1000 Linking Hands (千牵手) - Fundraising Bazaar

1000 Linking Hands 千牵手 2008

Objectives:
To serve the needy and disadvantage community in China in 2008 by gathering 1000 youth form Singapore and Shanghai each, using a bilingual setting (English & Mandarin), resulting in lasting friendship among volunteers.


Shanghai Summer Camp 2006

This camp was designed as a pilot project for 1000 Linking Hands (千牵手) in 2008.
Camp Objectives:
1) Empower the participants to serve the needy and disadvantage in the community with the heart of compassion
2) Equip the participants with performing magic skills and basic service-learning knowledge to serve the community


I’m going Shanghai in July; this will be my second visit there. First trip in 2004 was semi leisure but this second trip is official. I’ll be going as a volunteer to serve the needy community in China. So if I approach you for donation and sponsorship do be generous! :)

There are 20 groups in total, with 6 members per team.

~~ Fundraising Bazaar ~~

Over the weekend our cluster had a fundraising bazaar. Four little teams make up one cluster. Our team came up with two ideas – Selling second hand items and hand bracelet balloons. Business was good! We ran out of balloons halfway through our sales and Rennie had to drive out to replenish the balloons.

Other sales items were homemade cookies, inspirational book marks (cheap & good), t-shirts, earrings. The most profitable item was the ….drumrolls….. Homemade cookies! I tasted some left over crumbs. Yummy!

Fundraising was not just about raising funds. It was also a wonderful team bonding time. I used to think ShaoQi is the “Don’t mess with me” type. But I had a taste of her cheekiness last Sunday. Evidence included!


Pearlyn is really diligent. She may be the youngest among us but she worked the hardest. She single-handedly mastered the skills of making the hand bracelet balloons & then taught us how to do it.

Other than team bonding, fundraising is also a wonderful opportunity to share with people around us what we’re doing. And why we’re doing what we’re doing. (Scroll right above for the reason)


Yeah! A job well done! Farewell shot.