The youth are spreading cheer to the less fortunate this holiday season. Earlier this December, four SMU undergraduates raised S$3,000 for Dover Park Hospice through a latte art competition held at a cafe on campus. Also, as the need for donated blood spikes during the holiday season with donors going on holiday, the SMU Red Cross Youth Chapter held its annual blood donation drive over the first two weekends of this month. “It was difficult to rope in volunteers because of the exam and holiday period. The rainy weather restricted our efforts to spread awareness of our campaign and we can’t distribute flyers freely in shopping malls,” said student leader Chua Hui Ying. But the students’ perseverance paid off – they collected 500 to 600 bags of blood this year, compared to 450 last year.
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TODAY