Meals on Wheels (MOW) Celebrate Deepavali - A celebration of LOVE

Meals on Wheels (MOW) celebrated Deepavali at Klang Utama Caring Home last Sunday, 19th October, with lots of LOVE.


It all began with the congregation of The Fraternity Riders and MOW's volunteers at our Penchala Centre, where the convoy took off and headed towards Klang at 11am.

The Fraternity Riders and MOW volunteers at TI RATANA PENCHALA Centre

On the way to the Home, we "picked up" other 10 bikers before arriving at the Home. You can imagine the impressive sound of the bike's engine as we turned into the Home and our arrival caused quite a stir in the quiet neighbourhood.

The children were all excited with the arrival of so many guests and of course, the sight and sound of the big roaring bikes.  This caused some chaos, but one of the caretakers of the Home, aka 'Teacher" managed to calm the children and got them seated for a brief welcome and greeting. The head caretaker aka "Mummy" looked tired but happy that we chose her Home to celebrate the festival of lights.

By then it was past noon, so we fed the children with rice, mutton curry, fried tenggiri fish and vegetables. Our brothers from the Fraternity Riders, serving lunch was a sight to behold!

We also brought ladhu, assortment of muruku, apples and pears for dessert but the children were too stuffed after lunch, and these sweet stuff were saved for tea later in the day.

After lunch, some of the children fooled around with gadgets like camera, iPad, walkie talkie, helmets and handphones of the volunteers. They loved having their pictures taken and able to see it instantly.

No MOW event will be complete without games, and this was handled by Fuzi Magic, Christine and friends, with the help of the Teacher. Winners were awarded prizes. And all the kids were given goodie bags and cookies.

With the cash donations we collected for this event, apart from paying for the lunch, we purchased two food trolleys and clothes dryers as requested by Mummy.

The highlight of the day was of course the joy ride given by the Fraternity Riders to the children as well as some of the volunteers. The children were thrilled and of course, one VROOM VROOM ride around the neighbourhood is just not enough. The adults hop on the bike for a thrill ride too!

The bike ride marked the end of MOW's Deepavali celebration at the Home. It was indeed a celebration of LOVE. With about 30 volunteers from The Fraternity Riders, Fuzi Magic, Christine and friends, and of course MOW, there were plenty of LOVE for the 40 plus children living in this Home.

For the children of Klang Utama Caring Home ... it was a wonderful and joyous day to remember and cherish. For the volunteers, it was a Sunday well-spent.

Thank you to our donors and volunteers without whom the event would not have been possible.

LGB Holdings Sdn. Bhd.
Empire Stone Marketing
Dennis Pet & Family
Mr See & Kim
Alex & Adrian Lee
Teoh Seok Thien
Wong Kah Keen
Raymond Jude James
Joseph Xavier
Derek Beins
Aravind Kumar
Appaduria Raja
Yong Nyok Kiong
Puvendran Chandran
Wong Kah Keen
Fuzi Magic
Christine Choy
Fraternity Riders
Santi Forest Monastery, Ulu Tiram
Bro Tommy, Ivan, Andrew
Bro Amar
Bro Swee Keong
Bro Kho
Sis Cat
Sis Kim

Please click on link below for more pictures from this event:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10100665088903914.1073741878.61305812&type=3


Posted by: Kim
Pictures courtesy of: Amar

Meals on Wheels (MOW) Celebrate - Deepavali at Selangor Children Welfare Home (Sunday, 19th Oct 2014)

Selangor Children Welfare Home (Pertubuhan Kebajikan Kanak-Kanak Selangor) was established in 2004. Under the management of Madam Usah and her group of six caretakers, the Home cares for 42 children, of which one child is an orphan and the rest are mostly left in the Home by single mothers. Most of the children are above 12 to 18 years, ten are 12 years and below, including a 1 year old baby. All the children are still in school.

With so many children to care for, it is no wonder, the Home was bustling with activities when Bro Tommy and I visited the Home in the afternoon of Saturday, 27th Sep. Lunch was just over, and some of the kids are just chatting, while others are helping with the laundry.

There was also a group of well-wishers who brought gifts to the delight of the children.

Several weeks ago, Madam Usah was in a quandary ... the Home where the boys were staying was burned to the ground, and all 42 children had to squeeze into a single storey house where the girls were staying.

However, after about a month, they managed to rent another house nearby, and they are all ready to celebrate Deepavali.

Meals on Wheels will be bringing cheer to the Home, after their recent misfortune, details as below:

Details of event

Day/Date: Sunday, 19 October 2014

Time: 10:45am to 2:00pm

Venue: Selangor Children Welfare Home, 181, Persiaran Sg. Keramat, Taman Klang Utama, 42100 Klang (picture below has map of the vicinity of the Home and the GPS coordinates - top left of picture)

Program

10:45am            Gather at Ti-Ratana Penchala

11:00am            Depart for Selangor Children Welfare Home

11:45am            Arrive and get organized

12:00pm            Lunch 

12:45pm            Entertainment and Games for the Children

1:30pm              Presentation of wish list items

1:45pm              Group photograph

2:00pm              Event ends

Wish List

The Home requested for clothes dryers and dish trolleys. We are also looking for contributions for the event such as lunch, goodie bags, Indian sweets/muruku, and entertainment/games for the children.

