We had sent some hair to the wig maker in September.
It was supposed to be ready in late November / early December, but due to the Safe Management Measures, the completion date has been pushed back.
More updates coming.
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Not yet
Many have written to us asking when will our hair donations resume. As of now, we are not able to answer.
For those who are new, and to refresh memories for some; We stopped accepting hair donations since 2017 to raise funds for making wigs. Without funds, donated hair would not be able to serve what they are meant for.
Though we have not resumed our hair donations, we are still sending hair to the wig maker (look out for our next post). However, restrictions and measures are slowing down the wig maker.
To help sponsor our wig, please go to give.asia/oku
Bye 2020
Last day of 2020, so a quick look back at what we have done this year.
This pandemic had caught everyone by surprise, and we are busier than usual just to stay alive.
We hope to resume our hair donations soon, as many had written to enquire, but our main focus is still to raise funds to make more wigs.
Our fundraising has been slow and just last month, Give Asia ended our campaign prematurely due to their system upgrade. They said they were not able to reconnect back their platform to the funding platform, so we would have to create a new campaign in order to receive funds.
Wig Y20-21
We have been making wigs. Our wigs are not just for cover, but an armour filled with love for warriors battling cancer.
This wig is no exception. Except for this warrior is a 6-year-old princess. Let's gather all the love and wishes for this little princess.
Wig Y20-21
Donors: Krystal, Zhong Hou, Shin Jie, Chloe
Wigs update
Wig Y20-01 to Y20-20
These are the wigs donated to NCCS
Wig Y20-01
Donors: Hui Cheng, Cheryl, Ching Lian
Update 24 August 2020
Dear all,
It’s been a long while since our last update, we hope everyone is well and safe.
We had basically stopped all our activities, till we received a wigs request. Two days after we sent in the batch of hair to the wig maker, the Circuit Breaker was announced. Everything was again put on hold.
As wig making is not considered essential services, the wig maker can only resume their operation somewhere in Phase Two of the Circuit Breaker. Just before the National Day, we were informed that the wigs were ready for collection.
We have made 21 wigs in total, 20 of them were collected and donated to NCCS on the 11 Aug. No viewing of the wigs was arranged to reduce the risk of any contamination.
More information on the wigs will be posted soon.
Do remember that the DORSCON level is still ORANGE. Do observe safe distancing, wear a mask when you are out and wash your hands frequently with soap and water.
Also, not forgetting to frequently check and remove stagnant water in your premises to prevent Aedes mosquitoes from breeding in your home.
Stay safe and stay healthy.
Note: We have not resumed our activities.
Important Announcement
Dear all,
In view of the evolving novel coronavirus (“2019-nCoV”) situation, recycle your hair volunteer group will be putting on hold all upcoming activities.
This includes our next batch of hair to be sent to the wig maker next week.
We would also like to remind everyone to remain vigilant and to adopt good personal hygiene practices at all times.
In view of the evolving novel coronavirus (“2019-nCoV”) situation, recycle your hair volunteer group will be putting on hold all upcoming activities.
This includes our next batch of hair to be sent to the wig maker next week.
We would also like to remind everyone to remain vigilant and to adopt good personal hygiene practices at all times.
When all meet up
We had hair donors, recipient and volunteers gathered for one reason; donating of wigs.
And yes, all 30 wigs were donated to the wig bank of NCCS on Aug 24.
Thanks to everyone for your time and effort for making this happen!
... To be continued soon
And yes, all 30 wigs were donated to the wig bank of NCCS on Aug 24.
Thanks to everyone for your time and effort for making this happen!
... To be continued soon
It's all done
All wigs done and collected, including those from the first batch that had been sent for rework. Photos of each individual wig will be posted soon.
Total cost for all 30 wigs is SGD 5400. Balance fund now is SGD 7908.59.
Total cost for all 30 wigs is SGD 5400. Balance fund now is SGD 7908.59.
Wigs 2019 Batch 2, Batch 1 update
The second batches of hair were sent in a month ago when we were supposed to collect the previous batch (update on Batch 1 below). The wigs (16 of them) should be ready by next week or so.
Wigs 2019 Batch 1
So, we went to the wig maker about two weeks ago with these...
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| Aunty arranging bags of hair for photo taking... |
To the wig maker... but wait
These are just portion of the ponytails we received. Before we could bring them to the wig maker, they need to be sorted according to their length, texture and colour.
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| More in the box... can you see it? |
Update
We raised an amazing
SGD 12,928.59
We have raised a total of SGD 13,040 (SGD 12,928.59 after fee deduction from Give Asia).
Source
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Amount (SGD) |
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| Give Asia |
4815.00
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| Give Asia (after fee deduction) |
4703.59
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| Offline donation |
8225.00
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| Total (after fee deduction) |
12,928.59
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For detailed breakdown, go to 'Our Sponsors' page.
Thank you so much for your generous donation to our fundraising. We are ready to send the ponytails to the wig maker!
Stay Tuned!
Fundraising update
We started our first fundraising last November, hoping to raise enough fund for 50 wigs. That’s around SGD10,000. As of now, we have managed to raise over SGD8,000.
Here is the update of the amount we raised
Amount raised from Give Asia: SGD 3,125
Amount received after fee deduction: SGD 3,058.96
Offline donation SGD 5,585
Information on donations' detail can be found at the links below;
https://give.asia/campaign/sponsor_a_wig_1
https://recycleyourhair.blogspot.sg/p/our-sponsors.html
We will be starting to make the wigs soon while hoping to reach our targeted amount.
We would like to thank everyone who helped in the contribution of our fundraising.
Here is the update of the amount we raised
Amount raised from Give Asia: SGD 3,125
Amount received after fee deduction: SGD 3,058.96
Offline donation SGD 5,585
Information on donations' detail can be found at the links below;
https://give.asia/campaign/sponsor_a_wig_1
https://recycleyourhair.blogspot.sg/p/our-sponsors.html
We will be starting to make the wigs soon while hoping to reach our targeted amount.
We would like to thank everyone who helped in the contribution of our fundraising.
Raising fund is never an easy task, especially for a small volunteer group like us. What are the difficulties we and other small volunteer groups faced? Watch to find out more.
To listen https://soundcloud.com/capital958/02032018a
To help sponsor a wig, click 👉 give.asia/oku
#958bubu
To listen https://soundcloud.com/capital958/02032018a
To help sponsor a wig, click 👉 give.asia/oku
#958bubu
Fatima's shoutout
“... there is hair at this point but is really the lack of fund that holding so many patients back from getting the wig that they deserved.”
- Fatima
give.asia/oku
- Fatima
give.asia/oku
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