More volunteers needed to expand free funeral services

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More volunteers needed to expand free funeral services
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In 2012, Cheng Hong Welfare Service Society (CHWSS) started providing free funeral and bereavement services for the needy, regardless of race and religion. To date, about 800 people have benefitted from Afterlife Memorial Service. CHWSS chairman Kenny...

In 2012, Cheng Hong Welfare Service Society started providing free funeral and bereavement services for the needy, regardless of race and religion.CHWSS chairman Kenny Sim told Lianhe Zaobao that it will be recruiting more volunteers and expanding the free funeral services amid the increasing demand it has seen over the years.

Other than providing food ration and education grants, CHWSS also operates 10 traditional Chinese medicine clinics and a mobile TCM clinic that provide free TCM treatment and medication to the needy.

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