Media Release For Immediate Reporting

Update on Collection Centres for #BYOBclean Initiative

 Residents are advised to proceed to their nearby Community Club to collect their free hand sanitiser from now to 29 March  Residents who missed the collection this week can proceed to the 11 participating CapitaLand malls1 to collect  Collection dates are as follow: . 27 – 29 March at any Community Club . 27 March – 5 April at the 11 participating CapitaLand malls

Singapore, 27 March 2020 – Temasek Foundation announced the #BYOBclean initiative on 17 March to provide up to half a litre of alcohol-free hand sanitiser to almost 1.5 million households in . This is part of a Stay Prepared initiative to support the Singapore community during the current COVID-19 outbreak.

Temasek Foundation encourages residents who have yet to collect their hand sanitiser to proceed to any of the 109 Community Clubs from today to 29 March for a faster collection experience.

Alternatively, residents can also head down to the revised 11 participating CapitaLand malls from 30 March to 5 April. In view of the enhanced safe distancing measures and the crowd situation, Temasek Foundation has stopped the distribution of the #BYOBclean hand sanitiser at the following 5 CapitaLand malls since 26 March:

 Bukit Panjang Plaza 

Interested households should bring along these two items to any of the 11 participating malls to collect their 500ml of sanitiser solution: 1. A #BYOBclean pamphlet 2. An empty and clean bottle

1 The 11 participating CapitaLand malls are ; Bugis+; Clarke Quay; Funan; IMM; JCube; ; Raffles City Shopping Centre; SingPost Centre; The Star Vista; and Westgate.

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The collection hours remain unchanged from 3pm to 9pm (Friday) and 10am to 9pm (Saturday and Sunday).

As we anticipate higher demand during the weekend, please try and collect during the off- peak hours on weekdays from 4 – 7pm.

Temasek Foundation is closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation and has taken safe distancing measures to ensure the health and safety of our residents. If there is a long queue forming at any of the collection centres, we encourage residents to come back at a later time to collect their hand sanitiser.

For more information about the #BYOBclean initiative, members of the public may visit stayprepared.sg/BYOBclean, or call the hotline at 1800-738-2000, from 9am to 9pm daily between 27 March to 5 April 2020.

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For media enquiries, please contact:

Joshua Wong Associate Director Temasek Foundation Mobile: 8180 0741 Email: [email protected]

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About Temasek Foundation

Temasek Foundation supports programmes that uplift lives and communities in Singapore and beyond. We aim to strengthen social resilience, foster international exchange and enhance regional capabilities, and advance science for a sustainable world. Temasek Foundation’s programmes, made possible through philanthropic endowments gifted by Temasek, strive towards achieving positive outcomes for individuals and communities now, and for generations to come.

For more information, visit www.temasekfoundation.org.sg.

About Stay Prepared Programmes

Set up in 2014, ‘Stay Prepared’ delivers programmes that strengthens social resilience in Singapore by preparing communities to respond in times of emergencies, as well as to provide assistance during emergencies. These initiatives complement national efforts and foster collaboration with private sector partners, social service agencies and community groups to achieve emergency preparedness. ‘Stay Prepared’ is made possible by a $75M Temasek Emergency Preparedness Fund (T-PREP) endowment from Temasek. For more information, visit www.stayprepared.sg.

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