By Ess Aubrey Gabrelyn

STEP along to the charity beat this Sunday - walk, dance or climb to raise bags of basic essentials such as rice, biscuits and toothbrushes for needy families.

'Step-Up for Charity @ South West' is a month-long community project under which every 2,500 steps that the community completes will raise a bag of essentials for needy families in the South West district, said organiser South West Community Development Council (CDC).

South West CDC and co-organiser Dairy Farm Singapore are calling for participants to contribute their steps at this Sunday's launch, where they are targeting to achieve at least half a million steps on stepping machines.

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