CCF would like extend our heartfelt appreciation
to volunteers who had assisted in the campaign. We
wouldalso like to thank the following schools for rendering
their support:
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Cedar Girls’ SecondarySchool
•
ConcordPrimarySchool
•
EunosPrimarySchool
•
Kent RidgeSecondarySchool
•
Montfort Junior School
•
NgeeAnnPolytechnic
•
QifaPrimarySchool
•
TanglinTrust School
•
TemasekPolytechnicBusinessStudiesClub
International ChildhoodCancer Day
OrganisedbyChildhoodCancer International (CCI) annually
on15February, International ChildhoodCancer Day (ICCD)
is a global collaborative campaign to raise awareness of
childhood cancer and to express support for children and
adolescents with cancer, the survivors and their families.
The gold ribbon is a symbolic representation for childhood
cancer awareness and support. Just as how gold becomes
stronger and tougher when heated, children with cancer
develop resiliencewhen overcoming the difficult and painful
challenges in their battle against cancer.
This year, CCI launched the Child4Child project, a global
initiative dedicated to commemorate ICCD and make
childhood cancer a global child health priority. As amember
of CCI, CCF is proud to be part of this movement! PALS
students, eight-year-old Emma and 11-year-old Xander,
lent their voices to record a verse of the campaign theme
song titled “WeareOne” byChristopher Beck, composer for
Disney’s
Frozen
smash hit,
Let It Go
. Their video recording
wasuploadedonCCFFacebookandYouTube toencourage
support for theproject. The full versionof “WeAreOne” was
releasedon15February.
In celebration of ICCD 2016, CCF volunteers hit Orchard
road on 31 January and 14 February 2016 to distribute
handmade gold ribbons and brochures. In theweek leading
up to ICCD, teachers and students from partner schools
werealsogivengold ribbons topinon their attires in support
of childrenand their families affectedby cancer.
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