Back To School Program By Sri Narayani Foundation

For this Back To School program, this is one of the home that Sri Narayani Foundation (SNF) selected to receive the funding of RM200 per head. The allocated budget was RM200 per kid. I was requested to organise the logistics for the Back To School program.


Money, Money, Money ...... ;)

A total of RM4000 Mydin voucher was given in order to purchase the uniforms. For the allocated RM200, we manage to get 2 pairs of uniform and 2 set of shoes for each kid. Some of the shoes comes with free socks, hence no need to spend additional money on that. We had earlier called Mydin to confirm the availability of the uniforms, which was told that it will only come over the weekend. Hence, we set the Monday, 5th Dec to buy the uniforms for the kids.

Start to select the uniforms...

SNF was represented by Mr Manian, Vanan & 3 others (sorry..cant remember the name). We meet up for a quick breakfast and the kids arrived at 1015am, and proceed to the school uniform section. The first batch of 7 older kids start to select their uniforms and test it out.

Mydin staff finding the right size for the kids

Mr Wong who is very helpful in helping the kids getting the right shoe size

 Once they have completed with their uniforms, they proceed to the shoe section. They selected 2 shoes each and the staff, Mr Wong and his team, was very helpful. His team basically ensure the kids gets the size they want, ensure they get 2 each, and collect all and bring down to the counters. And with the crowd started to come in, I was already losing track who is who...since all of them wear the same Tshirt..(age is catching up..!).

The younger kids' turn...

Kids being kids.. ;)

 Once the elder kids are done, we send them out to ease the traffic, and the 2nd batch of smaller kids' turn. There were about 10 kids and while Mandy was handling one kids, the rest of them were just enjoy playing with themselves. Same process applied after they are completed.

Testing, testing...



The bounty of the day!! :)

Lots of shoes and shoes...!

All the school uniforms

Acceptance sign off for the vouchers

Total purchase

We spent a total of RM3661.25 out of the RM4000 budget, and there were 11 school shirts which is out of stock and 2 kids which didnt come due to sickness. As we are expecting the additional purchase to exceed the balance, 1M1C will sponsor the balance.

It just feels good to their happy faces and excitement getting their new uniforms and shoes. Again, a BIG THANK YOU to SNF for a big sponsorship to the orphanage. It really makes a difference when during this tough economy and donations are scarce . Also thank you to Project Made for organising this as well!!

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Back To School Program 2011

After months of planning, the Back To School (BTS) 2011 program was finally completed today. The school identified was SRJK(C) Hin Hwa, Klang. For this program, the project is sponsored by 2 donors, with 20 primary students sponsored by SNF (Sri Narayani Foundation), while another 10 secondary-to-be students by Project MADE and 1M1C.

  
We had earlier requested the school to identify 20 poor students for SNF sponsorship, and was asked if we can provide another 10 Std Six students that will be leaving the school. Project Made and 1M1C decided to take this up as a separate initiative. Project MADE sponsored 2 sets of school uniforms & stationary, while 1M1C sponsored 10 bags and RM30 BATA vouchers. For the SNF sponsored students, they were given RM200 Mydin vouchers.


We arrived at the school at 11:45am (no, not at 11:11:11am) meet up with the Asst. HM (Student Affairs) and introduced ourselves. The asst. headmistress announced the students' name via PA system, and at that moment, I felt 20 years younger after being out of the school for so long. ;).. The students quickly arrived and she did a headcount to ensure all are around. I noticed that most of the students' clothing were old and worn out and my heart just sank. The white shirt worn by the some of the male students had lost its shinning white colour and the shirt collar is so soft, god knows how many years it has been worn.


We proceed to the assembly point and got the students line up, and while the Asst. HM read the names, the HM distribute the vouchers. Ainie had gracefully labeled each yellow-pow packet with student's name for ease of distribution. There were a few that didnt come as they were in the afternoon session. We handover the balance to the HM.

Separating the boys and girls...

Hj Ainie distributing the yellow-pow...

Very well mannered kids.. the school did a good job in educating them!

Happy kids, HM and Asst. HM

Goodie bags with school bags

 Once the 20 students distribution is completed, we gave out the 10 students that will be in Form 1 next year.

All the best in your secondary years!

Once the distribution was completed, we proceed to the HM office for signing of acknowledgment of receipt.

