Our target for the evening had been $30,000. Just two weeks before 6 July, that amount seemed insurmountable —  we hoped we could scraped the three-quarter mark. Mrs Laura Hwang gave one piece of advice that served us well: “Call your friends and armtwist them.”

But it really didn’t take much armtwisting — individuals who heard that the money goes to women who cannot afford treatment for the cancers took action. Some took action immediately! One drove to the organiser’s home the very day he learned about the Appeal, and put our first $2000 in the pot (thank you Vincent Poon!). Next, a mega media company CEO sent his driver with a cheque for $5000 (thank you Lucas Chow!). And the night before our event, a donor passed us a cheque for $30,000 (thank you You Know Who You Are).

By 6 July, we had raised $45,000.

It was a wonderful night, attended by over 150 supporters and friends — the emcee, actress Karen Tan, was the consummate host, funny and poignant in equal parts. The highlight was the screening of a video Josef had made of Molly and the lives she touched. A total of 11 photographs were sold that night.

Molly and her passion to help other cancer patients live on. Each patient needs about $8000 for medicine and treatment. Help us help them.

These photos are on sale till 28 July. We hope you will buy one — there are over 20 beautiful images to choose from. Thank you for your support.

More photos to come! Stay tuned!

Welcome to Body Beautiful, a photography fundraiser featuring 40 images by photographer Edwin Ho. The subjects in these photos are 15 real-life people who have lost a partner, mother, sister or friend to cancer. Edwin, too, lost two friends to breast and womb cancer in the last two years.

This fundraiser is for The Molly Lee Appeal. Molly Lee was a three-time cancer sufferer who set up a blog WeAreWonderWomen.com to support other young women going through cancer. Molly passed away on 29 May 2008, but not before making an impact on the women who regularly visited her site, and not before being named the Singapore Woman of the Year by MediaCorp.

These photos are all for sale — you are welcome to pay more than the stated price. All proceeds will go to the Molly Lee Appeal for the KK Hospital and Health Endowment Fund, benefitting women with gynaecological cancers and women with other conditions such as pregnant women with HIV.

Please take your time to browse. If you have any queries, please email mollyleeappeal@gmail.com, the photo number and your details.

Thank you for your generous support.

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HOW TO DONATE:

Only cheques accepted. The KK Hospital Health Endowment Fund is an IPC, hence donors are entitled to double-tax deduction.

Please make cheque payable to: KK Hospital Health Endowment Fund

At the back of the cheque, please write Molly Lee Appeal, followed by your full name, mobile number, IC number (for tax deduction purposes) and mailing address at the back of your cheque.

Please download this accompanying form, complete it and mail it in with your cheque to: The Molly Lee Appeal – Body Beautiful Fundraiser, c/o 407 Kew Crescent, Singapore 466275.

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DS2 - $2800 (approx size 4x5 feet)

DS3 -$2800 (approx size 4x5 feet)

DS4 - $2800 (approx size 4x5 feet)

Body Beautiful presents three lovely large prints (pictured above). These are mounted on wooden boards, all ready for display in your home or work space.

DS2, DS3 and DS4 are now available for sale at S$2,800.00.

To buy, please email us at mollyleeappeal@gmail.com.

Payment by cheque to KK Hospital Health Endowment Fund.

At the back of your cheque please indicate:

• The number of the image you wish to purchase

• “The Molly Lee Appeal”, your name, IC number, mailing address (no PO Box please) and mobile number.

Your purchase will be delivered to you.

This online exhibition ends 31 July. These pieces will be available until then.