Touch a Life 2009

Project Purpose:
Food and Angpow donation to poor families for Chinese New Year celebration
Date: 17-Jan-09
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Project OC: Cynthia Sim & Joanne Wong
Members attended: Joanne Wong, Cynthia Sim, Lau Kuek Hoon, Jenny Chu, Derbe Tang, Audrey Chong,
Project Fund Used: RM 1582.50 , a fund raising project was done prior to this project

Our club identified 5 families with no source of income, through Catholic Social Welfare.

Families’ details :

1. Mr. Tian Fatt Sen (55 years old), staying with his sister Ms. Tian Kui Fah (63 years old), both mental patient. Four of Mr. Tian children have been sent to Salvation Army. Monthly was supported by St. Vincent De Paul.
2. Madam Sim Yet Joon and husband, both mental patients. Staying with one daugther been abused before. Based on State Welfare allowance of RM110.
3. Madam Lai Lian Fah - blind widow, cancer patient and has gone through 3 operations. One of her 3 daughters is taking care of her and 2 daughters are still schooling. No income, based on RM170 State Welfare allowance and rice donation from Hun Nam Siang Ten monthly.
4. Mr. Lai Kuan Hin, with one mental son. Based on State Welfare allowance of RM110.
5. Madam Masing widow, husband Chinese. 5/6 children are staying with her. House has been burned down and now has been rebuilt.

Donation items:

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Handover

On 17 Jan (Sat) the members met up at 8:30 a.m. and drove to 17th miles (Siburan)
to meet up with Mr. Albert Pilai from Catholic Social Welfare. He showed us the
way to the 5 families. We visited all five families and handed over the food items,
a Chinese New Year hamper and an 'angpow' of RM200 to each family.
The handover was completed at 12:30 p.m..

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OCs' message: We would like to thank all the members who attended this project.
It was touching seeing all carrying the handover items in the rain.
Special thanks to Mr. Albert Pilai for coordinating the handover to the 5 families.
Our sincere appreciation to all the sponsors for making our club's fund raising and
'Touch a Life 2009' projects possible.
Lastly, to all five families:
Happy Chinese New Year!!!

Report prepared by
Joanne Wong

Environmental Project/Club Retreat

Where : Sematan Palm Beach
When : 6-7th December 2008

Main programme :
2 hours of beach cleaning – picked up rubbish at the beach

Side programmes :
Fellowship – BBQ, games, chit chat, photography, Dec babies' birthday celebration

Message from OC :
The response towards this project was overwhelming and was of great success, thanks to fellow members. We picked up eight bags of rubbish and “fed the sand flies". :D

Members attended:
Lau Kuek Hoon, Audrey Wee, Jason Lau, Derbe Tang, Chong Yuh Ling, Cynthia Sim, Chung Ming Hui, Audrey Chong, Tan Pei Pei, Joanne Wong, Jack Leong, Sim Siaw Ching

FOLs attended :
Gladys Lee, Christy, UK Ting

Club OC :
Sim Siaw Ching

Save lives..

This coming 2nd August 2008, come & support the free health screening & blood donation drive jointly organized by Lions Club of Kuching City, Kuching Host & Kuching Emerald.

Details as follow:

Date : 2nd August 2008 (Saturday)
Time : 8.30a.m. - 12.30a.m.
Venue : Maybank MJC, Batu Kawa

The free health screening includes blood sugar check & body mass index check.

If you're coming for these blood tests, do remember to fast from 10p.m the night before.

Anticipating your presence!

Reach Out 2007 - Kpg. Empasak : Project report

Project: Reach out 2007
Venue: Kpg. Empasak
Date: 20.12.2007

Pre-visit reports can be found at CK's blog or here.

The project was carried out in 3 ‘parts’: -

(1) Children’s Christmas party
(2) Health screening
(3) Donation of necessities to the villagers of Kpg. Empesak

(1) Children’s party

This was a joint project with the Serian Parish volunteer group and the Lions Club of Serian. In all, the party brought cheer to 120 to 130 children, age 6 to 12, from 3 villages - Kpg. Empesak, Tong Nibong and Paon Gahat – from the Balai Ringin area. For many of these children, this is their first party and the first they’ve ever received a present. Thank you for helping us put a smile on their excited little faces!