10 students sponsored by Project Made & 1M1C

Letter of Acknowledgment from SNF

Expenses :-
School bags - RM300
Bata Vouchers - RM300
Total - RM600

Thank you to our donors again for the great support and contribution to make this Back To School event a success. It would not have happened without your contribution and thank you for making a difference in the students' life.

We are also in the midst of planning another Back To School program for the Orang Asli settlement in December. So, join us if you can ! ;)

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Deepavali Feeding at Mentakab

For Deepavali, we were invited by Project MADE to participate in the feeding at Mentakab, and we gladly help along. As usual, all purchases are done earlier and it needs to be repack. I cant imagine the amount of work required done by Ainie! We meet up at at McDonald Gombak toll at 730am for breakfast before we start our day. For this feeding, the team covers Mentakab, Karak, Temerloh, Maran, Jerantut and Kuala Krau. The total contigent were 6 cars with 1 lorry carrying the boxes of dry food.

For this Deepavali feeding, we had 2 surprises. One was 40 packs of dry food donation from the The Textile Merchant Traders Association of Jln. Tunku Abdul Rahman, Jln. Masjid India and Jln. Melayu. There is also a generous donor who gave RM200 for distribution. 

A great cooling morning and I am singing Take Me Home, Country Road... ;)

Packed with food stuffs! Dont ask who took the photo....

Our first destination with 4 houses to distribute

First house

Wendy giving the angpow from the donor. Father is bed-ridden

The feeding pack consist of rice, sugar, flour, oil, dhall, sardines, fruit cordial, biscuits, milk, chili sauce, fresh vegetables, chicken, fresh fruits, cakes and many, many more food items. 500 Gardenia bread rolls were also available for distribution to the kids and this is the tough one to finish!

The extra ordinary Ong family came in full force for the distribution. They donated 40 bag of fruits, 40 sponge cakes, candy sticks, jelly cups, lollipops, choc wafers and apples.

The Deepavali goodies!

Getting recipients' details

Heading towards the 2nd home

Ang pow for the Mother. A sad case as this year, she lost 4 of her kids from accident to suicide.

Family of 5, youngest is 2 years old.... father is in jail...

Wishing them well and its worth to see all the kids' smiling faces.

The Deepavali Food Pack by the Textile Association. It sure makes a lot of difference to the homes for this Deepavali.

Deepavali Goodies

House located 'under ground' level

The leaking roof takes its toll....

Going to places we would normally wont go

Its still a home, no matter what...

Getting the recipients details

Uncle Rain was waiting for us...

Renting 1Msia?

Went to another plantation to deliver the goodies

Knock knock, whose there? House was locked and we just keep knocking. Maybe they dont believe we are giving things for free?

The last few destinations...

Traveling through the plantation

Three families in a home..

An empty house, but I hope its a home...

The laughter and commotion of the day seems to filled the house with warmth and cheerfulness.

One last destination in the town center

12 families at the low cost apartments

Sorting out the goodies

Getting the recipients details and giving the goodies to the kids

Good bags all sorted out...ready for the 12 families!

Happy faces!

Snapping the photographers for a job well done! :)

A place that we wont be able to find if we do it on our own...special thanks to the local contact person who seems be able to find the needies

Allocation of 2 set goodies for the home

Wendy giving the ang pow donated by her donor. The kids here does not have birth cert, no IC and no school.. what does the future hold for them?

It took the whole team 12 hours to complete this feeding and everyone is glad we complete it, even though we overshot by 3 hours. It was another 2 hours journey back to KL, but I think it was a worthy cause to do this for Deepavali with so many homes in need. We hope our small contribution will help them in this festive celebration.

Special thanks to all who made the trip a successful one and the donors too!

1. The Textile Merchant Traders Association
2. Usha - President of Inner Wheel Club of KL North & Family
3. Mr. Remanan - Rotary Club KL North
4. Loretta Rozario - IWC KL North
5. Mr. Ong, his wife: Wendy Chai & Family
6. Mr. & Mrs. Maniam & Family
7. Mr. Vanan
8. Valsala - President of Inner Wheel Club of PJ
9. Mr. Nambiar - Hon. Secretary of ALL Malaysia Malayalee Association
10. Mr. Ramoo - AMMA

For alternate site report, please refer to the following by Project Made

Expenses
1M1C contribution for this round :- RM298.55