Tiny volunteers: Even very young kids can learn from giving back to society

IT consultant Dhanasekaran Rajendiran, his wife, pre-school teacher Iswarya Venugopal, and their son Sarvesh kettling for The Salvation Army at Century Square on Dec 2. ST PHOTO: ARIFFIN JAMAR
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SINGAPORE – When Mr Dhanasekaran Rajendiran invited his four-year-old son Sarvesh to volunteer for the first time, he made it sound like playtime with music.

The IT consultant asked the boy if he wanted to ring a bell.

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