Monday Blues

Schedules for week beginning 2/8/2010 to 8/8/2010 - Friends Of Kapar is going to be very busy, as usual.

Monday, 2/8/2010 - preparation for The Charity Day at SHELL Cyberjaya.

Tuesday, 3/8/2010 - SHELL Cyberjaya Charity Day. 11:00am to 2:00pm
Visit by StArt Org at The CNC, 4:30pm to 6:30pm

Wednesday, 4/8/2010 - shopping for food items, in preparation for Feeding Rounds.

Thursday, 5/8/2010 - Meeting with SHELL Damansara 11:00 to 12:30pm
Packing of food items with Volunteers in prepapration for Feeding Rounds, 8:00pm to 9:30pm. You are welcome to come and help.

Friday, 6/8/2010 - Sri KDU Merdeka Carnival/ Charity Drive. 7:00am to 5:00pm (We have a booth to raise funds for FoK) Please come and support.

Saturday. 7/8/2010 - Feeding Rounds in Kapar 8:00am to 11:30am. Please come and join us.

Sunday, 8/8/2010 - So far still free.......

Kapar Kidz at KL Tower

Saturday , 31st July 2010

Kapar Kidz were made special guests of Zainalabidin & KL Tower - during Zainalabidin's Green Campaign. The children were invited to spend a day at the famous KL Tower. 50 of the Kapar Kidz from the ages of 10 to 17 years old were treated to a day of fun and activities. For ALL of them this was the first time they went out of Kapar town, as well as a first at the KL Tower.

The children with 2 chaperones and 3 minders left Kapar at 7:00am. They had a quick breakfast of buns & MILO on the bus. By 9:00am they were already at the foot of the hill leading to KL Tower. They excitedly ascend on foot towards the Tower. When I met them at the entrance of the Tower they were abuzz with excitement and full of chatter and laughter.

Some of the children did not wear shoes & socks, because they did not have any. I brought along some shoes & socks and gave these to them, as they were going to face difficulty when doing the more challenging activities, like walking in the jungle etc.

Upon arrival at the KL Tower, they warmly greeted their "Best Buddy" Zainalabidin & "Aka" Angelina - these two are regulars at The CNC. Zainalabidin takes a keen interest in the children's progress. He regularly checks with me to monitor the children. The children welcome such attention as they lack these at home. Zainalabidin is their Best Buddy & Periappa (Big Father) to them.

After the preliminary opening ceremony, they were taken jungle trekking at the Eco Park. It was quite a walk (at least for the minders chaperones) but a breeze for the children! From the Eco Park they were taken to the Mini Zoo - where saw racoons, shakes, tarantula, monkeys, birds and many other animals which they had never seen before!

Lunch was scrumptious! Thank you KL Tower for the lovely lunch of rice, vegetable, eggs, chicken & Masak Lemak Udang! Some of the children had seconds! There was even fruit for deserts!!

Afer lunch, 4 boys and 1 girl volunteered to take part in the Flying Fox! It was a blast! For some of us, (sincerely yours, included) we couldn't bear to look!!

For music, Kapar Kidz were treated to a performance by YAWA Drum Circle. The highlight of the day was a small concert put up by Zainalabidin to entertain his small guests. He belted some of his hits, accompanied by YAWA Drum Circle and Kapar Kidzs. One or two even became his back up dancers!! these children ARE talented!

The children also tried their hands at basket weaving and paper making, demonstrated by YAWA (Yayasan Anak Warisan Alam - an environmental NGO). The day of fun & excitement ended at 4:00pm, when the exhausted but very happy children were bundled into the bus sending them back to Kapar.

Even as I am writing this now, they couldn't stop talking about their adventures at KL Tower, where for once they can forget their poverty and hunger.

Thank You, SHELL!

Friday, 30th July 2010

On Friday, Shah & I collected a car full of foodstuffs from SHELL Cyberjaya. Thank you so much for your generous contribution of rice, wheat flour, meehoon, condensed milk, MILO, powdered milk, dhall, biscuits, salt, sugar, oil, sardines, books, toys, excercise books, colour pencils, magic pens, crayons, pencils, pens.

These will be distributed accordingly. On behalf of Folks in Kapar, Kuala Selangor, Tanjung Karang & Mentakab - Thank You So Much!!

To Ms. Joelle Tan & Emy - Thank You for organising and assisting me to load the items into my car.

Thank You So Much - Rainbow Enterprise & On The Road Magazine

Thursday, 22nd July 2010

Friends Of Kapar was invited for a Gala Dinner & Charity Award Night at the Shangrila Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.

The occasion was graced by Yang Berbahagia Dato Mukhriz Tun Dr. Mahathir, Deputy Minister of International Trade.


On that night Friends Of Kapar was generously awarded with a donation of RM30,000. We are one of four charity bodies which were awarded with such contributions. The others were Malaysian Association for the Blind (MAB), AWAM and Lighthouse Children's Welfare Home.


The money donated will be used to pay for the expenses in running The CNC (Community Nurture Centre). Thank You So Much for making a difference in the lives of The Kapar Kidz.

An Evening with Zainalabidin

Tuesday, 13th July 2010

Zainalabidin, his wife Angelina, their son and some friends from On The Road Magazine visited The Kapar Kidz at The CNC in Kapar.

They brought with them some biscuits, fresh fruits, Maggi Mee, MILO, packets of Soyabean drink.



Zainalabidin chatted with the children and gave them special gifts. He gave them a motivational talk on the importance of good clean & healthy living. He also sang his signature song from Tarzan the movie!



He also sat down for a meal of Nasi Lemak with the children. The children absolutely ADORE him. In The CNC, they secretly call him "Periappa" (Big Father).


After dinner, the children performed for him. Before they left, they "salam" and gave him a hug!