PM Lee raises awareness for dog adoption charity drive in Jakarta - Channel NewsAsia

PM Lee raises awareness for dog adoption charity drive in Jakarta - Channel NewsAsia: "SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong looked to raise awareness of a dog adoption charity drive organised by the Singapore Embassy in Indonesia by taking a "selfie" with the event's mascot - Snowy."



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BERNAMA - Singapore President Closes Trades Worth Us$400 Million In Support Of Icap Charity Day

BERNAMA - Singapore President Closes Trades Worth Us$400 Million In Support Of Icap Charity Day: "Singapore President Closes Trades Worth Us$400 Million In Support Of Icap Charity Day

SINGAPORE, Dec 4 (Bernama) -- Singapore's President Tony Tan Keng Yam has closed four trades worth US$400 million at ICAP's 22nd global Charity Day - a day where 100 percent of revenues and commissions will be donated to local charities."



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Help schoolkids in need, get Tim Ho Wan treats

Help schoolkids in need, get Tim Ho Wan treats: harity event on Sunday to coincide with its official launch.

The "Buy a Bao for Charity" event will raise funds, capitalising on the appeal of its BBQ pork buns.

All proceeds will go to The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund (SPMF). The one-day donation drive will begin at 10am and last till 10pm.

2013 Barefoot Charity Walk to Support Singapore's Elderly and Physically-Challenged - World News Report

2013 Barefoot Charity Walk to Support Singapore's Elderly and Physically-Challenged - World News Report: This year is the fifth annual Bare Your Sole barefoot walk with Habitat for Humanity and Barclays hoping to build on the huge success of the previous years and attract even more participants, be they individuals, families, groups of friends, clubs, associations, or corporates. Last year's event saw 5,000 participants take part, with over S$300,000 raised for Habitat for Humanity Singapore. The organisers hope to see more than 5,000 pairs of bare feet for Habitat-Barclays Bare Your Sole 2013.

Ex-NKF CEO repays $4m debt owed to charity

Ex-NKF CEO repays $4m debt owed to charity: With a final payment of $250,000, a chapter of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) saga, which involves former chief executive T.T. Durai and three former officials, comes to a close.

Mr Durai has repaid in full the $4.05 million he owed the charity, reported The Sunday Times. To avoid bankruptcy, the disgraced ex-CEO had agreed to pay the debt in instalments.

TODAYonline | Singapore | How community hospitals will use charity dollars: SINGAPORE - From improving services, facilities and equipment to offering better salaries to attract more staff, these are some of the ways that community hospitals are planning to use the charity dollars that will be freed up, as a result of the Government's move to increase subsidies for the intermediate and long-term care sector.

Boys' Brigade fulfils wishes of over 29k needy folk: Thursday, Dec 22, 2011

The Boys' Brigade (BB) has managed to fulfil all the wishes of its more than 29,000 beneficiaries, the highest number in the 24-year history of its Share-a-Gift donation drive.

The donations came in faster this year, compared to last year, said Mr Desmond Koh, executive director of BB, at the charity drive's closing ceremony yesterday.

Achieving the record-high target, especially in times of economic uncertainty, is "fantastic", he said.

Gloomy outlook? S'poreans still giving

Gloomy outlook? S'poreans still giving: DARK clouds may be looming on the horizon for the economy, but Singaporeans do not seem to be pinching their pennies when it comes to charity.

For instance, the Boys' Brigade has already achieved 90 per cent of its donation target for its 29,041 beneficiaries this year, via its Share-a-Gift project.

700 people support campaign to raise rice for needy

700 people support campaign to raise rice for needy: SINGAPORE - Over 700 participants from South East Community Development Council (CDC), NTUC FairPrice came together today to launch a charity campaign which aims to raise at least half a million bowls of rice for 7,000 needy families residing in the South East District.

The campaign, known as the NTUC FairPrice Walk for Rice @ South East 2011, is part of South East CDC's initiatives to encourage community volunteerism.

Fann Wong's pillows gone in 15 minutes - Channel NewsAsia

Fann Wong's pillows gone in 15 minutes - Channel NewsAsia: SINGAPORE: About S$19,000 was raised for poverty-stricken villagers during a charity sale at Orchard Central on Sunday, organised by the production team of Channel 8's currently airing reality show "Mission Possible".

