- The 38th edition of FairPrice’s signature community initiative continues to provide needy students with access to educational resources
- Members of public are encouraged to donate textbooks at 77 selected FairPrice stores islandwide including Warehouse Club, FairPrice Xtra hypermarkets, FairPrice Finest stores, selected supermarkets, and FairPrice Xpress outlets at Esso service stations
- To ensure the safety of all volunteers and members of public, FairPrice will adopt strict safety measures, which includes extending the distribution period and allocating time slots for the collection of textbooks
SINGAPORE, 29 October 2020 – NTUC FairPrice (FairPrice) today launched its signature community initiative, FairPrice Share-A-Textbook Project. As the Project enters its 38th year, it continues to stay relevant especially during these unprecedented times, to help reduce educational expenses for students from low-income families or families who have been financially affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. It also rallies the community to do good and foster community spiritedness, while championing a sustainable environment by promoting reusing and recycling. This year, 77 selected FairPrice stores including Warehouse Club, FairPrice Xtra hypermarkets, FairPrice Finest stores, selected supermarkets, and FairPrice Xpress outlets at Esso service stations will serve as donation drop-off points from today to 30 November 2020.
Mr Seah Kian Peng, Group CEO, NTUC FairPrice, said, “Covid-19 has disrupted our economy and our daily lives, which has further impacted the less fortunate in our community. Despite challenging circumstances, we will continue with our signature community initiative, FairPrice Share-A-Textbook. Through this initiative, we hope to create a positive social impact by allowing students from less privileged background gain access to resources for their educational needs.”
The launch was held at Our Tampines Hub and officiated by Dr Mohamad Maliki Osman, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, Second Minister for Education and Foreign Affairs, and attended by Mr Seah Kian Peng, Group CEO, FairPrice Group, along with key community partners of the initiative.
Since the launch of the project, FairPrice’s Share-A-Textbook has collected, redistributed and recycled over 5.8 million textbooks. This year, FairPrice calls for the continued support from members of the community to donate their used textbooks at the designated collection points.
(For a full list of collection points, please refer to the Appendix below).
Strict safety measures in place to ensure the well-being of volunteers and members of the public
To ensure the safety of the public and volunteers, various measures will be introduced to adhere to safe distancing measures. Besides splitting into smaller teams to handle the sorting of textbooks, all volunteers are provided with care packs consisting of wet wipes, disposable gloves and hand sanitizer.
This year, the textbooks collection area will be divided into two zones with a cap on the total number of people – including beneficiaries, members of the public and volunteers – allowed into each zone at any given time. Forms for the pre-booking of collection time slots will be made available for beneficiaries under the priority scheme and the general public – a total of 10 collection time slots are available each day, and no more than 20 bookings of two persons each will be allowed for each time slot per zone. (For more information, please refer to https://www.fairprice.com.sg/wps/portal/fp/share-a-textbook/faq or email [email protected]). High-touch surfaces within the collection zones will also be sanitised after the end of each session.
FairPrice will work with social service organisations and Community Development Councils (CDCs) to shortlist students from low-income families, or families who have been impacted by the Covid-19 situation, where they will be given priority to collect textbooks before access is given to the general public. The books will be available for the public to collect from 13 to 16 December 2020 at Our Tampines Hub. The number of distribution days will extend from two days in previous years to five days to facilitate collection of books in adherence to Covid-19 safety measures.
