SSIS community stands together in COVID-19 fight

• Published date: 27 June 2022
• Publication title: Shanghai Daily

Ordinary residents in Shanghai are among the real heroesduring lockdown as we all stand together in the fight against COVID-19. They are sacrificing their time for the greater good by volunteering to serve their communities.

Shanghai Singapore International School parents and staff have also been doing their utmost to serve, and are at the forefront of volunteering and ensuring the wellbeing and safety of their communities.Some have been assisting the elderly by retrieving their QR codes and ensuring order during mass testing. Others have been helping to disinfect and deliver COVID-19 supplies to residents.

SSIS recently heeded the call of the Shanghai Education Commission International Schools section to donate personal protection equipment, such as gloves, masks and testing kits. These supplies were distributed to students in Shanghai housed in quarantine locations across the city.

We donated 20,000 yuan (US$2,977) and got our vendors to deliver the supplies overnight so these students had the necessary equipment to keep them safe throughout their recovery process.

Everyone's collective efforts have shown that, as a community, we are definitely stronger together.

Here are some great examples of how parents and staff have selflessly helped in a time of crisis.

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