Sharity of Hope's Christmas Book Party
Published on: Sunday, December 17, 2017
Penampang: Some 20 volunteers of Sharity of Hope (an ad hoc group of Facebook friends) brought cheer to 80 children at Kg Kipouvo, a 30-minute drive from the township here, in what is called Sharity of Hope's Christmas Book Party 2017, recently.Chairperson of Kg Kipouvo Village Security and Development Committee, Anne Lasimbang, who helped in organising the party, graced the occasion. The visiting group brought with them lots of goodies for the children, including food, stationery, hygiene products, lunchboxes and bottles, and preloved clothes and toys.
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On top of it, a total of about 500 brand new books worth about RM4,000 were distributed to the children that day. The event, as a culmination of two months' donation drive from the general public, is an annual event with SMK Majakir's Form Six English Teacher Audrey Koh as Organising Chairperson. The previous two children's Christmas parties were in Bundu Tuhan.Koh said the Sharity of Hope runs this programme every year, not just to benefit the children of rural areas but also to spend quality time with them and teach them the value of giving back to the community. "It was a joy to see our children mingle with the village folk and spend their time bonding, laughing and playing," she added.
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