"I Do. Do You?"
Just a year ago, someone who was really close to me passed away. She was diabetic. Because of that, she did not have an easy time, and it certainly wasn't so having to witness that either.
That was when I wanted to do something for the diabetic people. For the next few months, tons of light bulbs went off in my head but only a few managed to stay lit. I'm thankful for the people I had around me because as tough as it was, looking back now, everything seems to fall nicely to place - as if someone up there was guiding me all along. Without these people, I would have never had gone far with my ideas. You know who you are, thank you so much for even bothering to listen to my ideas and believing in me when many others did not. Thank you for contributing your talents and your help, which really did motivate me to push harder, to not give up. Thank you for believing (and shaping) Do Blue.
A few months on, an entirely new environment. I got to learn more about Citibank - Youth for Causes and in my class I found three other individuals who were passionate and interested about the project as well, and together we signed up for it. We got selected after going through interviews and more. I still remember the day when I got the call. It's ironic, really, considering that I learned about the very person's passing through the phone back then as well. Funny how the highs and lows of life do have plenty in common.
So here we are - at the start of Do Blue 2010. Months and months of ideas (and rejected ones) that resulted in what we have today. I'd probably write about the process of creating this project sometime soon, because every single part is that much interesting - especially so with the people involved (some of whom are still working actively in pushing for the project).
- YFC Do Blue Team -
Do Blue is a charity project aimed to raise funds for the Diabetic Society of Singapore, as well as to complement their mission statement of providing diabetes awareness to people with diabetes, their family members and the public, and striving to remove prejudice and ignorance concerning diabetes.
Do support it. Do Blue.
The amazingly talented local singer MJ Kuok also specially penned a song for Do Blue, entitled ‘No Worries’. In line with the Diabetic Society of Singapore's aims to remove prejudice and ignorance concerning diabetes, 'No Worries' is a song that calls on people with diabetes, their family members and the public to live life to the fullest, to love one another and to discard the social stigma associated with diabetes.
http://doblueproject.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/doblue
http://www.mjkuok.com/