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Appendix – List of FairPrice Stores for Donation of Textbooks
Warehouse Club | FairPrice Hub (1 Joo Koon Circle, Level 3, 629117) |
FairPrice Xtra at AMK Hub | 53 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3, #B2-40, Ang Mo Kio Hub, 569933 |
FairPrice Xtra at Changi Business Park | 8 Changi Business Park Ave 1, #01-51& #02-51, 486018 |
FairPrice Xtra at JEM | 50 Jurong Gateway Road, #B1-21/22 & #B3-01, 608549 |
FairPrice Xtra at Jurong Point | 63 Jurong West Central 3, #03-01, Jurong Point, 648331 |
FairPrice Xtra at Kallang Wave Mall | 1 Stadium Place Level 1, #01-29, 397628 |
FairPrice Xtra at NEX | 23 Serangoon Central, #03-42, Nex Mall, 556083 |
FairPrice Xtra at VivoCity | 1 Habourfront Walk, #B2-23/#01-23, VivoCity, 098585 |
FairPrice Finest (100AM) | 111 Somerset Road, #01-01/02, #01-21 – 30, 238164 |
FairPrice Finest (111 Somerset) | 111 Somerset Road, #01-01/02, #01-21 – 30, 238164 |
FairPrice Finest (Artra) | 12 Alexandra View, #01-18, 158736 |
FairPrice Finest (Bedok Mall) | 311 New Upper Changi Road #B2-60, Bedok Mall, 467360 |
FairPrice Finest (Bukit Panjang Plaza) | No.1 Jelebu Rd #01-15 & #02-20, Bukit Panjang Plaza, 677743 |
FairPrice Finest (Bukit Timah Plaza) | No.1 Jln Anak Bukit #B1-01 & #B2-01, Bukit Timah Plaza, 588996 |
FairPrice Finest (Changi Airport Terminal 3) | 65 Airport Boulevard, Basement 2 North, Unit B2LS2 – #B2-10, Terminal 3, 819663 |
FairPrice Finest (Changi City Point) | 5 Changi Business Park Central 1, #B1-09 to 11, 486038 |
FairPrice Finest (The Clementi Mall) | 3155 Commonwealth Avenue West, #B1-12/13/14, 129588 |
FairPrice Finest (The Funan Mall) | 107 North Bridge Road, #B1-10, Funan Mall, 179105 |
FairPrice Finest (Hougang Street 21) | 202 Hougang St 21, #01-00, 530202 |
FairPrice Finest (Junction 8 Shopping Centre) | 9 Bishan Place #B1-01, Junction 8 Shopping Centre, 579837 |
FairPrice Finest (Jewel Changi Airport) | 78 Airport Boulevard, #B2-205 to 208, Jewel Changi Airport, 819666 |
FairPrice Finest (Katong Village Hotel) | 30 East Coast Road , #01-06 to 09, Katong Village Hotel (428751) |
FairPrice Finest (Marine Parade Central) | No. 6 Marine Parade Central, 449411 |
FairPrice Finest (myVillage) | 1 Maju Ave, #B1-11 to # B1-K09, Serangoon Garden, 556679 |
FairPrice Finest (Paya Lebar Quarter) | 10 Paya Lebar Road, #B2-09, Paya Lebar Quarter, 409057 |
FairPrice Finest (Scotts Square) | 6 Scotts Road , #B1-03 to 07 and #B1-10, Scotts Square, 228209 |
FairPrice Finest (Seletar Mall) | 33 Sengkang West Avenue, #B2-24, Seletar Mall, 797653 |
FairPrice Finest (Tiong Bahru Plaza) | 302 Tiong Bahru Rd , #B1-01/02, Tiong Bahru Plaza,168732 |
FairPrice Finest (Thomson Plaza) | 301 Upper Thomson Rd #03-37/38, Thomson Plaza, 574408 |
FairPrice Finest (Valley Point) | 491 River Valley Road, #01-14, Valley Point, 248371 |
FairPrice Finest (Waterway Point) | 83 Punggol Central, #B2-32 , Waterway Point, 828761 |
FairPrice Finest (The Woodgrove) | 30 Woodlands Ave 1, #01-11, The Woodgrove, 739065 |
FairPrice Finest (Wisteria Mall) | 598 Yishun Ring Road, #01-01, Wisteria Mall, 768698 |
FairPrice Finest (Yew Tee MRT Station) | 61 Choa Chu Kang Drive, #01-01, Yew Tee MRT Station, 689715 |
FairPrice Finest (Zhongshan Park) | 20 Ah Hood Road #02-01, Zhong Shan Park, 329984 |
