Rumah Seri Cahaya, Permatang Damar Laut, Batu Maung

On the 31st of October, The Youth Cares members had a visiting to Rumah Seri Cahaya in Permatang Damar Laut, Batu Maung. The Youth Cares members also had celebrate one of their member's birthday there. We arrived there at 12 p.m. We were there for about two hours. Once we reached there, we went to pray with all the other children there for a good 30 minutes. There was about 35 to 40 children staying in the orphanage. After, praying we brought down all the dry food from the car that we bought with all the donated money by the donors. Some of the members came after the prayers also. Then, we had our lunch .

Firstly, we serve all the kids the food there. After that, we ate our lunch which was prepared by the helpers in the orphanage. After few minutes, all the children ate their food and was waiting for the birthday girl (yes, our visit coincided with one of our member's birthday, Shankeri!!) to cut the cake. But some of the children there was eating their food slowly (enjoying the lunch, we presume) so the other kids have wait for the children to eat finish their food first. In between, some of the kids there were talking to us and spending time with us. They were so happy. After all the kids ate their food , everyone stood beside the table where they were about to cut the cake for the birthday girl. All the kids was very excited. We sang the birthday song for the birthday girl, while singing the song the care taker there prayed for the girl and for YC's continuous success. After cutting the cake, we distributed the cake and gave all the kids there with some jellies which was prepared by one of the Youth Cares' generous donor, Ms.Kuan Ngit Sen. Some of the kids took more cake and told that the cake was very delicious. They even said the jelly was delicious.

Then, we spend some time chatting with the kids. They were so happy to talk to us. After few minutes, we moved from the place. We thanked the care taker there for spending time with us. The care taker there also thanked to visit the orphanage. We bid good bye to every single kid before we left the home.

Hiatus.

Please be informed that Youth Cares will not be having any visits for the month of September, October and November. This is because, most of the Youth Cares' members will be sitting for major public examinations (UPSR, PMR, SPM & STPM).

But do stay with us when we return for the month of December.

Till then.

BYE.

' Let the spirit of 'GIVING' continue on '

Relau Rumah Charis.

On 25th of July, Saturday the Youth Cares members, visited an old folks home in Relau as our seventh charity visit. The name of the old folks home is Rumah Charis. The members made a move to the home at 2.15 pm. We reached the home at 2.30, just in time for their high-tea.

We bought dry foods such as biscuits, oats, horlicks and milo to be donated to the old folks home. Before giving out the food we bought, we had a little chat with the person in charge Mr.Daniel, who is also the treasurer for the home. He gave us much needed insight about the home. according to Mr.Daniel, there are a total of 29 people living at the home. A total of 16 males, 13 females and 13 volunteers are at the home.

Most of the senior citizens living there are above the age of 60 and are orphans. Which means those who stay there do not have any next of kin. The living expenses for the old folks are completely free and the home is run based on private and public donations.

Then at sharp 3.00pm, we decided to leave the home. Before taking our leave, we donated a small sum of cash to the home. We thanked Mr.Daniel for having us and went back with a sense of accomplishment.


Report by,
Darshiini & TEAM.

The Youth Cares members visited Penang Cheshire Home as the 6th charity visit on the 4th of July 2009. We went there at 2.30pm. Unfortunately, we couldn't meet the administrator, Ms. Jenny Ong because she had an off day. Therefore, we were redirected to meet the care taker of the home for that day, Mrs. Raney.

She told us about the home and the aim of the home which is to offer help and assistance to the physically and mentally handicapped. The large hall in the entrance of the home works as a dining area, reading area, television area and work area. There is also a separate work area where the handicapped will do their arts and crafts over there. Plus, there is also a physiotherapy room and dormitories which can reside up to 40 residents.

They also have a small clinic for the under privileged people. The home will only admit people between the age of 12 to 45 and that to with the recommendations of their doctors . In this homely ambiance, the residents over there learn a variety of handicrafts which are sold in the home and hospitals.
We spent much time chit-chatting with them and hearing their stories. Before we left the home, we gave our share of donations in the form of dry food to Mrs.Raney. We were very grateful and thankful to Mrs.Raney for accommodating us last minute as we were one hour late for the appointment.

Report by,

Shankeri & TEAM.

Annual Food Donations.

On May 9th 2009, Youth Cares had it's 5th charity event. This time the event coincided with an auspicious day for the Indians, which is Chitrapournami.

The YC family, had arranged to provide food donations to the hundreds devotee who flock to pay their respects at the Balathandayuthepani Temple @ Waterfalls Temple. This is the second year in a row we have organised such event.

Most of the YC members and donors were there to lend a hand for charity. We ordered vegetarian food for 1200 devotees. Plus, we had a tent to provide cover for the devotees from the scorching sun and heavy rain. yes, the weather was unpredictable. The food we ordered arrived at 12.30 pm, just in time for lunch time. Within an hour and half, all the food was given out.

Around 2.00 pm, we decided to pack up and leave. I am very sure, this event will be organised again next year. So till then, have a nice day.

Report by,
Swarna & TEAM.

