FairPrice's annual textbook donation drive kicks off
The Straits Times|November 17, 2024
The public can donate their used textbooks at 11 locations island-wide between Nov 16 and Nov 30, as part of the FairPrice Group's annual Share-a-Textbook drive.
Zhaki Abdullah

Study materials and textbooks approved by the Ministry of Education can be dropped off at collection boxes at the supermarket operator's nine FairPrice Xtra hypermarkets, at locations such as AMK Hub, Jurong Point and VivoCity.

They can also be donated at Tzu Chi Humanistic Youth Centre in Yishun Central 1 and Vidacity, a sustainability innovation hub in Pasir Ris.

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