Loss of grandpa to cancer spurs youth to help others

05 Oct 2018

Article featured Diploma in Aeronautical Engineering student Aloysius Moh, who wanted to find a way to help people with chronic illnesses after he lost his grandfather to lung cancer. Last year, Aloysius, who was then a student at ITE College Central, rallied his friends to start a campaign to raise awareness of bone marrow diseases. They went from classroom to classroom to tell their peers and teachers more about the diseases and organised a bone marrow donation drive in school, with the help of the Bone Marrow Donor Programme (BMDP). Yesterday, he was one of the 182 young people who received the National Youth Achievement Award (NYAA) gold award for their outstanding leadership and contributions to society. (The Straits Times Online)