Please note for wish list items:

• Clothes dryers, dish trolleys, utility box - we have pre-ordered from a store in Klang, and anyone who wishes to partially/fully sponsor this can donate cash.
• Goodie bags - donors can either buy and pack the goodie bags and bring to the Home on the 19th Oct (please let us know if you are doing so, and it will be good if the 50 goodie bags contain similar contents), or donate cash and we will buy/pack the goodie bags.
• Lunch - we will order from a restaurant in Klang, and donor can sponsor partially/fully by donating cash.
• Indian sweets and muruku - donors can either buy these items and bring to the Home on the 19th Oct (please let us know if you are doing so), or donate cash and we will buy the items.

Items	Quantity	Unit cost	Sub-Total	Donors
Clothes dryers	2	RM95.20	RM190.40
Dish trolleys + utility box	2	RM289.20	RM578.40
Goodie bags for children	50	RM3.00	RM150.00
Lunch (50 pax at Home & 10 volunteers)	60	RM8.00	RM480.00
Fresh fruits (60 pax)				Bro Andrew, Ivan, Tommy
Indian sweets and muruku			RM200.00
TOTAL			RM1,598.80

Our bank account details are as below:

Account Name: Ti-Ratana Community Centre Penchala

CIMB Account No: 14660000259057

If you are donating cash via online transfer/ATM/counter transaction, kindly email a copy of the receipt to trccpenchala@gmail.com or take a picture and Whatsapp to 012-2409020.

Apart from these, we are also seeking individuals or group of individuals who have experience in organizing entertainment/activities children, including dancing, singing, games, etc.

If you have any questions or need more details, please call Bro Tommy at 012-2409020 or email trccpenchala@gmail.com.

Volunteers/Participants

For logistic and security reasons, all volunteers who wish to participate in this event are requested to pre-register your name and contact number with us by emailing trccpenchala@gmail.com.

Please arrive at the Ti-Ratana Penchala Centre by 10:45am sharp. We shall convoy together to Klang thereafter. No transportation will be provided, so kindly ensure you make your own arrangements if you wish to carpool with other volunteers to get to the event venue and back to the Centre.

Brighten this Diwali with your smile…spread cheer, spread laughter...

Come join Meals on Wheels in making

this Diwali a special day for the children.

Posted by: Kim

Pictures of burnt orphanage courtesy of: http://en.penanglang.my/?p=1765

Other pictures from: Kim & Bro Tommy

MOW CELEBRATE - Celebrating Deepavali with Children from Pusat Jagaan Kanak-Kanak Istimewa Lagenda (PJKKIL)

Thanks to Bro Lim, we have a video of this Deepavali celebration. Please click on link below to view the video.

http://youtu.be/Vb2IJLZKY2I

PJKKIL is a home for orphans and underprivileged children who come from abused, neglected, broken families or poverty background. It has been in operations for the past 4 years. The Home provides the basic necessities of food, shelter, education, transportation and medical needs to children whose age ranges from toddlers to teenagers and also single mothers.

On Sunday, 27th October 2013, more than 20 volunteers from Ti-Ratana Meals on Wheels participated in the celebration of the Festival of Lights at PJKKIL.

The first agenda of the day was to get the children fitted with new clothes, including MOW tees.

The arrival of Joseph and friends on their super bikes caused a frenzy amongst the children who were really in awe with the bikers, their biker and their outfits! The bikers wanted to give the children a ride on their bikes after the event but alas, the wet weather spoiled the plans.

Then the entertainment ... the children and volunteers were treated to dance performances by Kristle and friends, and of course the children happily joined in.

One boy even did a head stand!

After the dance, a cake was brought out, much to the surprise and delight of Kristle whose birthday was in the same week.

At the request of the Home, 3 units of water heater were purchased and installed before the event day, and we also presented a commercial rice cooker. The balance of the collection received for this event will be used to purchase school items for the children in Dec for the new school year in 2014.

Lunch was chicken briyani, and of course Deepavali will not be complete without the traditional Indian sweets such as ladhu and candies.

It was truly heartwarming to see the "machas with big bikes and even bigger hearts" (phrase borrowed from Amar ... thanks!) sorting out the trays of rice, chicken and curry.

It was indeed a fun and joyous day for the children. You could see the delight on their faces with all that took place that morning.

We would like to thank all donors and volunteers who helped make this event a success.

Donors
Yong Yin Choong
Jasmine Tan
Eric Li
Loo Kok Chee
Loo Kok Keong & Family
Nathan Mahalingam, Mala & Family
Chew Yoo Wee
Kumaran Tan
Kang Get Nee
Chris Chin
Devotees of Wat Chetawan
Jenny Ngam
Joseph Xavier
Ganesh Kumar
Andy Darren Hislop
Yong Nyok Kiong
Kugendran
Arvind Kumar
Ravi Vengadason
Raja Mohd Zaarif
Shirley Yum
Puvendran
Uttaman
Punithalingam
Karen Lim & Friend
Liew Kam Fong
Honey Khoo
Pamela
Kasthuri
Priveena

Performers
Kristle and friends

Photography
Zainal Amar
Bro Lim

And of course to all MOW volunteers, without whom this event would not have been possible.

NANDIRI, TERIMA KASIH, SIE SIE, THANK YOU to all and we wish you a ...

Wonderful Festival of Lights!

Posted by: Kim
Pictures courtesy of: Amar, Kim