Angel's - RIKL Aquaria Trip Apr

Project Name:	RIKL-Angels Kids Home Educational Aquaria Trip
Date:	29th April 2006 (Saturday)
Venue:	Aquaria & High 5 Breadtown
Project Leaders:	Li Ping findliping@hotmail.com
Members:	Team Bravo IW March 2006 - Bernice, Carrin, Christal, Chun Yip, Dean, Jessica, Kwan, Lii, Li Ping, Patricia, Szu-Mei, Weng Meng, Woon Chin, Adrian
Project Partner:	Angels Kids Home
Brief:	Updated 7 May 06  Bravo’s Aquaria and High5 trip After almost a month of planning, meetings and getting sponsors, the day that we were going to reap the fruit of our labour came on Saturday, 29th April, 2006. Team Bravo met at the oldest “drive-through” A&W’s Restaurant in PJ, opposite the Taman Jaya LRT station. As it was 8 in the morning, some took the opportunity to have a quick light breakfast. We crammed ourselves (SEVEN of us!!) into a car and headed straight to the Angels Kids Home where we met up with the remaining members. Upon arrival, we were greeted by the group of excited kids and their ever-so-protective dogs. Every kid was bursting with energy and all dressed up for the trip. We broke the ice almost immediately by playing games such as theBanana Dance, Night Walk and the kids’ favourite, Simon Says. Despite arriving early at Aquaria there was already a long queue waiting at the entrance to the exhibition. We were led through a spectacular journey of the vast ocean beginning from the jungle. The kids were mesmerised by the various colours, shapes and sizes of the aquatic fishes. Simply magnificent! It was tremendous fun searching for those hidden and camouflaged reptiles and insects in their environment. Throughout the tour, both the children and adults were full of “Oohs and Ahhs”. Before leaving Aquaria KLCC, some managed to purchase souvenirs for the kids from the Aquaria Giftshop. Seeing so much water and the XXL size of fishes at Aquaria KLCC inevitably reminds the group of lunch. To avoid the jam-packed area at Suria KLCC shopping centre (and risk losing a kid), we quickly drove on to a Pizza Hut outlet in Shah Alam for lunch. Lunch was perfect! We felt like the Guests of Honour having the entire front section specially reserved to accommodate all 26 of us. The moist chocolate cake and soup-of-the-day worked well as appetizer while the break sticks and pizzas were snapped up almost immediately as the waitress left it on the table. Top it all with a glass full of Pepsi and you have very stuffed children.  Burp….burp….burp…… What better way to continue the trip than to have a personal tour around the High 5 Bread Museum after a satisfying meal of pizza? Though Aquaria KLCC was packed the High5 Bread Town Museum was unbelievably overwhelmed and chaotic with other excited school children and teachers (equip with a whistle) screaming and whistling at the top of their lungs (considering it was a Bread Factory!).  After a simple briefing, we gathered around the magical door at the entrance of at the Bread Museum. Why magical? Well, the tour guide counted aloud “1, 2, 3, 4...” and the visitors continued with a loud cheered of “High 5!!!” before the door would open. Finally, after going through the history of bread-making we got to witness the actual process of making bread, a staple for many during breakfast. Indeed, we were impressed by the stringent quality control which the factory workers had to abide with. Draped with white apron, gloves and caps, it helped to reinforce the importance of cleanliness to everyone. Walking through the visitors’ passage way, we had a bird’s eye view of the entire bread making process from the mixing of the ingredients to the baking in the conveyor oven and onto the packaging of the bread into the air blown bags. At the same time, the soft “High 5” music serenade us . It  went, “High 5, High 5… Simply the Better Bread”. The subtle message definitely got through as we soon found ourselves humming along. At the end of the “walk-through” Bread Museum, the kids helped themselves to the interactive computer games. Questions about the history of bread worked wonders in reinforcing the new information learnt earlier. We were the last to leave on that hot Saturday afternoon. Everyone was given a complimentary High 5 bread and bun. Again the staff at High 5 asked, “What’s the best bread?” obviously expecting High 5 to be the answer. All in all, the trip was great fun for both the kids and the mentors. Many things were learnt, new experience discovered and many friendships cemented..…certainly to last! Still, can’t help but wonder about the complimentary basketful of High5 breads in the Angels Kids’ Home. 1.There were 15 adults (13 RIKL members, Belinda and the kakak, Nani) accompanying the 11 kids from Rumah Kanak Kanak Angels. 2.Total contributions received - RM 1,541.00     Total expenditure                 - RM    835.04    Balance of contribution         - RM    705.96 3.Balance of contributions was donated to the Rumah Kanak Kanak Angel, Kuala Lumpur Updated 24 April 06  Programme for the Aquria Trip on 29 April 2006. 7.30 am: Team members meet up at A&W’s Restaurant, Taman Jaya 8.30 am: Angel’s Kids Home 8.35 am: Ice-Breaking Session 9.00 am: Light snack 10.30 am: Aquria 12.00 pm: Lunch 3.00 pm: High 5 Bread Museum 6.00pm:Back at Angel’s Kids Home Number of vistors:     11 children,                                      13 adults Names and ages of children from Angel’s Kids Home: Boys                                   Name(age)                David(13) Ezra(9) Gabriel(9) James(8) Junior(4) Jeremy(3) Girls 7.   Keshla(9) 8.   Mimi(9) 9.   Esther(8) 10. Sandra(8) 11. Samantha(7) For more information, do contact Tan Li Ping (Project Manager) at 016-6915038 ------------ BRAVO will be organizing a trip to Aquaria with 11 kids from Angels Kids’ Home. These children are very well behaved and lovable. Guaranteed that it will be a fun and exciting trip for those who like children.   They will be fundraising through corporate sponsorships and other fundraising methods.  Who are they? Rumah Kanak- kanak Angels Kuala Lumpur is a home for orphans and abused, abandoned and underprivileged children. The home has 11 Children in total of mixed races between ages 3-12 years but mostly 7 and 8 years old.6 males 5 female. Address : 126, Jalan Hujan, Gerimis 2, Taman Overseas Union, Wisma Old Klang Road. Register now!  This event is open to all. To participate or contribute to the event? Just drop the organiser an email at findliping@hotmail.com

