Report on PKIK CARNIVAL 2009

             On the 19^th of April 2009, Persatuan Kanak-kanak Istimewa Kajang Selangor (PKIK)  held a carnival in S.J.K Yu Hua field from 11 am to 4 pm. The Interact Club of SMJK Yu Hua Kajang under the supervision of Mdm Sang Fay Lee & Mdm Liew Poh Peng, has volunteered to help out in the event by selling tokens and helping out during the carnival. Nine members who volunteered to help were Leong Chen Onn, Low Weng Harng, Subash Rengasamy, Tan Toon Seng, Yang Keat Siang, John Eric Yeo Jin Wei, Kam Yuen Yuk, Chua Su Yee and WongShwu Peng. The others helped in selling the tokens to raise fund  before the carnival.

           

The PKIK is a welfare based organization serving the needs of children/persons with learning disabilities. It runs training programmes to help them in their overall development, learning independent living skills to enable them to lead a meaningful life . PKIK is dependent on donations from organizations and members of the public to help   people with special needs. PKIK Carnival is organized to raise funds  for PKIK’S Building Fund. There were varieties of food and refreshment, games and entertainments. There were a lucky draw held hourly and special bargains at the jumble sale.  For every RM 10 donation, donors will receive a booklet of coupons to enjoy at the Carnival.

 

Our Interact Club members arrived at the venue as early as 7.30 am for the briefing of each person’s task and assignment. Other PKIK volunteers arrived at 8 am to set up the stalls and prepare food and beverages. Our members started to help them unload and unpack boxes to their own respective stalls. Mdm Sang Fay Lee was also there to see how we were coping with the heavy tasks. With the aid of other volunteers from University of Nottingham, the  preparation went on smoothly. Around 10.30 am, participants started to  visit their favourite booths and stalls, even though the carnival was yet to begin. After finished unloading, each of our members was assigned to aid the volunteers with their stalls. Some of us helped out with the food and beverage stalls while others helped in the car park area.

 

Unfortunately, in the evening, heavy rain caused a  ruckus.. Most of the stalls had to be temporally shifted to another.. However, things were still under control and the event went on well. Members tried their best to promote their items and cleared al the l stocks later in the evening. At the end of the day,  volunteers started to clear up their stalls.  Our members helped to carry back PKIK’s belongings to the counter and started to load back everything into the truck. Everything ended  around 6pm and some of the volunteers were allowed to go back while others need to stay for the next truck to go back to PKIK base.

 

We as volunteers for the PKIK Carnival are elated and satisfied with the noble job done  and we would like to thank PKIK for giving us an opportunity to participate in this wonderful event. Even though very exhausted, we were glad to be given such an opportunity to experience new things.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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