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SingTel raises $2.2 million to help those in need
Despite the economic downturn, the SingTel Touching Lives Fund has received generous and unwavering support from SingTel’s business partners, customers, employees and members of the public. At a presentation ceremony in April 2009, SingTel Group CEO Ms Chua Sock Koong presented a cheque for S$2.2 million to His Excellency, Mr S R Nathan, President of Singapore, who accepted it on behalf of the Fund’s six beneficiaries. Ms Chua said: "SingTel Touching Lives Fund has been a great success since the launch in 2002 and the programme continues to grow from strength to strength through our combined efforts to engage the community. “2008 was no different. Although the impact of the financial downturn was starting to be felt in Singapore, our stakeholders continued to rally behind us.”
Every dollar raised will go to six beneficiaries – APSN Tanglin School, Autism Resource Centre, Fei Yue Community Services, Milk Fund, Singapore Children’s Society and Students Care Service. Their work reaches out to about 30,000 less privileged children and youths in Singapore.
Since its launch, the SingTel Touching Lives Fund has raised a total of more than $14 million for 19 charities affiliated to the National Council of Social Service.
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