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Angel's - RIKL Jumble Sales Apr

Project Name:	Angels Kids Home-RIKL Jumbo Jumble Sales
Date:	30th April 2006 (Sunday) 8.00am to 4.00pm
Venue:	Mont Kiara Sunday Jumble Sale
Project Leaders:	Christal Loh
Members:	Team Delta IW March 2006 - Christal Loh, Jolene Chong, Li Jia, Nur Aishah, Ei Lynn, Vincent, Ezra Tay, Roger, Evangeline, Shir-Leen, Alan, Lii, Adrian, Tim, Dean, Vignesh, Nathrah, Szu-Mei, Li Ping, Siaw Ling, Siaw Chian, Eddie and many more.
Project Partner:	Angels Kids Home - Belinda 03 7983 2126
Brief:	Updated 14 May 06 Manage to receive many donations of clothes, stationeries, accessories, toys, kitchenware & random things from friends & RIKL members.  Many RIKL & non-RIKL members helped out before, during & after the event. Eg: Transporting our stuff [and our group members (those without transport)]from our “storage home” in TTDI to Mont Kiara. Help us sell during the event, help us set up the place and clean-up after the event. Achievement We are proud of what we had done (the Jumbo Sale). Got to know a lot more people (the public; RIKL members) Great start for our first project (Jumbo Sale). Make more friends. Other than just the amount of money we manage to raise, we manage to learn as we go along with the project, such as:- Handling people and communicating with people Proper planning – no last minute Meet new people How to organise a JUMBO SALE project Brainstorming Think wise and make wise decision Set achievable goals and achieve them Need to have back-up plan(s) Consult the experts for better understanding & knowledge Fund Collected from the Jumble Sale  Gross Profit:RM 1 677.80 (-)  Expenses:RM 307.00 . Total Profit:RM 1 370.80 ...and donated to  RIKL future projects -(50%) RM 685.40+ RM 27* = RM 712.40 Angels Kids Home-(50%)RM 685.40 – RM52*  = RM633.40 *RM 52 was spend on prepared breakfast for the children during our visit *RM 27 is additional sales after the project Updated 25 April 06  In the month of April, we'll be having a jumble sale to fundraising for RIKL.  Volunteers are needed... Donations of Second Hand Items... Your junk is cash to us... Please kindly donate anything that you would like to get rid of to us. The items can range from old magazines, wearable second-hand clothes (no rags pls...), electrical appliances, tennis/ badminton racquets, toys, souvenirs (many people have excess of these from their travels), vases, plants and yes, even toothbrush (cheap, unused ones...). Anything sellable is ok with us. If you know of any companies which you think could donate their items for this event, please direct it our way... Who are they? Rumah Kanak- kanak Angels Kuala Lumpur is a home for orphans and abused, abandoned and underprivileged children. The home has 11 Children in total of mixed races between ages 3-12 years but mostly 7 and 8 years old.6 males 5 female. Address : 126, Jalan Hujan, Gerimis 2, Taman Overseas Union, Wisma Old Klang Road. Transport Cars to collect the donated items from various donors before the event AND from our collection place to Acorn Mall on that Sunday (23/4) Man & Woman-Power We'll need lots of help! These range from sorting out the items before the jumble sales (tentatively 22/4) to sales person on the day of jumble sales. Why are we doing this??? The main purpose for this is to fundraise for the overall operational running cost of RIKL. Year in and year out, RIKL will have money flowing out. We have Introduction Weekends to run, flyers and banners to print, activities & projects to organized, as well as the rental of our RIKL storeroom. Other than that, this will be a very good opportunity for members to learn more about fundraising. Learn about how the public's view is about a youth development society and also sales tactics to persuade others to contribute more. There will be many challenges, but it will be fun at the same time. Come and join to enjoy selling junk while making money for RIKL. Do sign up by dropping me an e-mail. We'll need all the help that we can get! Yours truly, Joe Quah Fundraising Officer - Raleigh International Kuala Lumpur