Pusat Kebajikan Kanak-kanak Cacat Yee Ran Jing Sheh

On the 25th April 2009 (Saturday) the Youth Cares held their fourth monthly visit. The name of the home we visited this time was Pusat Kebajikan Kanak-kanak Cacat Yee Ran Jing Sheh(Association Y.R.J.S Handicapped Children Home). It was the first home YC visited where all the children were special in their very own way. We started our journey at 9.45 am and we reached our destination there about 10.30 am. Mr.Chuah who is the treasurer of the home appreciated our visit and welcomed us with an open heart. He then gave us a brief history about the home and his future plans for the home. The home has been operating since the year 2003.


Furthermore, the home is divided into two parts which is the boys room and the girls room. The home is occupied by 26 girls and 29 boys, altogether they have 57 children. Majority of the children are Chinese and a hand full of Indians as well. Mr.Chuah's duty is made easier by his 6 assistants. They do all the work in the home including cleaning ,changing clothes for the children and preparing meals for the home's residents.


Through out our visit, we noticed that some of the children were tied due to physical illness. It was a very sad situation indeed. At 12.00 pm, we thanked Mr.Chuah as we were about to leave. Lastly, Youth Cares members who took part in this visit were very thankful to Him and their parents for the blessings they had in their lives.


Report by,
Taranee Vigneshwaran Pillai & team

Shan's Child Home.

Youth Cares third visit was held at Shan's Child Home on the 21st of March 2009.We reached the home at sharp 4.00pm and at that time the children were not out from their yoga class yet. So,we decided to give the things that we have bought to the management of the home while waiting for the yoga class to finish.

After the class ended,the children introduced themselves to us. As soon as the ice breaking session ended,we had tea with the children. The home also prepared two people who are the wardens who take cares of the kids. The male warden was incharge to take care the boys whereas the female warden is incharge to take care of the girls. The condition and the environment of the home was well organized by the management of the home. Besides that,the caretaker of the home is an ex-headmaster,Mr.Chandran informed us about the background and history of the home. Furthermore,the male warden,Mr.Roshan prepared some authentic desert called halwa for us.

Lastly,we thanked the management of the home for their time spent to entertain us. In conclusion,we were very satisfied and had a very good impression on the home. Thank You.

Report by,

Nithiya & TEAM

Blog Launching.

After weeks of waiting,the Youth Cares blog was finally launched on 8th of March,2009 which was on a Sunday. We manage to gather most of the YC members and donors for the launching. The blog was officially launched at 9.00 pm. YC blog was launched through a slide show prepared by Swarna and Sharvind an hour before the launching. After the launching we had a surprise birthday celebration for one of our donor, Ms.Maleni. In conclusion,the event went on smoothly. YC would like to once again thank the donors for their never ending support.

Report by,

Shankeri & TEAM.

Kamakshi Child Home

Last Saturday,21st February 2009 it was YC's second charity visit. Youth Cares went to an orphanage in Kulim called Kamakshi Child Home.We left Penang around 2.00pm and started our journey to Kulim but before going to Kulim,we picked up Swarna from Juru rest house after her school activity (hence, she is wearing school uniform in the pictures). After picking her up, we continued our journey to Nithiya's house. This time is Nithiya's turn to choose an orphanage.

We left Nithiya's house around 3.45 pm. Nithiya and her family drove us there. As soon as we reached,we took pictures of the home and not forgetting the wonderful children too. We started to mingle around. While some of us were talking with the kids, the adults and Swarna had a little tour around the home from Ms.Kamala, the home's administrator.

Ms.Kamala gave a brief history about the home and their future plans for the home. The home was started in 2005, occupying one house. Today, the home has expanded and occupies 3 houses. Currently, the home is running based on donations by individuals and corporate companies. Yet, the homes still needs funding in order to provide better accommodations and rehabilitation facilities for the children.

At 4.oo pm Ms.Kamala invited us to join the children for tea break. During tea break, YC team members served and joked around with the children. The children were served with various type of tit bits with tea. After the tea break,the childrens went to freshen up themselves. It was really fascinating to see such a big home managed by one caretaker. Really amazing!!!! We also had some chit-chatting with the disabled. There were at least 2-4 disabled children.

At 6.00pm,we said thank you to the caretaker and took our leave. Lastly,we went home with an open heart and a wide smile.

Darshiini & TEAM

January 2009

Youth Cares officially kicked off our very first charity project for the year, this inaugural project of the team was on 17th of January 2009 (Saturday). We started off by travelling at 4pm to the orphanage, where some of us travelled from Kulim, Air Itam. Eventhough, this project was organised by the kids for the kids, our parents chipped in by providing transport. Thank you!!

This orphanage, Rumah Kebajikan Seri Cahaya is situated in Permatang Damar Laut nearby the Penang International Airport, was chosen to get things rolling. By the time we arrived there, it was tea time and we proceeded to see the warden to explain the objective of our visit & the project on the whole. The warden appreciated our visit and invited us to join them for tea. But we took that opportunity to serve the children tea & biscuits. The children were over whelmed when we started serving them , because their daily routine was to q-up and get their food. After serving them, we had one to one time with kids.

In conjunction with our visit, we also bought some goodies for the children - milk, biscuits, rice, cooking oil, beverages, and rice noodles.

The person-in-charge of the orphanage brought us around the orphanage and there he showed us their prayer room. That is where the children pray and meditate. Their prayer room was very inviting and had a sense of peace, you can easily rest your mind by meditating there. After that,we left the orphanage around 5.45pm.

Rpt by,
SHARVIND MOHAN PILLAI & TEAM