Dipa Swaminathan, founder of local charity “It’s Raining Raincoats” has raised some SGD70,000 to show appreciation to the Tanjong Katong sinkhole migrant worker heroes.“Saturday Mornings Show” host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host Neil Humphreys speak with her about it.

Background: One lane of Tanjong Katong Road South on Singapore's East Coast collapsed on July 26th. Seven foreign workers helped to free a Singaporean woman whose car plunged into the water-filled void. On August 6th, each of the men was presented with the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) Community Lifesaver Award during an appreciation ceremony organised by the Marine Parade Citizens' Consultative Committees. The workers were also given an appreciation lunch, and each received a goodie bag with an SG60 Merlion keychain plushie blind box, handheld fan, essentials such as a 2.5kg sack of rice, shower cream, detergent powder and toothbrushes. They also got a one-year unlimited 5G data plan from Singtel and a personalized notebook. 

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