We are pleased to inform you that the Patient Care Centre’s fundraising event involving the sale of handmade handicraft flowers. The MaitriPals will be supporting this event by gathering interested individuals to help sell these beautiful handmade roses at Chinatown and Clarke Quay.
The sale of handicraft flowers is held in conjunction with the World Aids Day and the objectives of the event are two folds:
1) To raise money an estimated sum of $200,000 to benefit our HIV patients.
2) To raise HIV/Aids awareness
Details
Sunday 2 December 2007
9.00am to 7.00pm
Island wide (MaitriPals will cover Chinatown and Clarke)
Requirements
Physically well
16 years old and above
Able to commit for the above timing
Friendly and approachable
To Register
Please email your details to
jadeite9@singnet.com.sg Full Name
NRIC
Gender
Age
Contact No.
Email Address
Tshirt Size
Closing Date: 21 September 2007
Background of MaitriPals
Since its inception in June 2005, the MaitriPals is the only Buddhist volunteer group that provides befriending and spiritual support for HIV/ Aids patients at the Patient Care Center (PCC) located at the Tan Tock Seng- Communicable Disease Center (CDC). The MaitriPals truly believe in overcoming the realism of fear, differences and stigma while striving in the giving of unconditional loving-kindness and compassion with open mind and selflessness.
Brief background of the Patient Care Centre
The Patient Care Centre at CDC, was set up in 1997 to cater to the needs of the rising number of HIV/Aids patients. It is the only centre in Singapore that provides work and day care for patients with HIV/Aids. The Centre runs a number of programmes for patients, most of whom are not able to find employment due to their health or to the stigma and discrimination associated with their illness. All our programmes are funded by public donations to the Tan Tock Seng Community Charity Fund.
