Meals on Wheels (MOW) Food Bank - Helping hand from Dupont's staff

We were delighted to have staff from Dupont joining us in MOW Food Bank delivery of groceries last Monday, 20th Oct. It was the first of Dupont's CSR initiative, and the staff were eager to contribute to this cause.

First stop was to Mdm Ngai and her boys in Kepong.

Then onwards to Mdm Wena who was about to leave for work. Then to Ng Geok Poh's flat where the husband was waiting for us with his trolley.

We got to the Chok's flat in Jinjang just as Lucas and his grandma reached home after school. Lucas was not in a good mood and refused to smile although Bro Ivan was teasing him.

The last house we visited was Mr Maran in Sentul. Both husband and wife were out, but the children welcomed us. I must say Sasi is looking well despite giving us a scare a few weeks ago when he was in the ICU. Doctors said his lungs are badly damaged but he must have a very strong will to live. When I called out his name, he gave me a beautiful smile ... made my day!

Thank you to our new group of volunteers from Dupont and we hope the experience last Monday will inspire them to press on with more CSR activities.

And of course, thank you to all our generous donors to our MOW Food Bank program for your continued support.

Posted and pictures by: Kim

Meals on Wheels (MOW) Food Bank - Dedicated volunteers ensure groceries are delivered every month

Without fail, our regular MOW volunteers (Brother Andrew, Bro Ivan and Bro Swee Keong) will spend a good part of their Sunday morning, every month, to deliver groceries to our MOW Food Bank families. Their commitment to this task is truly commendable, and very much appreciated.

Groceries were delivered to families in PPR Desa Rejang and Gombak Setia.

Thank you to our donors of MOW Food Bank Program ... your kind contribution ensures the families and their children do not go to school hungry.


Posted by: Kim
Pictures courtesy of: Bro Ivan

Meals on Wheels (MOW) Food Bank - Giving in the spirit of Merdeka

“Malaysia where love grows”, the theme for 57th Merdeka celebration ... this describes exactly what Meals on Wheels is trying to achieve, i.e. to encourage GIVING, SHARING, CARING AND LOVING especially with the less fortunate.

In our MOW Food Bank delivery yesterday, we distributed Malaysian flags to our recipients who happily waved the flags displaying their patriotism and grateful for the help they are receiving from a caring society.

One of the recipient, Mr Maran and his family have been in our MOW Food Bank program for the past 2 years. His family recently went through a traumatic time as his 14 year old son, Sasi who has cerebral palsy (and blind), was admitted to the ICU in KLGH, with serious lung infection, high fever and difficulty in breathing. With proper care from the good doctors, and a very loving family, plus all the prayers and blessings, he was finally discharged 3 days ago. He was in the hospital for almost a month. His mother, Vijaya, said he is "50% okay". Doctor from KLGH now visits Sasi at home once a week.

Sasi and his Mother in the hospital.

Mr Maran and his boys in Sentul, with Bro Swee Keong

Uncle Chin and his family in Sg Besi

Mdm Ngai and her chubby youngest boy in Kepong, with Bro Ivan

Wena and her son Fei Hong in Jinjang

Mr Leong with his groceries, to be shared with his diabetic wife and a brother-in-law who had kidney failure.

And last but not least, our Bro Andrew with his favourite "kids" in Jinjang

Thank you to our kind donors of the MOW Food Bank program who made sure these families have food on their table.

Posted by: Kim
Pictures courtesy of: Bro Ivan

Meals on Wheels (MOW) Food Bank - Good News!!!

Remember one of our MOW FOOD BANK family in Sg Besi? The mother, Mdm Yap who had a stroke and bedridden for quite some time, is now recovering. She has been seeking rehabilitation at a stroke centre (recommended by one of MOW's supporter) for many months, and she is now able to sit up. This is indeed wonderful news and we truly hope that she will recover fully in time to come.

When we visited her in Sep 2013 ...

Her daughter Soo Leng feeding her via a tube to her stomach

Mdm Yap at the rehab centre

Exercising at the rehab centre

Sitting up and looking alert at home

Our donors and supporters, and of course her family's love and dedication have contributed to her remarkable progress.