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Precious Children Home Fultsal Apr 

Project Name	RIKL-Precious Children Home Futsal
Date:	29th April 2006 (Saturday)
Venue:	Sports Unlimited Futsal Court, PJ
Project Leader:	Nelson Kan (016 3817828) info@raleighinternational.org.my
Members:	Team Alpha IW March 2006 - Choon Wei, Jerusha, Farah, Nelson, Shino, Su Lyn, Vincent, Alan, Adrian, Emily, Eddie, Arnida, Lin
Project Partner:	Precious Children Home - Evelyn   016 3614733
Brief:	Updated 12 May 06 A Precious Moment.  By Jerusha Today was the day and it arrived hot and sunny too.  After a month's worth of planning by team Alpha, the futsal match dedicated to the Precious Home kids would take place. Alpha had hosted a lucky draw event which delivered 1000 ringgit. A brilliant success, I must say. It was my very first time: a real virgin-futsaler. It was obvious too, when I was the only one who showed up in jeans.  All the old faces were there: Choon Wei, Emily, Alan, Nelson, Farah, Su Lyn, Shino, and Adrian. It was our very own Alpha reunion together with some Deltas, a few of our cronies and (drumroll please) the Precious children plus their caretaker. All in all our team amassed to 23 people, so we split right down into two groups. We started off with a warm-up session to loosen those stiff 'ole muscles and creaky bones. One of the kids, a tiny chipmunk kindly volunteered to lead us and we soon followed suit, twisting and turning at (very) odd angles. Then off we went! It was us vs. them. It started on a mellow note, as a couple of us newbies didn't want to make some clever move like tripping over the ball or kicking it into the wrong goal. Then like that (*snaps fingers) we all began chasing after the ball, executing some pretty smooth maneuvers (or at least I'd like to think so).  I worked up a sweat in no time, just watching those kids hunt down the ball like natural predators. I swear, they must have been on Duracell or something the way the just kept on going and going and going... Surprisingly, Alan and Adrian actually put up a decent fight. All those hours spent jungle trekking didn't go down the drain after all... The team spirit was definitely present. The competition was intense, creating this energy that kept pushing us on (even when my legs threatened to breakdown). In the end, we managed to score a few goals with the score summing up to 3-2.Hurrah! Things screeched to a halt when there was a collision between the boys: Shaun twisted his hand pretty badly (Su Lyn said she heard a loud snap, ouch!) but he took it like a real man, without a single complaint. Proud of you, kiddo. It was around 1:30 by that time which meant two things:  1.game over 2.lunch! We headed over to the nearby KFC and managed to wrangle enough seats by breathing down one or two customers' necks. Then we tucked in, between bouts of conversation and (friendly) teasing. The kids were obviously enjoying themselves (duh! not just anybody gets to hang out with us after all, right?) as we warmly cross-examined them about school, life and everything under the sun.  After our bellies were filled to near bursting, we decided to say our goodbyes. It was a real tear-jerker ending when we left, complete with heartfelt partings and Nelson's car almost crashing into Adrian(what a waste, right?). All in all, it was a real finger lickin' good time.  Updated 21 April 06  Organize a fun futsal game of Raleigh and Precious Children Home for some underprivileged  teenagers who are very keen to learn and play futsal. They have never had the opportunity to play futsal before and are very very keen and excited with the idea of this activity together.  Do not worry about playing like an expert because it is all about having a good time together while playing some football, guys and girls alike.   Who are they? They are 12 secondary students from a variety of underprivileged background ranging from 13- 15 year old.  Home address : 11, Lorong 3/ 57A, 46000 Petaling Jaya. ( Behind MPPJ library) Register now!  This event is open to all. To play a game of footie or contribute to the event? Just drop the organiser an email at info@raleighinternational.org.my

