Safehands Charity Sales at Clarke Quay

9 July 2002

By Leroy

Following two successful charity sales at one of SafeHaven's weekly meeting and its inaugural Easter Service last month, SafeHands managed to garner more than S$1,200 for the single mothers and their children in Nepal. With such great encouragement, the group decided to be a little more adventurous.

SafeHands' first public attempt in fund raising for the underprivileged took place on 5 May 2002 at the Flea Market in Clarke Quay. The sale of soaps and handicrafts from Nepal had not only raised funds but also awareness about the poor and needy in the third world countries around us.

The group in one of its discussion meetings came up with the idea of doing some charity work that goes beyond our shores. As the group members were relatively new to one another at that time, working on some group projects is one way to get to know each other better.

In fact, SafeHands has its history of doing social outreach work when it first got started. Even after some reshuffling late last year, the group decided to carry on having that as its mission and vision.

The day started well when shortly after setting up our 'stall' at eleven, we met our very first customer. Then came the rain. But that didn't deter us from giving up as a few of our SafeHaveners came by to lend us their support.

Here's a big THANK YOU to Daniel & Desmond, Edmund Lee, Lawrence (our latest member). And not forgetting Alan, Clarence, his mum, Jason and little Owen. We even had a little birthday bash for Owen!

At the end of the day, we were all tired and rather worn out. We didn't do as well as we hoped to. But it was indeed fun. We learned that Cyrus has a thing about display and décor. As for Jason Yeo, he mustered enough courage and approached some guys that was nearly termed as touting!