Charities Week - Tough times....loving hearts

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Despite the difficult economic situations, the collection for Charities 2009 showed that Catholics do have a heart of love. It shows that we do what we preach; i.e. to love your neighbour and reach out to help others and share what we have...

A touching note was received by someone who donated $6 in cash: "I would love to share more but as of the moment I can't. Will send more once I get a job. Hope this helps a little. Thanks!".

Although the number of donations envelops fall slightly, those who do give actually gave more than they did last year. A total of $ 4,488,132.00 was collected as compared to $ 4,386,405.00 in 2008!

Donors contributed to Charities Week in the spirit of solidarity, recognising that in these hard times, it is even harder for those who are dependent on financial assistance from the carious charity organisations.

Funds raised from the Charities Week 2009 will support the work of Caritas Singapore and its member organisations such as the Catholic Welfare Services, Family Life Society, Catholic AIDS Response Effort, Morning Star Community Services, Marine Parade Family Centre, Roman Catholic Prison Ministry and the Archdiocean Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People....

God bless all who gave generously to Charities Week 2009!