- Restoring Family Links (tracing) service available
- Opening hours extended to receive donations
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The Singapore Red Cross (SRC) has launched a dedicated fundraising appeal to receive donations for Typhoon Haiyan relief efforts, and hotlines for ‘Restoring Family Links’ service to assist Singaporeans and Filipinos in locating their family members who may have been affected by the disaster and with whom they have difficulty contacting. To facilitate public donations, it will *extend its opening hours to 9am–7pm (Mon-Fri) 9am–12pm (Sat-Sun) with effect from tomorrow.
The Singapore Government is contributing an additional S$150,000 through the Singapore Red Cross to kickstart the public appeal. This is on top of the S$50,000 committed yesterday, which brings the total Singapore Government contribution to S$200,000.
The Singapore Red Cross has of yesterday committed as its first tranche of humanitarian aid, emergency relief supplies worth S$100,000 for the survivors’ immediate needs. A team of SRC volunteers and staff will leave for the affected areas at Visayas on Thursday to help with the distribution of relief items. SRC is working closely with the Philippine Red Cross to despatch medical teams to the affected areas in the coming weeks.
“Reports coming in from many of the affected areas and from various sources indicate that Typhoon Haiyan’s impact on the Philippines has been dramatic. As the overall picture starts to emerge, it is evident that this is a mega-disaster which has had a devastating impact on the population especially in coastal areas in Leyte but also in northern parts of Cebu, Iloilo and Palawan,” opined Mr Lim Theam Poh, Deputy Secretary General of the Singapore Red Cross.
“We have received close to a hundred phone calls and emails from concerned members of the public, expressing interest to help in one way or another. At this critical time of need, monetary donations would allow greater flexibility in our response coordination and immediate relief purchase and distribution,” he added.
To find a family member (Restoring Family Links)
For assistance, please call the Singapore Red Cross at its hotlines 6664 0501/6664 0502 with details of your missing family member.
To donate
Cash/Cheque
Please visit the Red Cross House at 15 Penang Lane Singapore 238486, from 9am to 7pm (Mon-Fri) 9am to Noon (Sat-Sun), or post your cheque to ‘Singapore Red Cross Society’ at the above address. Please indicate ‘Red Cross Haiyan Relief’ on the back of the cheque, along with your name, contact no. and address.
DBS/POSB iBanking and POSB ATM
Please click here for complete list of steps for DBS/ POSB and ATM iBanking.
OCBC internet banking, mobile banking and ATM
Please click here for complete list of steps for OCBC- internet, mobile and ATM banking.
Please note that OCBC’s donation channels are open between 13 Nov 2013 to 12 Feb 2014.
UOB internet banking, phone banking and cheque payment
Please click here for complete list of steps for UOB internet banking, phone banking and cheque payment.
Credit Card
Please click here to apply for a donation via credit card.
PayPal*
Please click here to donate via PayPal. (Please indicate ‘Haiyan Relief’ in the remarks column.)
SimplyGiving*
Please click here to donate via SimplyGiving.
*Donations are subject to administrative charges carried by these online payment gateways.
**Note: In-kind donations (food, clothes, etc) are not accepted due to logistical considerations. Tax deduction is not applicable for overseas giving.
To fundraise
Please click here for the 3rd party fundraising form.
Please click here for donation tin request form.
Please direct the above application forms to fundraising@redcross.sg
Follow @philredcross for updates on Philippine Red Cross preparedness and response actions. Hashtags for Typhoon Haiyan are #Haiyan and #YolandaPH
Issued on 11 November 2013
*The Typhoon Haiyan Appeal is now closed. Funds raised through this appeal has been and will continue to be used to:
- provide emergency relief, rehabilitation and recovery assistance to communities affected by Typhoon Haiyan
- to deploy missions to assist in initial assessments, relief, recovery and longer term disaster management operations; and
- support the work of our Red Cross Red Crescent Movement in both rehabilitation and longer term community resilience programmes in the affected areas.
For any public appeals, the Singapore Red Cross will not deduct more than 5% of the funds raised to cover appeal costs. Should the funds raised exceed the amount required to meet the immediate and rehabilitation needs of the people in the affected areas, Singapore Red Cross will direct the excess funds to other emergency preparedness and/or community programmes initiatives for disaster affected communities.