Kolej Tuanku Ja’afar had a frequent involvement in charity and community outreach projects across the academic year 2018/2019. While these projects were mostly run by clubs and societies, they came in a wide range of forms where all the students were very much encouraged to participate and contribute to the goodwill of humankind. There was a total count of 7 food sales, 4 Mufti Days, 4 T-shirt sales and several other fundraisers to channel financial aid to organisations in need of help. With major effort and contribution from People-To-People-International, Interact Club and LEO Club, KTJ was estimated to have raised more than RM25,000 throughout the schooling terms.
KTJ recognises the importance of community outreach as an experience for all to learn values like gratitude, empathy and inclusiveness. The school supports the conduct of outreach projects, especially visits to local and even overseas homes. KTJ is currently raising funds for En Xin Soup Kitchen in Mantin, a charitable group offering free food to the homeless. The school welcomes En Xin’s social workers to the food technology room at its Waterfront building every other week, for simple food preparation sessions for the soup kitchen and students are allowed to help out. Monthly trips are also to be organised for students to assist En Xin at their tutoring centre in town, where children from the Orang Asli Foundation and refugee homes in Seremban come to learn the basics of the English language. Please do check out what En Xin does through the link attached above, and feel free to contribute in whatever way you can!
As a part of KTJ LEO Club, my team and I have successfully pulled off a series of projects aimed to contribute to the local community, and at the same time, to educate our members the basis of community outreach comes from the heart.
KTJ recognises the importance of community outreach as an experience for all to learn values like gratitude, empathy and inclusiveness. The school supports the conduct of outreach projects, especially visits to local and even overseas homes. KTJ is currently raising funds for En Xin Soup Kitchen in Mantin, a charitable group offering free food to the homeless. The school welcomes En Xin’s social workers to the food technology room at its Waterfront building every other week, for simple food preparation sessions for the soup kitchen and students are allowed to help out. Monthly trips are also to be organised for students to assist En Xin at their tutoring centre in town, where children from the Orang Asli Foundation and refugee homes in Seremban come to learn the basics of the English language. Please do check out what En Xin does through the link attached above, and feel free to contribute in whatever way you can!
As a part of KTJ LEO Club, my team and I have successfully pulled off a series of projects aimed to contribute to the local community, and at the same time, to educate our members the basis of community outreach comes from the heart.
Term 1 (August-December 2018)
KTJ LEO conducted 1 food bazaar, 2 pre-order food sales and 1 T-shirt sales in Term 1 itself, raising funds for National Cancer Society Malaysia, Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) and Malaysian Association for the Blind (MAS). While pre-order sales of Domino’s Pizzas and Tealive are common for pre-order fund-raising sales, we orgainsed a live food bazaar selling a larger variety of which KTJ students crave for. To name a few of the delicacies offered, we had Satay Kajang (still hot and juicy), brownies, fried nuggets, ice cream and roti canai at the event. I t was a grand sold-out in less than an hour and thirty minutes. Our pre-order T-shirt sales was a hit, as both students and school staffs supported our product, which you can now easily see on them as you venture into the dining hall at dinner time. These sales have led us to donations of RM2500 to each of the organisation mentioned above, to aid their efforts in helping more people in need.
KTJ LEO conducted trips to Lotus Old Folks Home and Lotus Orphanage, sister-homes which are both located in Semenyih. Our juniors who followed along got the chance to interact with the old folks and young children at the homes, to understand them better through games, and to bring smiles to their faces. The trip gave our members a point to ponder: It was not the volume of what we give when we conduct such outreach programmes that matters, but instead the volume of our hearts. When we reach out, how much do we try to understand others and offering our attention? A trip could be short, but with heartfelt care for others, we share compassion and empathy through the human touch.
On the healthcare aspect, our F6 students supported the conduct of a Diabetes Stride Walk organised by Lions Club of Seremban Central. The members reported at Royal Chulan Hotel as early as 6.30am, to assist the Lions with registration work, ushering, T-shirt and goodie bags distribution. LEO Club of SMK Puteri was also present at the event to help out. The fact that this project brought people together, be it the public or LEO Club members, was a motion towards more awareness about diabetes and its surrounding illnesses.
In December 2018, we collaborated with KTJ Sustainability Club to participate in a ‘Clean-Up Day’ in Seremban to contribute to the cleanliness of the city and to raise awareness of environmental care. ‘Clean-Up Day’ in Seremban is organised by TGAP, a local non-profit organisation who volunteered their time for the city’s benefits. Our members had a great bonding time while collecting trash at Seremban Hill Park and its surrounding car-free areas, which were definitely safe, under teachers’ supervision.
Term 2 (January- April 2019)
KTJ LEO ran MUFTI in Jan 2019, with a Mexican flag-colour theme (in support of International Relations Night), and have successfully raised RM3100 for En Xin Soup Kitchen. MUFTI is a day in KTJ when all students are allowed to wear casual clothes to classes as long as they make a minimum donation of RM5. MUFTI does not happen every month, but students are usually rather excited to ditch their tedious uniforms. Well, we were not disappointed by the amount of donations raised. The donation was passed to En Xin’s person-in-charcge, Ms Jacyntha Lo, at one of the tutoring session we attended.
In March 2019, KTJ LEO brought its members to Shekinah Care Centre in Seremban, to spend time with the orphans there. It was a fun trip with many games being set up for the children. We took pictures and had lunch with them at the centre.
On the health services aspect, KTJ LEO also collaborated with Hospital Tuanku Ja'afar Seremban to organise a blood donation drive in school. The event aimed to give students, grounds staffs and teachers the chance to contribute to humankind by donating blood. This was an important act as it preserved blood for those in need at times of emergency.
On the health services aspect, KTJ LEO also collaborated with Hospital Tuanku Ja'afar Seremban to organise a blood donation drive in school. The event aimed to give students, grounds staffs and teachers the chance to contribute to humankind by donating blood. This was an important act as it preserved blood for those in need at times of emergency.
LEO believes in the sharing of values and learning through volunteerism, as our motto goes: ‘Leadership, Experience, Opportunities’. We aim to use our community outreach projects to help our members equip more knowledge and expand the capacity to spread the values they learn to more people. This can create a chain reaction where there are more active dialogues in the community. It is effective, and should always be continued.
By,
Euan Thum.
By,
Euan Thum.
Comments
Post a Comment