Coronavirus: Charity resumes grocery distribution to needy families

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SINGAPORE - Mr Zamry Abdul Karim, who is blind and lives alone in a two-room flat in Sembawang, can get around on his own and buy food or items from shops or stalls he is familiar with.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE - Mr Zamry Abdul Karim, who is blind and lives alone in a two-room flat in Sembawang, can get around on his own and buy food or items from shops or stalls he is familiar with.

"I may roughly know what the items are, but they are not placed in the same order all the time, so I can't be sure that the item is what I need," said Mr Zamry, whose health issues led him to stop work as a massage therapist. About 200 bags were distributed to seniors and families in need by Blossom Seeds and its partners. The charity, which helps the elderly, was unable to hold such grocery distribution programmes during the circuit breaker period, said its director of active ageing programmes Sherry Yeo.

A few volunteers also continued helping seniors with essential needs. For instance, Mr Zamry still had help with grocery shopping.

 

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