Saturday, January 10, 2009

Assignment #o3

Select and do a CASE STUDY of any non-profitable organization/society that you would love to help out. Find out what they do and why you would love to help them out!

The case study should include these details:
Name of the selected organization/society
What do they represent?
What are their activities?
Your involvement with them. (Past, present or plan to be involved)Immediate NEEDs that you can think of in the organization/society.

Singapore Red Cross Society. Basically it represents serving humanity, saving lives, which also leads to their mission: "We are dedicated to protecting human life and dignity, relieving human suffering and responding to emergencies". Red cross is an independent humanitarian organisation, they raise their our own funds in serving humanity and furthering thier work locally and internationally. The main objectives of red cross is to help every needy people regardless of race, religion nor political opinions, and to give voluntary aids to all the sufferers during war.

There are many activities conducted by Red Cross to help the people all around the world, such as helping out at the China Earthquake and Myanmar - Cyclone Nargis, and Tidal Waves Asia Funds which is manage by Red cross give the homeless home. Not only helping out overseas, locally, Red cross come up with activities within the community, encouraging the public to come forward to give the "river of life". A team of volunteer Red Cross Blood Donation Campaigners conducts talks in schools, tertiary institutions, community organisations and companies, informing the public on the importance of blood donation and the need for regular blood donors. The purpose of encouraging people to donate blood is to help those who does not have enough blood and it could save their live.

Presently, I do not have any involvement with Red cross at all. But, soon there will be! I've always wanted to donate blood, but i'm not up to the age yet. In a few months time, i'll be 16, and i'll eligible! If one packet of blood could save one live, why not? (: