NKF Cancer Fund
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this time i really wont donate anymore.
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Think next time will have AIDS donation show, heart attack donation show, paralyse donation show, old folks home donation show, hyper tension donation show, stroke donation show, SARS donation show. bird flu donation show, etc. All the money from the citizen of spore.
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if so we will have charity show once every fortnight.
at the end of it we will be asking for donations too. -
Why is there NKF Cancer Fund?
This is required by the Gahmen... cuz NKF has too much money liao.
Dunno whether this was reported or not. But among the fundraisers, people know about this from the beginning -
they got too much money and they're still raising more?
there is a certain line when it became plain greed.. i think NKF passed it a few years ago...
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Since u say NKF got too much money why they wanna start another fund to exploit the kind hearted hard earned money??Originally posted by Honeybunz:Why is there NKF Cancer Fund?
This is required by the Gahmen... cuz NKF has too much money liao.
Dunno whether this was reported or not. But among the fundraisers, people know about this from the beginning -
Originally posted by Honeybunz:Why is there NKF Cancer Fund?
This is required by the Gahmen... cuz NKF has too much money liao.
Dunno whether this was reported or not. But among the fundraisers, people know about this from the beginning -
just ask all our member of parliaments to help donate just some lah....their pay is like every week strike 4d 1st prize.here is what i just found out:
SINGAPORE(year 2000 survey)
Position Salary/Month
GOVERNMENT
Head of Government 43,365
Finance Minister 35,886
Member of Parliament 5,346 + the position they holding in private
Ordinary b.t.c ppl...thats me:
basic pay=Member of Parliament 5,346 divide by 5
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check this out:
Public confused over similarity of two cancer charity shows
By Julia Ng, Channel NewsAsia
SINGAPORE : The Singapore Cancer Society says it has received many calls from the public enquiring about this Sunday's NKF Cancer Show on Channel U.
It clarified Wednesday that the show is different from the Society's own Cancer Charity Show to be shown only in October.
The NKF Cancer Show - the National Kidney Foundation's first - comes after the success of another Cancer Charity Show, which is the Singapore Cancer Society's inaugural fundraiser which raised $3.2 million last year.
"We have received many calls from the public regarding the NKF Cancer Show because of the similarity in name between NKF Cancer Show and the Singapore Cancer Society Cancer Charity Show. Many of our supporters are asking whether funds that are generated from the show are going to the Singapore Cancer Society. We hope to raise $10 million this year and we intend to set aside $7million for cancer treatment. We are concerned that with another cancer charity show, the money that's going to cancer treatment will not be coming to us, " said Dr Ang Peng Thiam, medical oncologist and Vice-Chairman of the Singapore Cancer Society.
The Society is also concerned that the similarity in the names of the two charity shows may have confused the public into thinking that the two shows are the same.
The Singapore Cancer Society is an organisation with concrete plans and programmes to help cancer patients in the community.
Said Dr Koo Wen Hsin, Chairman of the Singapore Cancer Society and Head of the Medical Oncology Department at the National Cancer Centre, Singapore: "For the last 40 years, we at the Singapore Cancer Society here have been doing cancer screening programmes, public education programmes, hospice home care, and we provide a lot of public welfare for needy patients. So all these money, every single dollar of it has been spent on these programmes."
Of the money raised last year, $2million has gone to help needy patients pay for expensive treatment.
The remaining $1 million went to fund cancer screening, welfare and hospice programmes.
So far 20,000 have benefited from the Society's screening programmes.
1,400 have been picked up for further cancer tests at hospitals and 9 patients have undergone operation to treat cancer.
The Society's own Cancer Charity Show airs this October.
It hopes to raise $10million, 70% of which will go to help patients pay for cancer treatment.
(source: Channel News Asia)
so, why is NKF trying to muscle in on the Singapore Cancer Society's work? and how come NKF cannot be like the Cancer Society and use the money wisely? -
Did any of you receive junk mail (in the form of an emotional blackmail style letter) from NKF recently asking for donations? I did.
