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Mooncakes Festival or Mid Autumn Season is around the corner, Beautiful Gate is selling mooncakes to raise funds for centres operational cost. Now a day, with food & fuel prices soaring, we find it is hard to make ends meet. We wish to seek for your support of this charity drive.

SHAH ALAM: Cerebos (M) Sdn Bhd recently donated RM10,000 each to two skills training welfare groups for the disabled — Beautiful Gate Foundation for the Disabled, and Society of Families of Persons with Learning Difficulties (Perkobp).

The company which manufactures the Brand’s range of health and wellness products made the donation through Brand’s “Gift of Love Campaign”.

General manager Koh Joo Siang said the group believed in sharing.
“We want to share by giving deserving non-governmental organisations a financial boost so that they can continue their good work.

“We can also help the organisations to upgrade their facilities which are essential for training and educating their members,” he said.

In four years, Cerebos has raised a total of RM60,000 for the two organisations. This includes the latest donation of RM20,000.
Beautiful Gate Foundation executive director Sia Siew Chin said: “The disabled, who are often seen as a burden to their families and society, are always looking for opportunities to be treated fairly.

“They yearn for education and training opportunities to be able to gain employment so that they can be independent and self-sufficient,” she said.

Sia said the foundation worked with the private sector and relevant ministries to train the disabled to enhance their skills and help them integrate into society.
Perkobp president Peter Phang said the donation would go into the organisation’s building fund.

He said Perkobp was seeking donations from individuals and corporations to realise its dream of relocating within the next two years.

The new state-of-the-art Cerebos factory is equipped with ramps, handrails and a lift which make the facility wheelchair accessible. These facilities will make it easier for disabled people to visit the facility and also allow the company to employ disabled staff.

KUALA LUMPUR: The physically challenged community in Kepong Baru finds it dangerous to use the flyover which links Kepong Baru and Taman Menjalara

The bridge was built to ease the traffic congestion in the area.

The disabled residents living in the area are forced to use the road daily because the pedestrian paths on both sides of the flyover are too high for them to get onto in their wheelchairs.
The paths, which are safer to use, are more than 5cm high.

The gradient of the slope going up the flyover is too steep for a person using a manual wheelchair, while those using electric wheelchairs or scooters also have trouble getting over the road divider to cross to the opposite sides of the flyover.

“We can’t go from one side of the flyover to the other without cars and motorbikes honking at us.
“It is very difficult, especially during peak hours. It is a hazardous and frightening experience which we have to face daily,” said Hee Yong Wah, 48, who is wheelchair-bound and has been living at the Beautiful Gate Foundation for the Disabled centre in Kepong Baru for 20 years. The centre has 15 residents who are all wheelchair-bound.

Kepong Community Service Centre head Yee Poh Ping, together with City Hall officials from the Public Works Department and the Urban Transport Department, visited the site yesterday.

“The issue has been brought up to City Hall’s attention. We hope the officials will look into the matter seriously and find a solution as soon as possible for the wheelchair-bound community here,” said Yee.

KLANG: The Japanese government donated RM155,000 to Beautiful Gate Foundation for the Disabled for its “Project for Installation of Recycling Bins for the Disabled” at the Pandamaran Chinese Methodist Church, recently.

Among those present were the Japanese ambassador to Malaysia Masahiko Horie, Selangor executive councillor Ronnie Liu, Klang Municipal Council deputy president Mohd Ikhsan Mukri, Beautiful Gate chairman Mok Jet Chuan and Beautiful Gate executive director Sia Siew Chin.

Beautiful Gate Foundation is a welfare-based organisation which provides services to people with disabilities. The 50 recycling bins from the donation to Beautiful Gate Foundation Klang centre will be able to expand the work skills training of 40 disabled persons who are supported by the foundation. – By Farhana Syed Nokman

KUALA LUMPUR: Caring Malaysians showed that they had big hearts by taking part in the “Be An Angel Campaign 2010″ at the Archdiocesan Pastoral Centre in Jalan Robertson, here, recently.

The volunteer training camp provided opportunities for participants to understand the plight of the disabled and be trained to help them.

The camp also helped people with disabilities (PWD) to learn how to communicate with able-bodied people.
On the final day of the three-day event, celebrities, members of the public and volunteers sang songs, participated in a sharing session and attended a prize-giving ceremony. Prizes were given to the best camper, best disabled camper and best team.

“The main objective of the camp is to break barriers between the disabled and society,” said pastor Sia Siew Chin, executive director of the Beautiful Gate Foundation for the Disabled.

“We do not have funds to employ enough full-time workers for all our homes.
“The camp was also held to recruit volunteers for our seven Beautiful Gate centres,” she said.

The Methodist Church set up the Beautiful Gate Foundation in 1993.

Fifty people, 24 PWD and 15 committee members took part in the camp.
Soo Wincci and Cindy Chen, winner and first runner-up of the Miss World Malaysia 2008/2009 respectively were among the participants.

Jeanie Lee, singer, William Lee and Eerven Teoh, co-hosts of the TV2 show What Say You? were also present.

