Wednesday, 31 May 2017

PGA Hari Raya Drive 2017 targets 800 packs to needy households

Source: PGA Facebook page. List of collection points and PGA contacts.
Source: PGA Facebook page. List of collection points and PGA contacts.

The annual Project Goodwill Aid (PGA) Hari Raya Drive invites contributions in both cash and kind to meet the target of 800 Hari Raya Drive packs to be distributed islandwide. 

Those who would like to donate money can buy Hari Raya Drive packs from Gobbler at S$40 a pack, while those who like to donate products can match items listed in the proposed list of pack contents below. Each pack of groceries is expected be worth S$45.

The main event will be towards the end of Ramadhan, on 17 and 18 June 2017. Sorting and packing will start at 2.30pm on the 17 June, while distribution will kick off at 11:30am the next day.

Each Raya Drive pack is expected to contain*:

❥5kg Fairprice rice

❥2L Sotong brand cooking oil

❥250g Babas curry powder for meat/chicken

❥1kg H/Family sugar

❥500g Pagoda salt

❥30s Nona ketupat mini

❥200ml Kara coconut cream x3

❥2l F&N cordial syrup

❥25s Lipton tea bags

❥1.5l soft drinks

❥350g Amocan instant curry chicken

❥1 pack/can Ribena beverage

❥Hari Raya cookies - any type welcome

On top of contributing the groceries items, eligible households will also receive green packets for giving gifts of money during Hari Raya. Donations of green packets for beneficiaries of any amount is welcome.

PGA's Raya Drive has the support from Sam Tan, Minister of State, Prime Minister's Office, Ministry of Manpower & Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Government Whip and Minister of Parliament for Radin Mas, and of Radin Mas Community Club this year.

Interested?

PGA began on the event on 14 May, and will end it on 18 June. There are three ways to contribute to the Raya Drive:

❥ By 4 June: Buy a Raya Drive Groceries Pack from Gobbler at S$40 a pack. Gobbler will ship the pack(s) free to PGA. An account must be registered with Gobbler to purchase the packs. 

❥ By 15 June 5pm: Buy products yourself or purchase them online from any other source, and deliver them** to one of nine collection points. Please call the PGA representatives at least one day in advance and mention PGA Drive before dropping off any items.

❥ To sponsor groceries directly instead, send a message to +65 8613 1242

Hashtags: #pgaharirayadrive2017, #projectgoodwillaid, #projektamakpahala

*PGA will accept any other brand of a similar product as long as it is of the correct weight and is halal certified.
As total weight of each pack is standard PGA may reject any item that is not of the specified weight. Items not in the list, including clothing, will be rejected. 
**Items in bulk can be collected by PGA but delivery to the void deck of Blk 33, Telok Blangah Way on 16 June (24 hours) is preferred.