DEEP APPRECIATION AND THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION TOWARDS MDM YAP'S WELL BEING.


Posted by: Kim
Pictures courtesy of: Kim and Jenny

Meals on Wheels (MOW) Food Bank - Groceries in time for Hari Raya Puasa

MOW Food Bank groceries for July were delivered to 11 families in PPR Taman Melati and PPR Desa Rejang this morning by our "veteran" volunteers Bro Swee Keong and Bro Andrew, and a new volunteer, Sis Jocelyn.

As usual, our dedicated volunteers wore their big SMILES during the delivery, a reflection of their joy in being able to do their bit to help the less fortunate.

While Bro Andrew shouldered the box of groceries and a bag of 10kg rice up 4 flights of stairs to deliver to Puan Fazilah, Bro Swee Keong handed over groceries to Puan Zabiyah and Puan Padmini, all in Taman Melati.

Since I was there early with a couple of friends,  we also visited our Happy Child Siti Nurmaisara (suffering from Cystic Fibrosis), who was recently discharged from GHKL after being treated for dengue fever for the past 3 weeks. Unfortunately, the dengue fever caused her sugar level to rise and she is now being treated for diabetes with insulin.

These friends actually came along to present "duit raya" to the Malay families, a generous amount of RM500 per family.

We then proceeded to PPR Desa Rejang, where another 8 families received their groceries.

Six Malay families in this PPR also received their "duit raya" which will definitely come in handy for last minute purchases of new clothes and raya cookies.

Puan Fazidah and her family were delighted with the surprise gift. Her eldest daughter did well in her SPM exam last year and is now doing matriculation in a local university.

Aida, who is our very capable "leader" in Desa Rejang, also helped us source for an orphanage for us to celebrate Raya. Do look out for our blog post on this very soon.

We truly appreciate the generosity of our donors for the groceries and the "duit raya" and of course our volunteers who helped with the delivery today ... a BIG THANK YOU on behalf of the families.

We wish all our Muslim brothers and sisters, Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Maaf Zahir & Batin.

Posted by: Kim
Pictures courtesy of: Kim

We lost our MOW HAPPY CHILD Umira

Remember Umira, one of our MOW Happy Child candidate? Umira was first diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia when she was 1 yr old. After undergoing chemo in UMMC, the cancer went into remission for 2 yrs. In Oct last year, she had a relapsed and was admitted to UMMC again for treatment. After slightly more than 6 months in the hospital, she succumbed to her illness and passed away on Tues, 10th June 2014.

Our sincere condolences to her family, especially her "Atuk" (her grandma) who cared for her throughout her stay in the hospital.

She is now free from sufferings and may she rest in peace.

We would like to thank our donors who supported our cause in helping Umira and her Atuk.

Umira with her Atuk when she was first admitted to UMMC in Oct 2014

In the 6 months since the relapsed, she was either in the hospital ward and sometimes wheeled to the hospital lobby when her Atuk receives groceries from MOW

Umira's story ...

Posted by: Kim

Pictures courtesy of: Kim

MOW HAPPY CHILD - Please help Hui Lin's family to feed and care for her

This is a truly sad story. Hui Lin was previously a bright and active 9 year old. She had a sudden onset of fever and loss of consciousness just before Chinese New Year. She was intubated and ventilated for several days in the intensive care unit of UMMC. Multiple investigations were done on her, including MRI on her brain which confirmed that she had Acute Necrotising Encephalitis (brain injury with very poor prognosis).

Hui Lin is now out of the critical period. Unfortunately, she has multiple complications: bed-ridden, tube feeding, and cognitive impairment (unable to communicate). Her diet consists of only Nutren Junior milk.

She depends fully on her mother and elder brother. Her mother had also recently underwent an operation and is still recovering from the operation.

The father, who is a self-employed wireman is now the sole breadwinner to support the family of 5. Hui Lin's elder sister who is 15 yrs old is still in school, while her 23-year old brother is a draughtsman (currently on unpaid leave to help care for Hui Lin). With a total household income of RM3,500 per month, of which almost RM3,000 goes to house rental & utilities, lorry (which is used for the father's work) instalment, the family is desperately seeking help to care for Hui Lin.

