Ramadhan Feeding Prog @ Mentakab

Above: The Generous Food Parcel

 

The Ramadhan Feeding Prog @ Mentakab was held on Sat, 14/7/2012. This was the last of a series of Ramadhan Feeding Programs which Project MADE had organized in preparation of the oncoming Ramadhan (Fasting month – which incidentally falls of Sat 21/7/2012).

This time around The Ramadhan Feeding Program was held at Kg. Awah, Kg. Paya Dalam, Sri Kemuning Low Cost Flat – ALL in Temerloh & Tmn. Bkt Bendera – Mentakab
 

We were blessed as the Food Parcels were laden with food items generously contributed/ donated by many, many Contributors/ Donors some of whom are Non-Muslims. It warms my heart to see everyone chipping in to feed the Poor & Underprivileged regardless of race & religion.

The content of the Food Parcel were:-

Food Items;

Rice - 5kg/ Wheat Flour – 1kg/ Meehoon – 1pkt/ Sugar – 1kg/ Salt – 1 pkt/ Oil – 1kg / Tea – 1 pkt / Biscuit – 1 pkt/ Sardines – 2 big tins/ Condensed Milk – 2 tins/ Maggi Mee – 1 pack/ Nespray Milk Powder – 1 pkt/  Soya Sauce – 1 bottle/ Salted Fish – 1 pkt/ Ikan Bilis – 1 pkt/ Kurma – 1 pkt/ Curry powder – 2 sachets

Toiletries:

Bath Soap/ Bath Gel/ Tooth Paste

Baby/ Toddler Milk Powder 

Above: Recipient Families of Kg. Awah

Initially, Project MADE planned to serve only 20 Families. However, upon special request by Contact Pax – Pastor Steven – we brought an extra 5 Food Parcels. The Monster was laden with goodies.

It was quite ironic – our Contact Pax – the bridge between Project MADE & the Muslim Recipients is a Christian Pastor! Pastor Steven did a wonderful job identifying the very poor Families. Those whom he introduced to Project MADE were really poor.

 

 Check out the pix below of the Recipient Families and their homes.

Above: Each Family had their own sad stories

Above: The woman above is a Single Mom living alone. Even her children abandoned her..... (in Green) Kak Siah

Above: The Uncle standing in the middle is a Church Elder. He came along to help. I found out that Uncle grew  up, amongst these Families. He was endearingly talked to by the Pakcik who is blind & partially deaf. The Pakcik is taken care of by his aged wife. The moment we walked into the house we could smell the stank of urine. He has incontinence but refused to wear an adult diaper. Hence his wife put him in the Kitchen nearest to a water hole.

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Above: This Old Woman lived with a son - She is senile, partially blind & hard of hearing. There wasn't much conversation we could carry out with her.

Above: This Old Woman is a widow and  lives alone in a rickety old house. Her son & daughter-in-law live just next door to her in a nice house but they refused to take her in to live with them. She cooks her own meal & at night stays at her cousin's house some walking distance away.....

Above: This man is an Odd Job Worker - he has a tumor in his stomach. Whether the tumor is benign OR malignant - I am not too sure. He is awaiting for an Operation date...

Above: The Outside - this house was situated at the end of Kg. Paya Dalam. When we came the 8 children from the ages of 12 -1 year old was left in the house unattended by their parents who work in the Market selling cheap toys.

Above: The Inside sans furniture. We found the children sleeping on the hard, cold floor......

Above: The Young Minder

Above: He is required to prepare Milk Formula for the baby.....

Above: This woman is blind and she lives ALONE!

Above: This is Mohd Firdaus, 23 years old. Three year ago, he was hit by a car on th Temerloh  main road as he was crossing the road to go home after throwing the garbage. He has been left in a paraplegic state. Not able to talk, sit, move or eat. I cried secretly when I met him & his Mom. His Mom is a single mom - her husband abandoned her. She used to go to work but because of Firdaus she decides to stay home to take care of him. I am not too sure how they managed. Firdaus's needs are 5 packs of adult diapers every month and 10 tins of Ensure FOS - as he is fed intravenously. I am going to Mentakab on Tuesday, 17/7/2012. I am going to bring 5 packs of adult diaper - size L with me. Project MADE will try to provide 5 packs of adult diapers on a monthly basis for Firdaus so as to lighten the Mom's burden.

Above: This lady is in a diabetic Comatose. For the Syawal Feeding Prog - we will bring with us 2 packs of adult diapers.

Above: this Lady works as a tin & iron collector.She is a Single Mom with 2 shool-going children

Above: Recipient Families from Sri Kemuning Low Cost Flat

Above: Recipient Families of Tmn. Bkt. Bendera Low Cost Flat

Above: A Family at Lunch. One of the lucky few.

Above: Babies/ Toddler are provided with Milk Powder for their growth.

 

 

 

Add caption Such Sweet Innocence - So Trusting ...... we brought packets of cream filled biscuits and these were gratefully  received with wide beaming smiles

Our gratitude goes to:-

1. Sponsors/ Donors: Puan Aida & En. Shahril bin Mohd Termizi, Ms. Kristen Yong of DNP Clothing, Puan Fazlina Pawanteh of Bank Negara, En. Abdul Wahab of Nestle, Tuan Hj. Mohd. Shah of Nestle, Puan Aishah, Yang Ariff Dtk. Hadariah.

 2. Principal Contact Pax: Pastor Steven Arumugam and to Kak Siah – Contact Pax Kg. Paya Dalam. Our Contact Pax had worked very, very hard to identify, visit & interview each of the Recipient Families.

To ALL of you – Thank you for making a difference.