Able-bodied participants were made to use wheelchairs, blindfolds and eat with their hands bound so that they could gained a better understanding of the trials and tribulations that the disabled go through daily.

“We need volunteers to give tuition to students at our centres on subjects like English and educate them to be tech-savvy by showing them how to use computers.

“Basically, we welcome any contribution from the public that is knowledge-based.

“We also need volunteers to help organise fund-raising dinners and other charity events.

“Volunteers are also needed in our recycling department, to help collect recyclable items such as bottles and tins which can be sold to generate extra income for our homes,” Sia said.

The campaign includes an “Angel At Work” segment” in which volunteers have to spend at least 30 hours helping out at Beautiful Gate homes or in fund-raising activities in six months.

She said the organisation was grateful to former Wanita MCA chief Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun who had been donating money to the campaign since it was launched by her in 2005.

“She donated RM5,000 for the campaign this year,” said Sia.

Chee Khiong, 25, who has cerebral palsy, was named the best camper in the person with disability (PWD) category.

Dionito C. Tararoc, who is deaf and mute, used sign language to say he had enjoyed playing the role of a villain who bullied the disabled in a sketch.

Tararoc was clearly delighted when he received a note that said: “Handsome boy, please keep on fighting!”

This was in a segment where participants wrote encouraging messages to another participants.

Those who wish to help can call 03-7873 6579 or 03-7875 8609, e-mail info@beautifulgate.org.my, or go to www.beautifulgate.org.my.

New straits times: http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/12nvc/Article

甲洞美门残障康复中心义卖会

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报名咯！2010年阳光天使运动之“蜕变”将让你的生活思想从此改变！

人生最大的幸福，莫过于有能力去爱。每个人都可成为别人的阳光天使，只要你愿意。

由美门残障关怀基金会和星洲日报所联办的《阳光天使志工培训营》将透过分享、游戏、小组讨论、各样节目和共同生活，来增加你对残障群体的认知，同时亲身体验与残障者共处和共识的乐趣，从而改变你对残障人士、对自己、和对生命的观点，激发你突破消极、跨越悲观、冲出自卑。

报名费RM130， 包括3天2夜膳宿、讲义、T恤。

欢迎踊跃报名参加，详情请联络张小姐03-78736579，或info@beautifulgate.org.my

What?

This is a three days two nights (3D2N) volunteer training camp whereby participants get to know better of the livelihood and the needs of people with disabilities (PWD). At the end of the camp, participants will get to know how to communicate, assist and deal with PWD.

Why?

The objectives of the campaign are:
• To bridge the gap between the disabled and society
• To promote volunteerism and community service

How?

• Participate in a three days two nights (3D2N) volunteer training camp, and
• Participate in a 30-hour Angel At Work within 6 months

When & Where?

Date : 28- 30 May 2010
Venue : APC (just opposite of hospital Tong Shin, along Jln Pudu)
Closing date for registration: 15 May 2010
*(Limited places, based on first come first served)

Who can participate?

• A person who cares and wishes to contribute to the society
• Aged 18 and above. Those below 18, to get parents /guardian to sign the consent form available upon request.

RM130 /pax (provided food & hostel)

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The building of Beautiful Gate Foundation Kepong Centre is old and has a serious leakage problem. Space is also inadequate due to increase of number of disabled trainees. We plan to rebuild the centre into 2 storey building. The project will cost about RM 800,000.00, include construction, lift and equipments.

“SPRING” Charity concert which jointly organised by BATU DANCE THEATRE , will be held on Feb 28, 11am, to raise funds for Kepong Centre building fund. Please kindly give us your support.

For those sponsor RM1,000 will be given 3 VIP tickets. Those sponsor RM100 will be given 1 ordinary ticket. Details please contact 03-78736579, or info@beautifulgate.org.my. Your donation to Beautiful Gate Foundation are tax exempted.

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甲洞美门中心的屋子由于太过陈旧，屋顶在多次修补后依然严重漏水。而且，日渐增加的人数也使活动空间不敷使用。因此，甲洞美门决定重建中心的建筑物，此项占地6千200平方尺的两层建筑物工程和室内设备与电梯，计划需耗费马币80万零吉。

我们将在2月28日早上11点与石头舞团联办《春暖》慈善舞剧，以筹募甲洞美门重建基金。凡赞助马币1千零吉者将获赠贵宾券3张，赞助马币1百零吉将获赠入场券1张。你的捐款将获得扣税优惠。详情请联络张小姐03-78736579，03-78758609

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Only by RM10 per ticket, you can win the below:

1st Prize – Toyota Camry

2nd Prize – Proton Saga

3rd Prize – Jewellery set

4th Prize – 42”LCD Television

5th Prize – 32”LCD Television

6th – 10th – Mobile Phones

11th – 20th – Digital Camera

21st – 30th – Radio CD Player

31st – 40th – Electric Rice Cookers

41st – 50th – Food Processers

More information please contact Mee Li at 03-78736579, or 03-78758609