Public Service Announcement from the HCSS (Hobo Council of Social Services)

Bearing in mind the impending final installment of the GST money granted by our Dear Leader (hmm dear leader. sounds like sth out of a certain communist state) on the 31st of August, the HCSS would like to put forth the following proposal to all Members, WAGs, Family Members and even you sexy&cute blog reading stalkers out there.


FC HOBO Ramadhan Charity Drive 2008


What?
On behalf of the management of FC HOBO, I would like to extend our invitation for all to participate in this inaugural drive to help those in desperate need of a gracious act. Since Ramadhan represents a month where we should try to take the extra initiative to give, we have come up with a convenient avenue for you to do so without taking a direct form of personal financial strain.

As most of you may have already known, our final installment of the GST-Offset Package would be due on the 31st of August. This would range from $100-$200.


And Hence?
Our plea to all, would be for each individual, regardless of Hobo status, be it Hobo members, Hobo affiliates, Hobo associates and Hobo fan-club-ers, to pledge an amount of whatever sum you will be receiving come month's end to this cause.


What Cause Are You Talking About?
Here is where the ball is in your court my dear dear kind hearted peers. This is also our chance, as a predominantly singular raced organization, to reach out beyond our skin and show the graciousness of our society. Thus far we have managed to shortlist the beneficiaries to:-

• Orphanages

Cos honestly, who wouldn't wanna see the look on these children's faces when you know your contribution has made them experience some form of joy upon receiving new clothes or gifts on the first day of Hari Raya. Or ensured that they will have that extra bit of yummy food for Iftar, on top of standard issue menu items they dine on every evening.

• Homes for the Aged
• Physically, or Mentally Challenged Institutions

However upon deeper perusal, we have come to realize, that despite our projected collected amount coming up to quite a sum, it will seem less significant to the above mentioned organizations as they are already under some form of government funding and public assistance.

Solution?

Wouldn't you like to actually see where your contributions end up, instead of merely acknowledging that it had been officially received by XXX Organization which is thus to be collated into their pot?

Would you not derive more satisfaction from knowing your receipient had directly benefited from your kind contributions?

ie. Recently in the Berita Harian, a young child required money for a necessary life or death surgical procedure, something in the region of $20K, of which a certain LARGE charity organization contributed a pretty measely amount to. I mean, wtf. Seriously, wtf.

ie. We directly look for families, or individuals who need financial assistance. Elderly couples living alone with no income except some monthly staples from a social welfare group and living on about maybe 60 bucks a month. Or A family of maybe 6 school going children living with a single parent looking for a blessing this upcoming holy month. Well, you catch my drift.

So I need your input on this issue gentle guys and sexy ladies.

Do we:-

1. Stick with organized bodies (orphanages, homes, special schools) like the ones stated above?
2. Or attempt to benefit a certain target group by directly providing food, new clothes, new books, re-furbish their homes, or even straight-forward liquidity?
3. Or Keep this government given, "hard-earned", mini-bonus of ours, just for ourselves, to save up for that year end holiday to Bali, while abstaining from all possible guilt of letting this opportunity of letting a parent breathe easy, as there will at least be food on the table for her kids tonight.
4. I don't know. I'm just on this website to look at cute guys.

I'm going to conduct an extremely scientific poll on this. Vote option 1, 2, 3 or 4 via the chatbox on the right, or by emailing to our account fc.hobo@gmail.com or texting any of the team committee members, in the following format:-

Your Vote: 1 , 2, 3 or 4

Any Added Opinions: I think . . .

Closing date for all the votes, inputs and thoughts will be Thursday 14th August, as the chosen option will require time to plan and properly execute, moreso when it pertains to the issue of money.

Also if you happen to vote option 2, do try provide an example of an individual, or a family or a group which you may heard of, who really could use a helping hand (if you know of any that is). Send such suggestions privately via email or text.

I do hope to hear from you soon. Personally, with most of the commitee members pledging 3/4 of their final installment GST offset package to this cause and If everyone on the team could pledge at least half, with their WAGs chipping in a bit more, and our loyal subscribers possibly doing their part, do that math. Fact is we can make a difference.

Warmest Regards,

XXXXX

HCSS Spokesperson