Today Online 28 Dec 06
Organisations in Singapore are doing their bit to help their neighbours in Johor who have been hit by the floods.
Yesterday, a second team from the Singapore Red Cross Society left for Kota Tinggi to help with relief efforts. The eight volunteers brought with them blankets, baby food items and diapers to distribute at various relief centres set up in Johor Bahru.
A hovercraft from Johor Bahru is also being sent to Muar to assist in the relief efforts in remote villages.
On Saturday, a first team of volunteers distributed over RM20,000 worth of relief and food items required by the Malaysian Red Cross Society, which is involved in rescue operations and the management of the relief centres.
The Eurasian Association is also helping to spearhead a donation drive, following a spontaneous response from people in the Eurasian community to personal calls for aid from across the Causeway. The EA is collecting items such as towels, blankets, old clothes and canned food.
The initiative has grown since Monday and has already secured about 1,000 blankets, but volunteers for packing and sorting are in short supply, says the group. Members of the public can help or drop off donations at the Eurasian Community House at Ceylon Road until tomorrow. The group will drive to Johor on Saturday to deliver the items to the relief centres. — Derrick A Paulo
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