"Mission Possible" saw local celebrities make their way to rural villages across the region to help improve the villagers' lives.

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UK Press Release Distribution Service - Vadvert UK: "More Than 4,000 People Registered For “Bare Your Sole” Event Which Raises Over S$100,000

SINGAPORE: Amid cool weather brought on by a morning shower, hundreds of people of all ages gamely walked around a new Singapore park in aid of Habitat for Humanity."

Sports bodies drive growth in charity - Channel NewsAsia

Sports bodies drive growth in charity - Channel NewsAsia: "SINGAPORE: They may not be synonymous with the charity sector but sports bodies have driven the growth of new charities registered here in recent times.

So far this year, 26 sports groups were registered as charities, compared to 18 for the whole of last year and only four in 2009."

Companies share CSR best practices - Channel NewsAsia

Companies share CSR best practices - Channel NewsAsia: "SINGAPORE : Top company executives themselves are taking time out to serve communities.

Volunteerism is becoming a byword, which they said should sustain efforts to make companies socially responsible."

Singapore's surge in serving others — The Straits Times Blogs

Singapore's surge in serving others — The Straits Times Blogs: "The little squares could be seen as a vindication of what a study by the National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre, revealed last month. Hardworking, but self-absorbed Singapore is seeing a surge in serving others.

According to NVPC’s biennial Individual Giving Survey, nearly one in four people here took part in volunteer activities over the past year, up from 16.9 per cent two years earlier. Volunteer hours have also doubled to 89 million."

Channel NewsAsia - Law Society of Singapore to give non-profit organisations free legal advice - channelnewsasia.com

Channel NewsAsia - Law Society of Singapore to give non-profit organisations free legal advice - channelnewsasia.com: "SINGAPORE: The Law Society of Singapore will provide non-profit organisations and social enterprises with free basic legal advice and information.

Under the Community Organisations Legal Clinic initiative, these organisations can consult a volunteer lawyer on a one-to-one basis for 30 minutes."

More want to give to charity

More want to give to charity: "MORE Singaporeans here are planning to donate to a charitable cause in the next six months, a new survey has shown.

Out of 400 Singaporeans polled in a global MasterCard survey on their plans for charitable donations, 57 per cent are looking to donate to charity in the near future, up from 54 per cent when the same survey was conducted at the end of last year, and 47 per cent in mid-2009."

Channel NewsAsia - More in Singapore looking to donate to charity - channelnewsasia.com

Channel NewsAsia - More in Singapore looking to donate to charity - channelnewsasia.com: "SINGAPORE: As the economy picks up momentum, more consumers in Singapore are opening their hearts and looking to open their wallets to charitable causes.

The latest survey by MasterCard Worldwide found that 57 per cent of consumers surveyed in Singapore were planning to make a charitable donation in the next six months.

MasterCard said the proportion was 54 per cent at the end of last year and 47 per cent in mid 2009."

Charities not excluded from paying GST

Charities not excluded from paying GST: "Charities not excluded from paying GST
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CHARITABLE organisations, like any person in Singapore, are to pay the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on goods or services from a GST registered supplier, whether the good or service is bought or donated.

Finance Minister Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam said that this is to ensure tax neutrality between donations in cash or in kind.

This was in reply to Member of Parliament for Marine Parade GRC Mr Seah Kian Peng's question on the amount of GST paid by charitable organisations over the last five years and whether this is an impediment to philanthropy activities in the country."

Tweet, party and raise funds for charity

Tweet, party and raise funds for charity: "COME tomorrow, the latest global Internet phenomenon, the 'Twestival', will materialize in Singapore.

Twestivals are volunteer-run, charity fund-raising events involving users of micro-blogging service Twitter."

S'pore's rich list takes a beating

S'pore's rich list takes a beating: "S'pore's rich list takes a beating

By Joanna Seow

SINGAPORE'S rich were not spared the effects of the global financial meltdown last year, with the number of millionaires here shrinking 22 per cent to 61,000 people."