Dear friends,
As with almost everyone, charity homes were hard hit with the Covid 19 pandemic plaguing the country. Compounded by the economy that threatens the livelihoods of many households, it becomes abundantly clear that contributions in cash and kinds to these homes have declined significantly.
Another main inconvenience during the various MCOs ( Movement Control Orders ) was also the unkempt hair of those residing in these homes. Caring Soul, with its core activity of providing free hair cut over the past 10 years to a number of charity homes had been receiving numerous calls for this service but unfortunately we were unable to do so for obvious reasons.
Even after the relaxation of the MCOs, we still continue to decline appeals for haircuts simply because Caring Soul must exercise care and responsibility to the well being of its volunteers. This is embedded in one of the 10 statements of Caring Soul's caring philosophy. While carrying out the spirit of care to the less fortunate, Caring Soul also believes that we must go about our activities in a smart and responsible manner.
We often advise our volunteers to be mindful that our helpfulness to others but must not be at the expense of the well being of ourselves nor our families. This again is embedded in the second statement of Caring Soul's Caring Philosophy.
In the light of this, we have regretfully declined the appeal of charity homes for hair cut until such time when the pandemic is seen as safe for the volunteers to venture out. Of course, if an individual volunteer wants to do it on her own free will, we will not prevent it but advise them to exercise special caution.
Now that we will be temporarily suspending hair cut services to the homes for a considerable period of time, we will help out the homes in other ways, more specifically through donations in cash or kind as this is the best way to contribute without exposing ourselves to the dangers of the virus nor unintentionally spreading it to the homes.
As Caring Soul subscribed to the philosophy of non solicitations of funds, the founders will be making financial donations to selected homes on a personal basis.
We will keep you updated once Caring Soul volunteers are able to resume its usual activities under a safer environment.
With warm regards. Take care and stay safe.