Woohoo! Launch of a ‘GIVE AND TAKE MARKET ’ @ Jalan Besar GRC

So glad to start another help programme for another residents’ group in need yesterday!

Our teams at Jalan Besar GRC Grassroots and Central Singapore CDC launched a ‘Give & Take Market'.

It’s a local initiative to complement national efforts to support families in need.

One, to help lower the cost of living for families with kids <age 19 living in rental blocks;

Two, to encourage the spirit of giving and volunteerism.

Rotating monthly across Kampong Glam, Kolam Ayer, Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng and Whampoa divisions for now, this initiative will support around 1,600 lower-income families with children 19 years old and below.

It was a heartwarming zoom launch - my fellow GRC teammates, Mrs Josephine Teo, Mr Heng Chee How, Dr Wan Rizal, and I, donors, sponsors, family beneficiaries, volunteers -were all there.

For the items generously sponsored, big THANK YOU to Harvey Norman, Eu Yan Sang Singapore, YEO's, Kellogg's, Gardenia, Heart Warmers, Jamiyah Singapore, Perennial Holdings, LEGO Singapore Pte Ltd, GOO:D Brand, FairPrice Foundation, and Procter & Gamble, amongst others.

Couldn’t have done it without the donors, and the many volunteers and staff who tirelessly planned, packed, cleared, delivered over the last several weeks.

If you are a Jalan Besar GRC resident with young children and moving in a rental HDB unit, please reach out to the CCs nearest to you for assistance.

Meanwhile, if you wish to be a giver, sponsor or volunteer for the 'Give & Take Market, do contact Jalan Besar GRC at www.facebook.com/ourjalanbesar

Here’s a news clip by Channel NewsAsia to share.