want to help them in whatever
way I can," said 35-year-old marketing manager Samantha Chew, who
made a donation during her lunch break.
A 42-year-old businessman who only wanted to be known as Ng,
added, "I don't donate regularly to such charities, but the Japan
disaster was just too heartbreaking. I knew I had to help."
SRS has sent 10,000 bottles of water, 1,200 blankets and
200 mattresses to
Sendai, in north
Japan.
Once Japanese authorities give the word, the aid agency will
send its second batch of relief aid -- 10 tonnes of blankets and
collapsible water containers -- to the disaster zone.
Meanwhile, aid agency
Mercy Relief has collected
S$722,000 so far, including a S$200,000 cheque by faith group
Singapore Soka Association
to help aid workers in Japan buy relief supplies such as food,
blankets and drinking water.
Its five-member team is now in Japan distributing relief
supplies to victims near the Iwate prefecture.
World Vision Singapore has
also collected more than S$400,000 as of 5pm on Monday.