A Champion of Needy Kidney Patients

NKFwould like to pay tribute to the late Mr Lee Bock Guan, President of The Singapore Buddhist Lodge (SBL), who passed away on 29 August 2015. Mr Lee had a heart for people and gave selflessly for charitable causes. Under his leadership, SBL contributed tremendously to the community including medical and welfare services.

The late Mr Lee understood the struggles of kidney patients well. He had a positive outlook in life and encouraged patients to face the future with optimism. At the same time, he encouraged through many significant initiatives to benefit needy kidney patients and they have been blessed by his benevolence, compassion and generosity over the years.

While he was President of SBL, the organisation donated $2 million to sponsor a new NKF dialysis centre at Bukit Merah, which started operations on 31 August 2015 and is able to serve 54 patients. It is the second dialysis centre they have sponsored. SBL joined hands with other religious and community groups to establish the NKF Hougang-Punggol Dialysis Centre at Hougang in 2009, which serves 96 needy patients.

SBL has also been continuously helping poor kidney patients to cope with living costs. They provide $200,000 worth of basic food necessities yearly through NKF’s Grains of Hope programme; transport subsidies of $60,000 yearly for travelling to and from the dialysis centres by bus and train; and bursaries to patients’ children to motivate them to excel in their studies for a brighter future.

NKF is forever grateful to the late Mr Lee who had championed NKF’s cause of giving Life and Hope.