NKF is like NTUC liddat, wants to dip its dirty fingers into everything. They're never going to get a single cent from me! -
i fully agree. why do NKF need to go into cancer fund? why did the government allow it? is Singapore Cancer Society not enough?
why is the government allowing this to turn into a competition for funds. everything is so commercialize!! -
wah lau! As much as i am displeased with the current government, i think they are, for once, NOT to blame for the current situation...In fact, i think there is really nobody to blame but the organisations and individuals involved.
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i am sure they need approvals for such charity shows. certainly the government can see there is no need for such competitions.
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Why should the government prevent any organization from soliciting donation? If the public do not want to donate, they will not. If they want to they will. What business is it of the government's which charity i donate my money to and how many times i donate?
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Sooner or later, we'll have a charity channel and professional "beg for donations" actors/actresses....
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maybe i am wrong but at the rate they are going very soon NKF will be everywhere.
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Isn't it already everywhere now?Originally posted by dragg:maybe i am wrong but at the rate they are going very soon NKF will be everywhere.
TV shows, flyers, newspapers, NKF centres and of course, sgforums. -
I suggest u donate to National Cancer Ctr at Outram.
My relative who goes there every week for chemo treatment has to wait very long (can spend half a day there) cos there are not enough subsidized treatment beds.
Maybe they should build more treatment centres in HDB areas, more convenient, dun have to travel so far to SGH, pity them cos already so sick yet have to wait so long.
The donations can help those who have difficulty paying their bills cos chemotheraphy is very expensive. -
another money sucking show ...
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it again beats me as to why there are not enough subsidized beds?Originally posted by gerrykoh:I suggest u donate to National Cancer Ctr at Outram.
My relative who goes there every week for chemo treatment has to wait very long (can spend half a day there) cos there are not enough subsidized treatment beds.
Maybe they should build more treatment centres in HDB areas, more convenient, dun have to travel so far to SGH, pity them cos already so sick yet have to wait so long.
The donations can help those who have difficulty paying their bills cos chemotheraphy is very expensive. -
donate with both eyes open.... i tink we should still donate as far as we can afford it, but in hard times, let's choose even more wisely who to share our "wealth" with.....
the corporate donation drives type or the man-in-the-streets donative drives type.
there are alot of people out there suffering and it is compassion from us, well-bodied people that drives society. i believe we do have a big part to play in the well-being of the general population. it's in-born in us. Let's not turn away the needy but refocus our attention on the right areas.
I would think tat if NKF really wants to hep the cancer patients and their families, they should divert their excess funds towards the Singapore Cancer SOciety iso fund-raising themselves and setting up their own centres. Cost-efficiency could be achieved by tapping onto the SCS's existing patients / doctors networks.
Any NKF people out there want to throw some light if this ain't the case? -
There are a lot of threads on these donations things...
IMHO...
NKF have corporatised. Yes, u need to attract good ppl to the organization, but then they should be serving for a noble cause. When I heard that the chairman (long long time ago... do know about now) fly first class. I give up.
Why not donate ur time? $$ is easy plus u get a chance for the prices. Volunteer your time will actually be a much better option if u r serious about contributing and it goes directly to the needy. -
people generally prefer to donate money instead of time.
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yeah and my uncles who lead this kinds of lifestyle are dead already - one is a druggie the other is a free loader and loser. Now some of my nephews/cousins are continuing this lifestyle.Originally posted by dragg:i presume your uncle is a bit on the extreme. -
Got man, every 2 month i'll get something from them!Originally posted by av98m:Did any of you receive junk mail (in the form of an emotional blackmail style letter) from NKF recently asking for donations? I did.
NKF is like NTUC liddat, wants to dip its dirty fingers into everything. They're never going to get a single cent from me!
I trashed it immediately. They are worse than NTUC.
No matter what we say, nothing will happen. Action speaks louder.