CHARITY TET 2007

In conjunction with TET Lunar New Year this year, the Committee decided to organize a charity activity at a disabled shelter which housed the handicapped children from various area around the city and other provinces. During the trip, we gave away some essential and necessity items for daily use in order to help and ease their burden while taking care of the children.

Presenting the donations to the Principal

Briefing..
Feeding one of the children..
Taking turn playing with the babies..

"Oopppss.. he doesn't like me.."

More briefing from the caretaker..

Singing and playing with the children..

Listening to the caretaker on the children's progress..

These boys are doing routine activities and exercises..

Some would want to be by themselves..

A nurse was helping the child with his daily exercise..

Shot taken from outside the shelter..

The Management was very grateful with

the donations and commitments..

CHARITY TRIP TO TAY NINH..

"......In Tay Ninh Province, Vietnam, people have to cope with many social and economic problems and in addition to that, with a strikingly high proportion of visually impaired children. The blindness may be caused by the use of chemicals during the war, malnutrition during pregnancy and insufficient health care. Approximately 200 of these blind children are living in the streets in Tay Ninh. Economic hardship and family problems forced the kids to live on the street. The governmental resources are scarce and can hardly cover any needs of these children. The objective of this educational project is to reach these children, help them escape the cycle of street life, illiteracy and poverty, to raise them in a family-like environment and to integrate them fully in Society. We focus on satisfying the most basic needs ...." ~UNESCO-NET AID~

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In conjunction with Ramadhan month, the committee decided to organize a charity trip to a Muslim village in Tay Ninh which located southwest of Vietnam. It shares a border with Cambodia in the west and north. It took nearly 3 hours to reach the place and we were welcomed by humble and great people yet so warm with smiles, besides simple and delicious food as well...

Gathered at Somerset..
Journey to Tay Ninh..
A snapshot taken on the way to Tay Ninh..
Walking through muddy area to the meeting point..
A long walk from the main road..
Welcome remarks by the Muslim Representative..
Giving away the donations..
A short speech from the Government Representative..
The children were so full of joy seeing us..
some don't even have the chance to enter a school..

Their shelters.. their houses..

Gathered at small mosque for a simple lunch..

A journey that will be treasured... forever..

VISIT TO NURUL ANWAR MOSQUE...

In conjunction with the month of Ramadhan, Petronita HCMC organized a charity activity to a Vietnamese Muslims residential area in District 7, to ease their burden during the fasting month by donating rice, to be shared among all Vietnamese Muslims who live in the city.

Some sacks of rice to be donated..
Petronita Members who joined the trip..

As always, Ms Aisyah will be the translator on behalf of Petronita to the locals..

Briefing by the representative of the community..

Madam Normah, giving away the donations to one of the representative..

A shot was taken after the small ceremony.. we care..

VISIT TO TUONG LAI DISABLE SCHOOL...

As always, Puan Sri Datin Sri will never leave Ho Chi Minh City without a charity visit. This year Petronita HCMC decided to visit and donated some amount of money together with 2 sewing machines for the benefit of students and teachers there. Tuong Lai Disable School shelters a number of students who are born with autism, dowm syndrome plus few others diseases..

Puan Sri Datin Sri with the Head of the school..
Receiving a painting done by one of the student...
Another gift from the school, mostly done by the kids..
The Head of the School in her welcoming & grateful speech..

Our representative has been trying so hard to translate every single word from the Head of the school..

Brief information about the school progress & achievement from Petronita's representative, Ms Aisyah..

Committee members & members, made an effort to accompany Puan Sri Datin Sri for the Charity activity.. we care...

Petronas Country Manager & other Business Heads also joined the charity activity... to show how much we care...

Performance by some of the children..

Some were shy but did great in their singing too...

Committee Members with some of the children..

We really hope that the sewing machines will be a great help and source for the school and the children to proceed with their lesson and activities...

Petronita Committee & Members after the charity trip..

Charity @ Tuong Lai

Donations to Tuong Lai Disabled school..

The Vietnamese members singing Vietnamese song to entertain the children..

Now the Malaysian ladies (and Ms Lan Phuong too) performing Malaysia song.. I think Rasa Sayang song..!!

Binh Son Trip

As part of our Charity Programme.. we visited the Muslim people in Binh Son...

Cheerful members..
We were served with lots of food..!!! Thank you, thank you..

Members with the Muslim community in Binh Son..

MC & Chairlady, briefing session before presenting them stuffs we brought..