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This is the second in a special series of stories which publichouse.sg will feature as a lead-up to Christmas on 25 December. It is our hope that as you read these accounts, you too will be inspired to do your part for those in need, however small that effort that may be.

He sat down directly in front of me at the café where we had arranged to meet and when I enquired if he wanted a drink, he simply asked for a glass of water.

Simplicity. That word pretty much sums up the philosophy that Richard Lim has about charity and the work he does at The Breadline Group, a non-profit organization that is now in its 36th year of operations. Its mission? To give financial assistance to the destitute, providing food provisions and cash to supplement whatever public assistance they may be receiving.

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Story and pictures by Irene Lee

The Children’s Cancer Foundation’s “Hair for Hope 2012” is a series of events across the island involving corporations and like-minded individuals chipping in to raise S$2.5 million for the charity. This year’s fundraising effort, into its 10th consecutive year,  hopes to achieve the target of 5,000 “shaves” to help raise the S$2.5 million.

The first satellite head-shaving event took place in May at Changi City Point, with Member of Parliament for East Coast GRC, Mrs Josephine Teo, lending her support.

The latest event in the series took place on 28 and 29 July at VivoCity.