Hui Lin is expected to be discharged from the hospital in a couple of weeks, depending on her progress. Currently, she needs 1 tin of 800gm of Nutren Junior milk every 2 days, or 15 tins per month. The milk cost about RM60-65 per tin, which will cost the family about RM1,000 per month. She also needs diapers and wet wipes which cost almost RM300 per month.

We are seeking donation to help Hui Lin get the nutrients and care that she needs.
Every little bit helps ...

If you wish to help Hui Lin for the purchase of milk, diapers and wet wipes, you can deposit your donation (cash or cheque) into our account:

Account Name: Ti-Ratana Community Centre Penchala
CIMB Account No: 14660000259057

Please email your deposit slip to trccpenchala@gmail.com.

For any questions or further information, please contact June at 012-2409020 or 03-77849002.

On behalf of Hui Lin and her family, we would like to thank you for your kindness.


Posted by: Kim
Pictures courtesy of: Kim

MOW HAPPY CHILD – These beautiful CHILDREN need your help

We would to introduce these CHILDREN who have been recently adopted into our MOW HAPPY CHILD program. All these CHILDREN are stricken with cancer.

Please click on their pictures to find out more (please note that they are listed below in random order).

Aliya, Janice, Faisal, Fasya, Aiman and Umira are in our MOW HAPPY CHILD program as they need your support for their daily sustenance and wellbeing. They need special nutrients that are very costly and are beyond the means of their families. Most of them also have young and school-going siblings that add on to the burden of their families.

A more detailed profile of these children, their family background and financial situation are attached at the end of this post.

Under the MOW HAPPY CHILD program, these CHILDREN are provided with costly milk powder such as Peptamen and Nutren, as well as large quantities of diapers and wet wipes. We purchase these items and deliver to the CHILDREN on a monthly basis.

If you wish to contribute to our MOW HAPPY CHILD program for the purchase of milk, diapers and wet wipes for these CHILDREN, you can deposit your donation (cash or cheque) into our account:

Account Name: Ti-Ratana Community Centre Penchala
CIMB Account No: 14660000259057

If you would like to contribute to a specific HAPPY CHILD, please let us know his/her name. Otherwise we will pool your contribution into our MOW HAPPY CHILD program general fund.

Please email your deposit slip to trccpenchala@gmail.com.

For any questions with regards to the CHILDREN of the MOW HAPPY CHILD program, you can contact Kim at 012-303 6019 (Saturday through Monday only) or email to yeapkimsee@hotmail.com.

Siti Nurmaisara and Sasitharan, our first two HAPPY CHILD are still in the program, while Valentino has completed his treatment in UMMC and has gone home to Sarawak.

On behalf of the CHILDREN and their families, we would like to express our utmost gratitude and appreciation for your compassion and support.

Posted by: Kim
Pictures courtesy of: Kim

MOW FOOD BANK - Another Sunday spent delivering groceries to poor families

Despite the school holiday season whereby most fathers would be busy spending quality time with their children, Bro Ivan and Bro Swee Keong were delivering groceries to MOW FOOD BANK families, and this took up almost the whole of their Sunday. Bro Andrew also helped in the delivery and at the same time visited his numerous "adopted" children during the delivery.

Their dedication in ensuring the families receive their monthly supply of groceries is indeed something to shout about, and the families are truly grateful for these volunteers' compassion.

Strong muscles were needed for the heavy load but it was no problem for our volunteers! The task began from our centre in Penchala with the loading of the items into the MOW van.

And of course, the families helped out in the carrying of the load too.

The families receiving the groceries were all smiles, happy to have the assurance of food on the table for at least the next 2-3 weeks.

And last but not least, A BIG THANK YOU to our generous donors:

Yu Chee Koon
Tan Kai Ming
R.G.
Stone Empire
Joyce Ong
Celine Yong Chooi Ping
C.S.H.
Angie
In memory of Mdm Lam Sum Ying
Peter Liew
Felicia Ong
LGB group
Chew Yoo Wee

Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu!


Posted by: Kim
Pictures courtesy of: Bro Ivan