the letter

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Dear Friend:

The CHC Management Board has sent the following response to The Straits
Times and it was published in the December 22, 2006 (Friday) issue.

Dear Sir,

City Harvest Church Not Seeking Public Donations

We refer to the letter "Why is church seeking donations door to door?" (ST,
Dec 20). In the letter, the writer (Mr) Lim Shien Wei said (he) was
approached at home for a donation by someone claiming to be from City
Harvest Church.

Firstly, we wish to thank (Mr) Lim for bringing this incident to our
attention. We would like to inform (Mr) Lim, your readers and other members
of the public that from its inception, City Harvest Church has never
solicited funds from the public, has never gone "door to door" to solicit
funds, and has never authorized anyone to do so on our behalf. The vast
majority of the Church's income comes from voluntary donations made by our
own Church members.

As a church, we take such misrepresentations very seriously, and we would be
most grateful if (Mr) Lim can contact us to provide more details in order to
facilitate our investigation into the matter. Should the need arise, we may
also refer the matter to the police for further investigation as well.
Members of the public should verify the identity of any person(s) seeking
donations in the name of City Harvest Church, or for that matter any other
charitable organization, as there could be some who may be taking advantage
of the spirit of generosity during the Christmas season.

In the event of a recurrence of such similar solicitations in the name of
City Harvest Church, we would advise your readers and members of the public
to obtain the name, personal particulars and contact numbers of such
person(s), and to contact us immediately either on our hotline at 6737-6266
or via email to feedback@chc.org.sg.

Finally, we would like to wish your readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy
New Year.

Yours sincerely,

CHC Management Board 2006/7