Thursday, December 4, 2008

Agathian Shelter

Agathians Shelter is a home for children located in Petaling Jaya. It is an orphanage home for 32 boys from the age of 3 to 17 years old. Agathians Shelter is a home to orphans, abandoned children, and children of single parents. This home is managed by 7 committee members who are all volunteers. These committee members have to share the cost equally if they do not raise enough money by the end of the month to support the children welfare.The home employs three full time staff as caretakers, and a volunteer administrator handles the day-to-day administration work.Agathians Shelter depends on public donations for its day to day cost. The funds are used to pay their rent, utilities, food, education and medical bills.
On another note, the children are not exempted from their school fees. The home need to raise funds and make sure they have enough money to enroll each children to school every year.

So these kids also have their own Christmas wish list but on a more important note, we would like to emphasize more on getting donations so that the kids can enrol for school. As we all know, putting 32 children to school is a huge amount of money. With just 7 members, it is absolutely impossible to raise that much money.

Although there are people who donated uniforms and stationery for them to go to school, but with no money to be enrolled..the uniforms and stationary would be useless. Especially now with technology, the kids are required to pay a COMPUTER FEE of RM50. So therefore, we are going all out to get as much donations as we can to help these children. Agathians Shelter has also agreed to give us a tax exemption receipt....a proper one..(not the one from the supermarket).

Date: 28 Dec 2008
Time: 4pm-9pm
Venue: Agathians Shelter

*Map will be attached soon. A bunch of us are going there with their presents and having a small party as well. It will be a BBQ dinner. Anyone who intends to join, kindly notify me. Every child will call the person who bought them their gift personally to thank them.

A personal friend of mine, Yi Vonn who is a hair stylist is kind enough to provide free hair cut for all the children so they have a new fresh look for New Year.

Attached below is their cost of going to school and also the wish list of these 32 wonderful children. Also attached is their "Legal Registration Document" and also the council member's name card with their "Tax Exemption Status".


Name Card with Tax Exemption


Legal Registration Document


School Fees

Wish List

Pictures

4 comments:

  1. wow..lots of Lego Bionicle request..there are actually quite a few types of it too.

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  2. Yea... Interested in participating? Haha...

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  3. i'll chip in with dean to get one of those lego bionicle thingies.

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  4. hey...found cheap lego thingy...but not sure...is that they want? bionicle lego is kinda pricey...can we give them alternatives which is without the bionicle? =p

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