Close to 10,000 households donated $1.19 million worth of Community Council Development (CDC) vouchers to charity in 2022, said Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Edwin Tong at a networking lunch for charities, held at the People's Association (PA) headquarters on Nov 27.
"That's a tremendous number when you think about how it was completely ground up, not organised," he added, noting that the donation scheme was set up in 2022 after many people approached PA and the CDCs about wanting to donate their vouchers after the first tranche was given out in 2020.
Giving details on the donations, Minister of State for Culture, Community and Youth, and Trade and Industry Low Yen Ling added that charities focusing on healthcare, such as those supporting hospice patients, received 34 per cent of the total amount donated. The top recipient was the Children's Cancer Foundation.
Another 21 per cent of donations went to charities supporting families and children. Charities serving young people and animal welfare organisations received around 11 per cent of donations each.
Ms Low, who is also Mayor of the South West District, said the Cat Welfare Society got $40,000, while wildlife rescue group Animal Concerns Research and Education Society garnered $36,000, and the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals received $26,000.
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