THE Kiwanis Club of Petaling Jaya held its 26th Installation of Board of Directors Night at a restaurant in Petaling Jaya recently.
It was graced by Kiwanis Malaysia Governor Doris Choo, Lt Governor Datin Jennifer Fernandez, club president Yap Yun Fatt, secretary Eugene Leow and members.
Yap thanked his committee members for electing him as the president of the 2009 to 2010 term.
“The Kiwanis Club of Petaling Jaya has this tradition of having a board of directors to work for a two-term office. Almost all the previous board of directors have continued to serve for the current term,” said Yap.
He added that last year, the club embarked on many meaningful projects like the fourth charity bazaar last December which raised RM50,000 and was channelled to the National Autism Society of Malaysia (Nasom) and Thalassemia Society of University Hospital (Thasuh), and a small Chinese New Year party at Angels House in January this year, in which RM1,000 was donated to the home.
“Then on July 11 this year, we organised our charity golf tournament, of which the proceeds raised will be presented to both Nasom and Thasuh,” said Yap.
A mock cheque for RM30,000 was then presented to the NGOs. Nasom chairman Teh Beng Choon and Thasuh representative Yong Yuen Fatt received the cheque.
As guests tucked into Chinese courses, the club also took the opportunity to present a Braille typewriter to a blind girl.
“This is the second Braille typewriter we are donating. The first was to Lim Pei Yim, 12.
He added that for the upcoming term, the projects include continuing the partnership with Nasom and Thasuh, small projects like visiting and rendering help to orphanages, recruitment drive and sponsoring a new club.
Yap said the club had also started its own blog at: http://kiwanispj.blogspot.com.
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