Feeding the needy - drawing competition

OMG i cant believe i forgot to blog about this.. Cerita September lepas.. Carol is organising pertandingan melukis for our street kids. She showed me the flyer and i told her I will get the sponsors for hadiah.

I set up a budget only around 200 for the prize and put it on fb and wa few of my friends. You cant believe what happened. We got like almost RM600 ringgit and sponsors from pelican for some of the stationaries. So this is what we got:

    *for all the kids yang menyertai so that they can use it at school*

You wont believe the generousity that same people have showed me. But unfortunately I fell sick that day and cant attend the pertandingan melukis. Glad that carol send me few pics:

Yes, when i said street kids, we really mean it is for the street kids, some of them adalah anak gelandangan dan ada yg miskin bandar. When we give them food, ianya mmg dkt chow kit depan Cimb. Diorang makan di jalan. Ada yg homeless ada yg sewa rumah setinggan etc etc. Ada yg bersekolah ada yg keciciran. But they are so talented!

Feeding the needy adalah organisation yg beri mereka makan sekali seminggu. Carol, my friend organise event for the kids once a month (usually a birthday party) untuk memberikan sedikt kegembiraan kepada mereka. I was once a sceptic. I alsways ckp kenapa pelu bagi cupcakes, balloons etc. We give necessities (which i usually buat kumpul dut beli pampers, air, susu etc). But a friend told me this "kegembiraan itu juga rezeki, mana tahu anak2 ini gembira dan berjuang untuk kelangsungan hidup untuk keluar dari kemiskinan ini?". Ada betulnya kan.. Inshaa Allah.. Mudah mudahan itu yg berlaku..

I was so frustrated bila ada yg kata "buat dkt atas jalan? Nasib tak hujan". I mean come one! Mereka anak gelandangan, they dont hbe the money nak naik bas pergi jauh jauh, and not to mention their self esteem yg rendah untuk bersama dgn fortunate people like u!  u think kalau kita buat dekat dewan they will come? And we are individuals that come together collecting funds from friends and family and sometimes fork out our own money to buy stuff for them. Jangan ckp sahaja, u want them tondo dkt dewan? Get a dewan for us, sediakan transportation amek budak2 ni. Some even ckp rather than feeding the small fishes kenapa tak tackle big fish? Easier said than done. Pegilah buat. Jgn ckp je (eh ter emosi pulak). 

Anyways i would like to really thanks the donors. Without you semua ini takkan berhasil. The look on the kids faces (although hanya dlm gambar) is priceless. Will definitely do this again..

Siapa tahu mereka akan mencorak masa depan negara suatu masa nanti?

Signing off