Donated items: -
(a) 60 sets of presents
(b) 130 party packs
(c) Food – Fried Bee Hoon & Watermelons (sponsored by LC Serian)

(2) Health Screening

This stage of the project was jointly carried out with the Sarawak British Alumni Association. It would not have been possible without SBAA or Dr. Law Siik Tien & Dr. Lai Kee Hoe from SGH, Dr. Zoe Lau Tien Fei from Serian Hospital and Medical Assistant Dev Nath Kaushal from Normah Hospital.

The health screening benefited an estimate of 150 - 200 adults and children from the 3 villages of Kpg. Empesak, Tong Nibong and Paon Gahat. Services provided on the day included medical check-up and distribution of medical goods such as vitamins, de-worming pills and anti-lice shampoo.

(3) Donation of necessities to the villagers of Kpg. Empasak

The village consists of 10 families, totaling at 61 residents. New Century Lions Club of Kuching Emerald managed to raise a total cash donation of RM3,110.00 and this was utilised to purchase various necessities for the villagers. We also received sponsorship in kind and donation of 2nd hand clothes. The donated items were handed over to the villagers on 20.12.2007 as well.

The items donated: Plastic floor mat – 27m each, 2. 16L Water filter tank, Cooking oil – 5kg, Sugar, Salt, Biscuits, Vico, Tooth paste, Tooth brush, Shampoo, Shower gel, Mosquito coil, Bath towel, Wire/plastic clothes basket/shelves, Thermos, Soap, Laundry bar, Pails

Account: -

Cash donation received: RM3,110.00

Expenses
(1) 60 sets presents RM240.00
(2) Present paper RM10.00
(3) 130 sets party packs RM390.00
(4) Floor mat RM480.00
(5) Cooking oil – 5kg RM161.7
(6) Sugar RM52.8
(7) Salt RM9.2
(8) Biscuits RM74.8
(9) Vico RM172.7
(10) Tooth paste RM93.5
(11) Tooth brush RM48.8
(12) Shampoo RM41.25
(13) Shower gel RM41.25
(14) Mosquito coil RM22
(15) Bath towel RM123.1
(16) Wire shelves RM605
(17) 16L Water filter tank RM434.50
(18)Health screening goods RM300.00
(19) Thermos RM150.00

Total: RM3,450.60

Thank You!

A big Thank You to all our sponsors, donors and friends. Thank you for your time, help and donations. Your kindness has made this project possible. Your generosity has helped us reach out to these children and villagers.

“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”
[Sir Winston Churchill]

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Highlights from FY 2006/07

Below are Kuching Emerald's Bulletins - with highlights of projects - from our FY 2006/07.

Happy Reading : )

The Amore 1:
Also downloadable at : http://rapidshare.com/files/132142746/TheAmore-Edition1.pdf.html

The Amore 2:
Also downloadable at : http://rapidshare.com/files/132142747/TheAmore-Edition2.pdf.html

The Amore 3:
Also downloadable at : http://rapidshare.com/files/132142748/TheAmore-Edition3.pdf.html

The Amore 4:
Also downloadable at : http://rapidshare.com/files/132142749/TheAmore-Edition4.pdf.html

Everyday everywhere!

Who are Lions? What do we do?

Lions International compiles a Lions Quarterly Video Magazine to showcase what Lions is about and the projects and events carried out by Lions around the world.

Click on the links below to watch: -
http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/content/lnn/lq-april2008-mid.php

http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/content/lnn/lq-july2008-mid.php

Your support means a lot! You could help us change someone's life. Thank you for your time.

Cheshire Home Food Fair 080706

Event: Cheshire Home Food Fair
Date: 06.07.2008
Our Club's OC: Jack
Our stall: Home-made Curry puff


Jack, Juliana and Alex




The yummy yummy curry puff. A big thank-you to Jack's grandma and mum for these!


IPP Jenny: Thumbs up for the curry puff!


Finished selling the 200+ pieces of curry puff by 10am.


Total raised: RM307

For more about Cheshire Home.

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