Singapore News - A record high of $8,861,222 to 13,000 beneficiaries was disbursed by The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund (STSPMF) in 2021, beating the previous record of $6.7 million in 2020. Applications for the fund grew by 25 per cent due to the pandemic. The fund. Read more at www.tnp.sg
Lianne Chia & Anne-Marie Lim
SINGAPORE (CNA) – Emblazoned with smiley cartoon rabbits and a bright pink background, the animated graphic on Chng Rui Jie’s online fund-raising page stands out from the other campaigns on the Giving.sg website.
‘Hungry EASTER BUNNIES thank you’, it is titled. In simple language, the 10-year-old Gongshang Primary School pupil writes that she loves rabbits, calls for donations and signs off as a “bunny lover”.
This is just one of the 18 online campaigns Rui Jie has run in the course of the past year.
Some, like this, have raised a few thousand dollars; others brought in more, such as a campaign she started for
A 10-year-old girl raised over S$250,000 for charity online. This is how she did it Toggle share menu
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A 10-year-old girl raised over S$250,000 for charity online. This is how she did it
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A 10-year-old girl raised over S$250,000 for charity online. This is how she did it Chng Rui Jie started out with a desire to help hungry rabbits. With some help from her father, she has gone on to run 18 online campaigns for different charities.
She s only 10, but over the past year, she s managed to raise S$250,000 for charity through online campaigns. What s Rui Jie s secret? Watch to find out.