ONGOING ACTIVITIES | |
These are ongoing community projects and services provided under the umbrella of CabbyCare: | |
Kindness-On-Wheels | |
The "Kindness-On-Wheels" initiative was launched on 29 March 2011 to provide free emergency taxi services for NorthLight School students. CabbyCare cabbies will also double up as deliverymen to send students home for free when they receive groceries by the public. Click here to read more. | |
Bread-On-Wheels | |
Launched on 28 May 2003 together with Food From The Heart (FFTH), cabbies distribute unsold bread from Sunshine Bakeries to five charitable organisations. They also provide free taxi trips to the volunteers from FFTH for bread distribution. Click here to read more. |
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Meals-On-Wheels | |
Since March 2006, CabbyCare has been providing free meal delivery two times a week for TOUCH Home Care’s Meals-On-Wheels Programme. CabbyCare cabbies will collect food packs from TOUCH Home Care’s office and deliver them to about 80 elderly staying in Toa Payoh, Bendemeer, Bishan and Serangoon Central. | |
Donation to the Kidney Dialysis Foundation (KDF) | |
Since 2000, CabbyCare members have been making a monthly contribution of $20 to KDF to help the patients. |
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LoveCOPE | |
LoveCOPE is an ongoing community project led by the Marine Parade Community Development Council for the elderly residents living in Kampong Arang and Tanjong Rhu. St Hilda's Community Services Centre was invited to provide a range of services, including recreational activities, health checks and medical escort services to over 1,500 households in Tanjong Rhu. Our cabbies have been providing free transport to the senior citizens for their regular recreational activities. |
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Providing Free Trips to Volunteers Delivering Library Books | |
Since January 2009, CabbyCare members have been conveying volunteers delivering library books to the needy and disabled that are homebound free of charge . If you wish to be a CabbyCare volunteer for this project, please click here. |
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Providing Free Trips for Needy Children and Elderly | |
CabbyCare also provides free trips to needy children and elderly to and from the home and hospital on a case-to-case basis. |