Fund Raising

This year, we will once again have the Charity Food Fair to raise funds for the Global Volunteer Days. The details are as follows :-

Date :- 7th October 2009
Time :- 11 am - 2pm
Venue :- Oracle Malaysia HO, Level 38 Menara Citibank

For those interested in donating food, or other things for that matter (clothes, stationeries etc), please do drop me a line. Thank you very much!

"For it is in giving, that we receive" - St. Francis of Assisi

Map to the 'Soup Kitchen' venue

GVD Malaysia - 2009

This year, GVD activity for Malaysia would be joining in the 'Soup Kitchen' activity organized by the El-Shaddai Community Society. The event will be held on the 31st October 2009 where Oracle Volunteers will assist in preparation of the food, cooking, cleaning and serving the food, as well as spending time with the kids.

El-Shaddai Community Society

Some background about El-Shaddai Community Society.

Founded by Brother Ivan Kenndedy, El-Shaddai Community Society is a practical, hands-on non-profitable organization with many programs dealing with a wide range of issues that keep people especially children trapped in poverty from sicknesses, abuse and discrimination, starvation, lack of financial support, and those living in slums.

The 5 main focus of the El-Shaddai Ministry are :-

1. Running El-Shaddai 'San Pedro' Shelter Home for the Poorest of the Poor Kids (in Old Klang Road)
2. Anti-abortion Campaigns
3. Visiting slums and providing monthly rations to abandoned elderly folks
4. Venturing into Jungles of Malaysia and giving supplies to more than 60 'Orang Asli' families
5. Giving free food, stationaries, books etc through their 'Soup Kitchen' activity to around 200 less fortunate kids and single mothers, in Sentul, monthly.

The El-Shaddai society was one of 2005 nominess for Team Humanitarian organized by The New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd and PricewaterhouseCoopers (NSTP-PwC).