Turtle Conservation Project - Melaka Apr

Project Name:	Save our Turtles – Turtle Conservation Project
Date:	22 - 23 May 2006 (Sat & Sun)
Venue:	Kampong Padang Kemunting, Melaka
Project Leaders:	Carol Ng naeem.ng@gmail.com
Members:	Team Charlie IW March 2006 Carol Ng, Jimmy Tang, Zhi Yong, Chia Sin, Choon Wei, Woon Shang. Gerald Tan & Jerry Tan
Project Partner:	WWF Turtle Management Centre - Melaka
Brief:	Updated 4 May 06  Volunteering at the WWF Turtle Management Centre in Melaka by Carol Ng  On the 22nd, we were divided into two groups, of which the girls cleaned out excessive dust from the egg incubation room while the guys set up the nettings for the outdoor egg incubation area in order to create a cooler shade for the eggs. The process took about an hour or so.  On the 23rd, we were divided into two groups again to help clean out the WWF field house. Half of us helped to remove and remove and discard the weeds from the fences, while the other half cleaned the sink cabinets and kitchen floor. The process also took about an hour or so. On both days, we finished our work faster than anticipated, without any problems. We were left with plenty of time to relax and take lots of pictures of the lovely sunset by the beach. :D  During our visit to the Turtle Management Centre, we learned a bit about the different species of turtles found in Malaysia, and also how they collect the turtle eggs and incubate them under a shaded area as well as in an incubation room. Updated 13 April 06 The turtle conservation project, which is taken by Team Charlie as their post Introduction Weekend project is confirmed to e on 22-23rd May 2006 (Saturday & Sunday). There are 8 people at this moment and they planned to go there by bus. They need somebody from RIKL to guide them along this project. There are a few tasks related to turtle conservation:  hatchery management, monitoring, education and awareness. THe following list of things to bring may be useful: 1.      Insect repellent (sandflies, mosquitoes) 2.      Long-sleeved shirt, long pants, sweater  3.      Sleeping bag 4.      Toiletries 5.      Low-powered torchlight with spare batteries 6.      Raincoat 7.      Cap/hat 8.      Sun protection lotion 9.      Cooling clothes 10.     Stationery 11.     Personal Medication. They have a first aid kit there. 12.     comfortable walking shoes, toilet slippers FYI, the accommodation will be provided. Transportation and meals on  own. Approximately RM 45 per person, breakdown as follows:  KL  to Masjid Tanah (bus) = RM 11  Masjid Tanah to Pekalan Balak ( cab) = RM 5  6 meals x RM 5 = RM 30  An additional RM15 goes to accommodation and running of the turtle  sanctuary (Utilities and running of WWF)   Volunteers! Get sign up now.  Contact or email-Carol Ng +6016-9950708 (naeem.ng@gmail.com), Xin  Tong +6012-2739503 (xintong87@gmail.com) Best wishes, Xin Tong Updated 6th April 2006  Location : Melaka Duration : 2  days and 1 night (  Saturday morning – Sunday evening) Help WWF maintain their turtle conservation sanctuary beside the beautiful beach of Melaka. Whilst you are there, learn all about turtle conservation in Malaysia.  Your main task will be to support the operations of the sanctuary. Transportation and meals on own. Approximately RM 45 KL  to Masjid Tanah (bus) RM 11 Masjid Tanah to Pekalan Balak ( cab) RM 5 6 meals x RM 5 = RM 30 An additional RM15 goes to accommodation and running of the turtle sanctuary – Utilities and running of WWF.   Things to bring : Sleeping bag, usual camping stuff  etc  Preferred dates : Weekends only Look at our trip last Dec 2005  Register now!  This event is open to all. Just drop the organiser an email at info@raleighinternational.org.my.