Monday, October 24, 2005

TODAYonline-$3.24m for Cancer Charity Show campaign

TODAYonline: "$3.24m for Cancer Charity Show campaign
IT'S official — Singaporeans' confidence in charity organisations is back.
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That is, going by the $3.24 million in donations pledged by the end of last night's Cancer Charity Show 2005, for the beneficiaries of the Singapore Cancer Society (SCS).
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The first televised extravaganza to be staged by a single voluntary welfare organisation (VWO) since the National Kidney Foundation saga, the show marked the second week of a fund-raising campaign that has, already, equalled the total amount raised in last year's three-week campaign.
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A total of 181,568 calls were received during the three-and-a-half hour show, which was aired live on MediaCorp TV Channel 8.
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The number of pledges spiked noticeably whenever Project SuperStar champion Tan Wei Lian took the stage — he sang four times during the evening.
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