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| Posted: 05 Aug 2011 06:26 AM PDT CARE FOR DOGS PAWS Mission, an independent dog rescue group, will hold an adoption drive this Sunday at 2nd Floor corridor, IOI Mall Puchong (next to Digital World) from 11am-6pm. The organisation also welcomes volunteers and donations in kind for dry and canned dog food, cages and playpens, dog treats, shampoo, towels, disinfectants and newspapers. For details, call 016-332 3382 (Ho)/ 012-395 7217 (Ivy)/ 012-919 2263 (Kim)/ 013-811 3787 (Alice)/ 012-695 2128 (Hui Ling) or email info@pawsmission.com. HEALTH TALK Tropicana Medical Centre is holding a free public forum on Children's Immunity System tomorrow from 2pm to 3.30pm at its auditorium at No. 11, Jalan Teknologi, Taman Sains Selangor 1, PJU 5, Kota Damansara, Petaling Jaya. There will be a talk by its consultant specialist about children's natural defences and how to strengthen it. To register, contact 03-6201 1858 (Shona)/ 6287 1159 (Shoba) or visit www.greattummy.com/ www.tropicanamedicalcentre.com. INTER-RELIGIOUS FORUM An inter-religious forum entitled "Is Real Muhibbah Possible? A Religious Perspective" will be held at 8pm tonight at the WSD PH Hendry Hall, Buddhist Maha Vihara, Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur. There will be a presentation by speakers of various faiths. All are welcome. For details, call 03-2274 1141. FREE SPM SEMINAR The Ti-Ratana Community Centre will be organising a free SPM seminar this Sunday at the SEGi College in Kota Damansara, Petaling Jaya, from 7.30am-5pm. Stationery and lunch will be provided. Students who are interested in attending the seminar are required to register by Saturday by contacting 018-366 9900/ 012-290 5163/ 03-2274 1889. TALK ON VIRAL HEPATITIS Sime Darby Specialist Centre Megah is organising a free health talk tomorrow from 2.30pm to 4.30pm at its premises at 79, Jalan SS 23/15, Taman SEA, Petaling Jaya. Consultant physician and gastroenterologist Dr Loong Yik Yee will talk about Viral Hepatitis — Treatment and Prevention. For registration, contact 03-7803 1212 or healthcare@simedarby.com. VOTE FAVOURITE LOGO Malaysians have until Sunday to vote for their favourite visual representation of the country's largest public infrastructure project in the MY Rapid Transit (MRT) logo design contest. The contest was initiated to commemorate the recent launch of the MRT project, and offers a RM10,000 cash prize for the winning logo. To cast your votes, visit www.kvmrt.com.my. MEET MBSA MAYOR The Shah Alam City Council will be having a Meet the Customers Day today from 9am-11.30am at the MBSA Gallery, Ground Floor, Wisma MBSA. Customers will be able to meet heads of departments as well as Shah Alam mayor to answer their queries and issues. For details, call 03-5522 2734/ 2743/ 2741. LANE CLOSURE The New Pantai Expressway (NPE) will be closed in stages from now until Sept 30 from 10pm to 6am (Km0.0 to Km19.8) to facilitate road resurfacing work. Highway users are advised to follow the road signs and to keep within the speed limits. For more information, contact the NPE Infoline at 1-300-88-1010. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search. |
| Students experience running in the blind to raise funds for MAB Posted: 05 Aug 2011 06:26 AM PDT THE HIGH-SPIRITED students and faculty members of SEGi University College, Kota Damansara, got to experience what it is like to be blind, albeit momentarily, at the FOURSEGi Run with the Blind 2011. The charity run aimed to raise funds to aid the education of the blind, with proceeds to be channelled to the Malaysian Association for the Blind (MAB). Some 300 participants completed the 4.5km route by running with a visually impaired person or running in pairs with one partner blindfolded; several opted to run on their own. Though the run was organised by the institution's Bachelor of Mass Communications final year students, many of its School of Communication Studies students helped out as volunteers. "The run is great in terms of creating awareness on what it is like to be visually impaired. Perhaps it can be organised as an annual event," said Mohamad Hilmi Mhd Najri, a final year American Degree Programme student. Nur Izzati Noor Hashim, who partnered Hilmi, said it was initially difficult to run blindfolded but attributed good guidance skills and communication to them being able to complete the event. "Being blindfolded made us listen more attentively and we were more attuned to our other senses," said the third year Engineering degree student. Visually impaired Mohamad Reduan Junus, 36, described the run as good fun as he ran around the Selangor Science Park vicinity in Kota Damansara with his partner Stephen Sesaiah. Reduan shared that he became blind by circumstance after experiencing a series of nine accidents between 2002 till 2003. "It was initially difficult to adjust to my new life, but I learnt how to rely and cope with my other senses like taste, sound and feel," he said. Reduan, who previously juggled odd jobs, is now a first semester Braille student at MAB. "It was a good experience to get to know each other and share our stories," said Stephen, a 46-year-old lecturer. "Having participated in the run gives us sighted people a better understanding of the blind and to empathise with them." SEGi Group CEO Lee Kok Cheng, who ran blindfolded with his wife, said the event taught him to trust his partner and to be more aware of his other senses. "We tend to ignore a lot of things as normal sighted people, but being blindfolded makes us more sensitive to other elements and to be more aware of our environment," he said. Speaking on behalf of the organising committee, event project director Muhammad Sabri Mezan said they were impressed by the positive attitude shown by the blind people during their visit to the MAB. "We were amazed by how strong and happy they are. They're very appreciative of life, and would prefer living independently than relying on self-pity," said the 24-year-old. "MAB provides the education they need in terms of training them in life skills and preparing them for the workforce. "However, their education requires special equipment, books and software. MAB spends RM15,000 daily just to provide the visually impaired the education they deserve." Having spent nearly three months organising the run, Sabri said it also made them not take things for granted. Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by Used Car Search. |
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