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Each year we work with an international school to get donations, and this year
it was United World College South East Asia (UWCSEA). Ni-Night also runs a
donation drive, which allows people to drop off listed products at its offices. So
many amazing things were given this time; it meant we could set up a library and
resources area in one of the schools, as well as a playroom.
We also donate to Cambodian-based non-profit NGO Green Umbrella, which
needed bigger items such as bookshelves. We try to make sure that the products
we are sending are relevant and actually needed.
What led you to this idea for giving back?
I adopted both my daughters, and that’s one of the reasons we do so much charity
work. Although my girls aren’t from Cambodia – they’re from Singapore and Malaysia
– the cause itself is very close tomy heart. This year I tookmy seven-year-oldwithme to
Cambodia, as I felt it was important for her to seewhat weweredoingand toget involved.
Apart from using the Sir Move services, how else can people help?
Well, the thought of publishing a book about settling into Singapore had been on
my mind for years and years. This year I sourced seven Singaporean illustrators
and one writer, and we created a book focusing on the kind of experiences you
may have during your first week after moving here. To launch the book,
My First
Seven Days in Singapore
, we carried out crowd-funding, which is really quite a new
concept in Asia. We ran many different events, collected pledges and managed to
raise $30,000, which is amazing. The book is now sold for $25, and all proceeds
go towards our annual charity container.
Putting
together a
library and
resource
centre for
the local
children
You offer a wide variety of
services around the central
moving service. Tell us more
about what’s proving popular.
Move Prep has probably made the
biggest difference, and a lot of our
customers love it because it offers
them an interface before they move.
We realised that people need a
reconfirmation of facts before moving
day, to avoid any confusion. We have
someone visit three to five days prior
to the move to re-confirm what’s been
booked, explaining things like when
the movers will have breaks, and asking
which bathroom the movers can use. We
find this works well to ensure that no one
is surprised on moving day.
Move Detox is for our inbound
customers. In the past, we have held
welcoming brunches and worked with
various partners in Singapore to help
welcome newcomers and provide them
with as many free services as we can.
We have also just opened a new office
in Kuala Lumpur, which is exciting for us
as we are now becoming regional.
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