FairPrice (Blk 712 Ang Mo Kio Ave 6) | 712 Ang Mo Kio Ave 6, #01-4056, 560712 |
FairPrice (Blk 355 Sembawang Way) | 355 Sembawang Way, #01-01, 750355 |
FairPrice (Bukit Merah Central) | 166 Bukit Merah Central, #01-3531 & #02-3531, 150166 |
FairPrice (Bedok North Street 1) | 212 Bedok Nth St 1, #01-147, 460212 |
FairPrice (City Square Mall) | 180 Kitchener Road, #B1-09/10, City Square Mall, 208539 |
FairPrice (Eastpoint) | 3 Simei St 6, #05-01, Eastpoint, 528833 |
FairPrice (Enabling Village) | 20 Lengkok Bahru, #01-13, Enabling Village, 159053 |
FairPrice (Hillion Mall) | 17 Petir Road, #B2-67, Hillion Mall, 678278 |
FairPrice (Joo Chiat Complex) | 2 Joo Chiat Road, #01-1139 / #02-1139, Joo Chiat Complex, 420002 |
FairPrice (Kallang Bahru) | 71 Kallang Bahru, #01-529 / #02-531, 330071 |
FairPrice (Northpoint City) | 1 Northpoint Drive, #B2-103 to 107, Northpoint City, 768019 |
FairPrice (Punggol Oasis Terraces) | 681 Punggol Oasis Terraces, #B1-01, 820681 |
FairPrice (Rivervale Mall) | 11 Rivervale Crescent, #03-01, Rivervale Mall, 545082 |
FairPrice (SingPost Centre) | 10 Eunos Road 8, #B1-101 to 107, SingPost Centre, 408600 |
FairPrice (Sun Plaza) | 30 Sembawang Drive, #B1-01/02, Sun Plaza, 757713 |
FairPrice (Tampines Mall) | 4 Tampines Central 5, #B1-12, Tampines Mall, 529510 |
FairPrice (Our Tampines Hub) | 1 Tampines Walk, #B1-01, Our Tampines Hub, 528523 |
FairPrice (HDB Hub) | 500 Lorong 6 Toa Payoh, #B1-32/#01-33, 310500 |
FairPrice Xpress at Esso Ang Mo Kio Ave 3 | 3551 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3, 569927 |
FairPrice Xpress at Esso Ang Mo Kio Ave 8 | 2225 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8, 569810 |
FairPrice Xpress at Esso Bedok North | 99 Bedok North Road, 469677 |
FairPrice Xpress at Esso Bedok South | 799 Bedok South Avenue 1, 469335 |
FairPrice Xpress at Esso Bukit Batok | 813 Bukit Batok West Ave 5, 659084 |
FairPrice Xpress at Esso Choa Chu Kang Ave 3 | 50 Choa Chu Kang Avenue 3, 689858 |
FairPrice Xpress at Esso Chua Chu Kang Way | 31 Choa Chu Kang Way, 688786 |
FairPrice Xpress at Esso East Coast | 239 / 255 East Coast Road, 428932 |
FairPrice Xpress at Esso Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim | 302 Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim, 619594 |
FairPrice Xpress at Esso Jervois | 1 Jervois Road, 248992 |
FairPrice Xpress at Esso Jurong East | 150 Jurong East Avenue 1, 609787 |
FairPrice Xpress at Esso Lorong Chuan | 384 Lorong Chuan, 556810 |
FairPrice Xpress at Esso Macpherson | 110 / 114 Macpherson Road, 348501 |
FairPrice Xpress at Esso Mountbatten | 708 Mountbatten Road, 437733 |
FairPrice Xpress at Esso Pasir Ris | 61 Pasir Ris Drive 1, 519525 |
FairPrice Xpress at Esso Sengkang | 211 Punggol Road, 546673 |
FairPrice Xpress at Esso Sengkang West | 150 Sengkang West Way. 797622 |
FairPrice Xpress at Esso Tampines Ave 7 | 9 Tampines Avenue 7, 529619 |
FairPrice Xpress at Esso Toa Payoh Lor 2 | 399 Toa Payoh Lorong 2 319640 |
FairPrice Xpress at Esso Upper Bukit Timah A | 213 Upper Bukit Timah Road, 588183 |
FairPrice Xpress at Esso Upper Changi North B | 955 Upper Changi Road North, 507662 |
FairPrice Xpress at Esso West Coast | 181 West Coast Road, 127373 |
FairPrice Xpress at Esso Woodlands Ave 1 | 50 Woodlands Avenue 1, 739066 |
FairPrice Xpress at Esso Yishun | 10 Yishun Avenue 9, 768888 |