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To meet the above-mentioned goals, objectives and
responsibilities, the Rotary Club of Kuching Central has
planned and undertaken a comprehensive program of activities
for the current Rotary Year, some of which are as follows:
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Rotary
Flood Relief Project in Sarawak
A disastrous flood situation occurred in many parts of
Sarawak which caused sufferings and difficulties to many
people in the towns as well as in the rural areas in
February 2004.
At the height of the flooding, more than 10 thousand
people, especially those in the rural areas were
evacuated to higher grounds and sheltered in relief
centres. The flood situation left behind a trail of
destruction across vast areas in Kuching and surrounding
areas. There was widespread electricity blackout and
many villages were under several meters of water, a few
major roads were cut off while others were chocked with
massive traffic jams, farmlands were destroyed, 121
schools were closed, many houses and bridges were
damaged or destroyed due to landslides or being swept
away by swift currents. A number of fatalities were
reported due to landslides or drowning.
Outside of Kuching, the worst affected areas were the
Samarahan Division and Bau District. In the Asajaya
District in Samarahan, floodwater inundated thousands of
homes with water level reaching in excess of 6 feet in
certain areas. Six families lost their homes due to
landslides and swift water current. In Bau District,
landslides caused damages to at least 11 houses, with
one fatality. More than five thousand residences were
relocated to higher grounds during the flooding.
Rotary Club of Kuching Central with the support of
District Governor David Tong and 5 Rotary Clubs in Johor,
namely the Rotary Clubs of Johor Bahru, Puteri Lagoon,
Kulai, Pontian and Skudai decided to jointly lend a hand
to the flood victims in 2 rural areas outside of Kuching,
Sarawak.
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Rotary
Flood Relief Project in Sarawak
Our Club strongly supports the efforts of other Service
and Charitable organizations in their roles to help the
sick, disadvantaged, disabled and elderly in our
community. We help them in their fund raising projects
by participating in their Annual Charity Sales, for
example:
Sarawak Children's Cancer Society
Salvation Army Children's Home
Sarawak Society for Parents of Handicapped Children
Sarawak Society for the Blind
School for the Intellectually Disabled Children
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Poverty
Alleviation Project
In response to RI
President Jonathan B Majiyagbe's call to emphasize on
alleviation of poverty, our Club launched a poverty
alleviation project by donating one year's supply of
breakfast cereals and biscuits to residents of the
Sarawak Hun Nam Siang Tng (Home for the Aged). The
project was successfully carried out on 11 October 2003
in conjunction with the visit of DG David Tong and
District First Lady Irene.
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Distribution
of 'Ang Pows' and Foodstuff to Residence of Home for the
Elderly
As a tradition for many years, our Club members annually
visit the residents of the Home for the Elderly to
distribute money and foodstuff to the residents in
connection with the Chinese New Year celebration. Our
service is to help bring cheer and uplift the morale of
these senior citizens. Many of the senior citizens are
homeless and without relatives to care for them and have
been long-term residents there. Some are also very sick.
Providing support, comfort and showing respect to the
elders or senior citizens are highly recognized virtues
in our local customs and tradition. This annual project
is carried out with the full participation and support
of our Rotarians, their family members as well as
Rotaractors and Interactors as a joint community
service project.
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Promotion
of Literacy and Education
Our Club has for
many years participated in the GAP program by sponsoring
2 volunteers from United Kingdom to teach English at
Chung Hua Middle School No. 4 in Kuching, Sarawak for
the promotion of education and literacy, in particular
the English language.
The program for the Chinese School started in 1999.
Because of the success with the School and the students,
Chung Hua Middle School No. 4 has requested that we
continue the program as an ongoing project.
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Rotary Club
of Kuching Central & Rotary Clubs in Johor
Lending A Hand to Flood Victims at Asajaya,
Samarahan & Kampung Podam, Bau, Sarawak
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Photos taken at
Kampung Tambirat, Asajaya ~
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The remains of the 6 houses that were swept away
by the strong current.
Trying to salvage whatever building materials
they can get hold of so that they can reuse it
to rebuild their houses.
Fellow villagers 'Lend a Hand' to help the
affected house owners.
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President
Sylvester Fong presenting the club's
banner to District Officer, En. Mohd.
Ainnie Wahab. Also in the picture
Temenggong Hj. Bolhasan bin Bongom (3rd
right), Penghulu H. Tamel bin Mohd (2nd
right), PP Andre Suharto, the project
coordinator (1st right), PP. Abel Chieng
(5th left) who helped with the logistics
and other members of the club.
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President
Sylvester Fong presenting the RM500 ash
donation to one of the recipients, Encik
Suhaili bin Sabli, witnessed by District
Officer Mohd. Ainnie Wahab (4th from
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Members
of the Rotary Club of Kuching Central
together with the six donor recipients,
District Officer Mohd Ainnie Wahab (7th
from right) and President Sylvester Fong
(9th from right) with the donated food
supplies.
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~ Photos taken at
Kampung Podam, Bau ~
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At the Bau
District office with Senior Administrative
Officer, Abdul Rahman Barahim (4th right).
The food supplies for the 138 families of Kg
Posam at the residence of Sylvester Johen anak
Jimbek, head of the village.
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Part of the section where the landslide
caused damages.
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Members of the club 'Lend a Hand' in
unloading the boxes of food supplies
from the Khong Guan vehicle at the
residence of the head of Kg Podam.
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Lend A Hand
to the Sick, Disadvantage, Disabled and
Elderly in our Community
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(A) Sarawak
Children's Cancer Society
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