A coffee shop in Geylang was hit by theft after an employee forgot to take the donation boxes indoors, resulting in more than $20,000 being stolen overnight.
The incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday (June 14) at a coffee shop in Blk 134 Geylang East Avenue 1.
Zhu Yunping (transliteration), a 72-year-old who runs the Kwan Tzi Zhai Vegetarian Cuisine stall, told Shin Min Daily News that there were 10 donation boxes in front of the stall.
The proceeds go to various organisations such as the Buddha of Medicine Welfare Society, Chung Hwa Medical Institution, Singapore Buddhist Free Clinic and the National Kidney Foundation.
Each box will have $2,000 to $3,000 when they are full, and the charity organisation is notified to collect the donations, said Zhu.
She told the Chinese newspaper that she felt a great responsibility and felt sad and upset after the incident as it involved donation boxes from multiple organisations.
Zhu, who is also known as sister Ping, said that the employee closing the shop that night was feeling unwell and had forgotten to keep the donation boxes inside which resulted in the theft.
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