OBJECTIVES
ü Facilitate
in Street Feeding set-up and clean-up
ü Feeding
stations distribute food to the homeless, disabled and drug addicts
ü Help
lighten the burden of the less fortunate and reaching out to troubled individuals
and families
ü Giving
the less fortunate a chance to enjoy not only a meal but feeling of longing and
warmth.
ü Provide
them with fellowship through nourishment, counseling, spiritual support
ü Sharing
Christian good tidings of love, hope and redemption to the public
ü Give
basic first aid/medical administration
ü Teaches
participating volunteers humanitarianism, humbleness, thoughtfulness and
gratitude
AGENDA
Time
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Activities
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10:30AM – 11:30AM
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Meet up in Asia Cafe for
breakfast
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11:30AM – 11:45PM
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Took some photos in INTI
International College Subang
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12:00PM – 12:30PM
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Start leaving INTI
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12:30PM
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Reached Young Men's Christian
Association (YMCA), Brickfields, KL.
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12.45PM – 1:00PM
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Street Feeding Briefing by Pastor
Richard Lee & Ms. Susan
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1:00PM – 1:15PM
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Praise & Worship Session
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1:15PM – 1:45PM
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Facilitate in packing the food
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1:45PM – 3:00PM
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Food Distribution
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3:30PM – 4:00PM
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Help in clearing up (Plates &
Cups)
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4:00PM
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Street Feeding dismissal
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PHOTOS
Group Photo at INTI
YMCA Compound
#Wefie
Briefing from Ms.Susan
Pastor Richard Lee
Food Packing
Yummylicious Curry Chicken Rice Ready to be Served
Doctor Consultations
YMCA Street Feeding 2015 by Slidely Slideshow
EXPERIENCE
REVIEW
During my high school years, I was
the president and Lance Corporal of NC8 St. John Ambulance Malaysia’s team,
thus I have been actively participating in social work since then. St. John
Ambulance’s motto "Pro Utilitate Hominum" - For the Service of Mankind
- is a millennial-old tradition of serving the sick and the suffering.
Activities related to community service is not a new subject to me as I have
served senior citizens from old folks homes, orphanage and many more during my
years of service.
“Love
cannot remain by itself. It has no meaning. Love has to be put into action and
that action is service.” – Mother Teresa.
Today as part of our academic requirement, all
Malaysian undergraduate students are made compulsory to take on several General
Studies (GS) or Mata Pelajaran Pengajian Umum (MPU) subjects, and MPU 3412 –
Community Service and Cocurriculum is one of it. Although many students might
feel all these as an extra burden on top of our already hectic study life but I
would take it as a challenge to grow from here on out, not only focusing on
academic wise but to be involved in activities that might have impact on the
lives of others. In turn, these participations will eventually help mold us to
become a wholesome individuals.
The memory of Street Feeding we had on 18th
April 2015, Saturday remains vivid on my mind. My BIT Team consist of 6 members
(Ooi Hon Keat, Chai Wai Sum, Johnathan Yap, Chew Chu Chiang, Neoh Jit Chian and
myself). We started off our journey by meeting up in INTI International College
Subang at 10:30A.M. After in which we carpooled and reached YMCA in Brickfields
at 12:30P.M. The Street Feeding kicked-off was carried out by Pastor Richard Lee
and Ms. Susan instead, as Mr. Paul David was away during that day. Both Pastor
Richard and Ms. Susan gave us a briefing session which acknowledges and
delegate the roles and responsibilities for each of us throughout the whole
event. Apparently we were not the only group of social volunteers present
during that day, some volunteers were the church’s old timers, Boys’ Brigade
and there were also a group of Methodist College students. It seems that the
academic course structure made it compulsory for Methodist College incoming
freshmen to collect a certain amount of community service hours (minimum 20
hours, approximately 6 weeks).
The Street Feeding event started off with a
Praise & Worship Session, followed by the distribution of packet foods and
drinks, and finally clearing/washing up. The community there were all very
lovely people and especially Ms. Susan was a very humorous chit-chatty lady. By
4:00PM, we left YMCA, although all of us felt tired nevertheless this activity
has thought us gratitude when we compare our lives with the less fortunate. So
there is no reason for us to complain about life, you will reflect how lucky we
already are when we do not compare ourselves with lavish people but to see from
another perspective. ‘Twas has been a golden opportunity for my team and I to
volunteer ourselves as the Street Feeding assistants.