Have u tried walking around and selling yellow ribbons? I have been approached by many ex-convicts who go approach random people to sell them stuff
Those are illegal. Not approved by Yellowribbon Projects.
Important Notice Fund Raising Notice
We have received several notifications from our supporters that there have been several cases of “ex-offenders” or individuals who claim to be “ex-offenders” who are peddling/selling keychains, commercial collaterals or food items in the streets or door to door.
We would like to clarify that there are not endorsed by us and if you have any encounters with them, we hope that you can drop us an email or report such incidences on our facebook page so that we can inform others on such acticities.
There is currently no fund-raising initiative organised by us or our partners in the public. Our fund raising initiatives only includes the sale of our Yellow Ribbon Packs and handicrafts from Changi Women’s Prison at official events only.
We are unable to comment at this moment if they are a direct sales company or representing another charity.
Charitable organisations who are licensed to solicit funds in public would be granted a Collector's Certificate of Authority from the National Council of Social Service, or a copy of the police permit. If you are approached by an individual or group claiming to be soliciting funds for a charitable purpose, you can seek verification of the fundraiser's identity, and the authentication of the fundraising project by requesting for these documents.
National Environment Agency (NEA) defines the above act of 'selling of items' outside MRT stations and shopping malls without licence as an offence of Illegal Hawking. Enforcement actions will be taken on violators and the public are encouraged to feedback such activities to the relevant authorities.
Therefore the YRP do not endorse these companies and individuals and we are currently investigating this issue with the authorities. Should they be found infringing on our branding or any laws, they will be prosecuted by the relevant agencies.
We hope that this encounter will not discourage you from supporting the work of SCORE and Yellow Ribbon Project, as there are many other deserving ex-offenders who put in their best effort on their rehabilitation journey, and need the community's encouragement and support to successfully re-integrate to society.
