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Share-A-Textbook project first started in 1983 with only 30,000 books
collected. Now in its 30
th
year, a total of 350,000 textbooks were
collected to benefit 18,500 needy students. To further ease the burden
of hefty school fees, FairPrice gave away S$650,000 worth of study
grants to 700 students in need. Changkat Changi Secondary School, Yuan
Ching Secondary School and Yio Chu Kang Secondary School served as
distribution points, with 109 organisations and over 650 volunteers from
Supporting and Community Partners participating in the initiative.
FairPrice Annual
Share-A-T extbook
Project Celebrates
30 Years of Sharing
FairPrice Walk for Rice
@ South East raised half
a million bowls of rice for
7,000 needy families
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR
DOING WELL DOING GOOD
For the fourth year running, FairPrice partnered with
South East Community Development Council to launch
the FairPrice Walk for Rice @ South East 2012 charity
campaign, to raise half a million bowls of rice for 7,000
needy families residing in the South East District. For
each 100 metres of walking, FairPrice donated one
bowl of rice to the initiative. About 23,500 people
participated, clocking in some 65,700km. FairPrice
customers also supported the campaign by purchasing
314,000 participating products.
