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| CityCare Charity Group Committee Members |
| The CityCare Charity Group was initiated and formed in February 2000 by a small group of cabbies who felt the need to spend their time more productively by helping the less fortunate. |
| To Provide Love And Care To The Less Fortunate Regardless Of Race, Language Or Religion |
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| Love And Care Is What We Share |
| Since then, CityCare has grown from just eight to its current size of about 200 members and they have been actively involved in community projects. It hopes to recruit other CityCab drivers to join its charity wagon. In recognition of its dedication towards charity work, CityCare Charity Group was given the Outstanding New Volnteerism Award by the National Volunteer Centre in November 2002. The Group has also being awarded the President's Service Social Award on 29th August 2004. |
| The Charity Group has made several contributions through its charity fund, in which it receives regular contributions of $20 from each member and some other sponsorship. So far, it has managed to raise over $150,000 for charity as at end April, 2004. |
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| Financial Contribution Highlights (From Year 2000 onwards) 1) Thye Hua Kwan Moral Society 2) Kidney Dialysis Foundation(KDF) Sponsored Chinese New Year for 100 elderly (2000) Blood Pressure Monitor worth $5,000 (2000) Donated $5,000 (2001 & 2002) $3,000 (2000) $5,000 (2001 & 2002) 3) Yayasan Mendaki 4) Sinda $5,000 (2001 & 2002) $5,000 (2001 & 2002) 5) Straits Times School Pocket Fund 6) CityCare Cabby Richard Lee (December 2003) $2,000 (December 2002) $4,228.00 [Members/External Contribution] 7) St.Hilda's Community Services Centre 8) Food From The Heart $10,000 (18th Jan 2003) $10,000 (16th December 2003) $10,000 (7th December 2003) 9) Thong Teck Home For Senior Citizens 10) Singapore Disability Sports Council [SDSC] $2,500 (16th December 2003) $20,000 (13th March 2004) $2,500 (2004) 11) Singapore Assoication of Visually Handicapped 12) Red Cross Society for Asia Tsunami Disaster $2,000 (14th October 2004) $8,091 (29th December 2004) |
| The MiCAB Project CityCare also actively works with CityCab on joint projects. For example, it is actively involved in the MiCAB Project - a special transportation service by Michelin and CityCab for disabled students. Launched in January 2002, 200 CityCab cabbies volunteered to participate in this project by channelling the fare they collect from MiCAB to CityCare's charity fund to finance other charities. Since its launch, our cabbies have been ferrying about 25 students to and from school on a daily basis. |
| Love COPE Project CityCare members are also actively involved in a wide range of community activities, especially in the Love COPE programme - an on-going community project led by Marine Parade CDC for the elderly residents of Kampong Arang /Tanjong Rhu. Other participating organisations include St. Hilda's Community Services Centre and Tanjong Katong Secondary School. The cabbies contribute by providing free transport and companionship to the senior citizens for their regular outings. Activities include outings to Gardenia, Night Safari and Christmas Hi-Tea, Chinese New Year Lunch. |
| Bread-On-Wheel Project 50 CityCare members are actively involved in the Bread-On-Wheel project. Launched in 28th May 2003 with Food From The Heart [FFTH], the members distributed unsold bread from Sunshine Bakeries and The Delifrance to 5 charitable organizations. The cabbies also provide free transport to the volunteers from FFTH for bread distribution. |
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| For More Information, please contact cabby Tan Hock Hee @ 9622 2882 |
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| Singapore Disability Sports Council (SDSC) Since 14th March 2004, 15 disabled athletes who have been specially selected, had their transport support taken care of by CityCare Charity Group members. The athletes are currently training under the SDSC's Sports Development Programmes. CityCare donated $20,000 worth of taxi rides to help to ease the transport burden of the athletes. |