15/10/2025
11 October 2025 : CARES proudly supported The Bald & The Beautiful, a student-led initiative dedicated to raising awareness of childhood cancer and empowering communities to stand with children and families affected by the disease.
💛 Their campaign featured advocacy programmes, fundraising efforts, and our signature hair donation drive — a powerful gesture of solidarity with young cancer fighters. As part of their culminating event this October, the team hosted a public forum titled : Beyond the Diagnosis: Understanding Childhood Cancer Together
President Mdm Diana Wong and Advisor Mr. JB Kuang were invited as forum speakers, sharing CARES’ frontline work in advocacy and family support. Their insights offered a vital perspective on the lived realities of childhood cancer and the role of community care. Other speakers included a parent of a child with cancer, who shared a deeply moving personal journey, and a paediatric doctor with extensive experience in childhood oncology.
During the forum, CARES highlighted:
- Our mission to support children with cancer and their families
- The practical and emotional challenges families face beyond hospital walls
- How community involvement and public awareness can transform lives
- The critical gaps NGOs help bridge in care and support
- Ways the public — especially youth — can contribute through volunteering, fundraising, and advocacy
The session concluded with an open Q&A, fostering heartfelt dialogue and deeper understanding.
💇♀️ The event closed on a poignant note with a hair donation by our CARES member Mdm Koh Ngat Hoon, whose generous act also helped raise funds for the cause — a beautiful symbol of compassion and hope.
