Charity fund raising - Voices of Harmony 2009

There is a charity fund raising concert for Singapore Buddhist Free Clinic to be held on 27 Nov, Friday, at 8pm. Details of the concert are right below the email. It is a 2-hour show and the tickets are priced at $100, $50 and $30, excluding booking fee. It is for a good cause and a "concert not to be missed", and the tickets can be purchased at sistic.com.

Please do not ignore this email and help to circulate this around. Voices of Harmony 2009 is a concert organised by Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery (KMSPKS) for Singapore Buddhist Free Clinic (SBFC). This concert is a charity fund raising concert for SBFC.

SBFC's objective is to provide free medical services to the sick and needy, so as to relieve their suffering on illness and to help them lead a healthier and happier life, regardless of nationality, race and religion. All charges for elderly patients aged 60 years and above are waived. SBFC has provided 7,421,424 free consultations from 1999-2008.

Currently SBFC operates 6 branches. They are situated at densely populated areas across the island at Geylang west, Tanjong Pagar, Redhill, Delta, Ang Mo Kio and Jurong East, to provide caring medical and rehabilitative services to patients. With the generous support from fellow Buddhists and general public, SBFC will always be able to strive and provide quality charitable medical services to lower and middle echelons of our people.

We really need your support for this event, the response of the tickets are not very promising. You can support us by purchasing the concert tickets and join us at the concert. Tickets can be purchased online at www.sistic.com.sg , at any Sistic authorised agents or at Sistic hotline +65 6348 5555.

"Strive not for oneself contentment, but relief for the commons "

"不为自己求安乐，但愿众生得离苦"

Highlights of the night include performances by Singapore Chinese Orchestra, China Disabled Arts Troupe, David Tao & more. For more information on the concert you can refer to the attachment

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive. Our prime purpose in this life is to help others.

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Concert details (from sistic website) :

Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery (KMSPKS) is organising a fundraising concert - “Voices of Harmony 2009”– on Friday, 27 November 2009, 8pm at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. The net proceeds raised will be donated to Singapore Buddhist Free Clinic (SBFC).

SBFC is a charitable organization established in 1969 by local Buddhists. Its objective is to provide free medical services to the sick and needy regardless of their race and religion, to relieve their suffering and to assist them to lead a more independent and healthier life.

SBFC now has six (6) clinics with its Head Office cum clinic at No 48 Lorong 23 Geylang. SBFC has a team of qualified physicians and experienced staff providing outpatient Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) consultation including acupuncture as well as prescriptions of Chinese medicine.

Statistics compilation has shown that from November 1969 to December 2008, SBFC has administered 17,421,057 free consultations. On average, 700 patients visit SBFC per day. Each clinic has about 3 physicians and 8 clinic attendants. In total, there are 32 full-time staff and 47 part-time staff for the 6 clinics. The minimum cost needed to run SBFC is S$3 million a year. Every cent raised will help in meeting their operating costs in serving the community.

China Disabled People's Performing Art Troupe, My Dream, will be performing a few items. The troupe was founded in 1987, which bears the dreams of people with disabilities and creates a special art that delights audiences presented by artists with physical disabilities, hearing and visual impairments. Their performance is recognized and held in high acclaim wherever it is shared.

It is a concert not to be missed, join us and be dazzled with the performances!