PSSA 2009 - Informal Group

Kidz Horizon Appeal

The Kidz Horizon Appeal was started by a group of eight friends who saw their success in businesses or professions as opportunities to do even more for others who are less fortunate.  Since the charity’s inception in 2004, this group of volunteers has raised more than $3.6 million. 

The funds raised through the annual Kidz Horizon Charity Ball and golf tournaments have helped to foot the medical bills of about 100 children every year.  Besides that, almost all of the 27 children with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Singapore are receiving financial assistance from the Kidz Horizon Appeal for their medical treatment, costing at least $800 per month for each child.  When the Kidz Horizon Appeal first started, it raised funds for the KK Hospital Endowment Fund for needy children with HIV and cancer.  In 2007, help was extended to include all children with chronic illnesses not supported by any other organisation, so that no child would be denied of needed medical treatment. 

The Kidz Horizon Appeal has made significant impact on the community.  In 2006, pregnant women with HIV were given monetary aid for medication to prevent the transmission of the disease to their unborn child.  Since then, no infants were born with HIV. 

Besides helping children with HIV, cancer and other chronic illnesses, the Kidz Horizon Appeal also supports the Play Therapy Programme at the KK Women’s & Children’s Hospital (KKH).  The programme provides play opportunities to the paediatric patients during their hospital stay to stimulate their senses, and distract them from their illnesses and the discomfort of their treatment.

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