Christmas
is the season to bless others and at Jumble Station we believe in bringing joy
to the hearts of poor single parents in the best and most practical way
possible. We gifted them with shopping vouchers worth RM150 for each
school-going child so that the child can have a new uniform, new pair of shoes
and possibly even a school bag is there’s enough money left over.
This
year, the back to school party was held on December 5, within the premises and
the surrounding area of the Reading Station located just next door to Jumble
Station’s second hand shop at Angsana Flats, Subang Mewah, USJ1. The heavy
rains almost derailed the event but thankfully the skies cleared by 4pm as a
total of 118 single parents and their kids showed up for the occasion.
Kicking
off the fun mood for the party was emcee Adrian Ong and the 8 youngsters he
trained, who danced a lively number to the tune of a Malay song followed immediately by a speech from PWP
co-founder Sanice Kam who also officially launched the start of the spanking
new Reading Station.
Social co-ordinator Jayapratha shared about the vision and mission of Reading Station, to encourage the love of the English language and spark the love of reading among the poor kids in Angsana Flats.
Social co-ordinator Jayapratha shared about the vision and mission of Reading Station, to encourage the love of the English language and spark the love of reading among the poor kids in Angsana Flats.
The
Christmas spirit was then infused in the crowd with the lively and joyful
rendition of familiar Christmas carols by Dunamis Cellgroup while balloonist
Elsie Phang surprised both adults and kids alike with her adroit skill at turning
an ordinary balloon into cute little shapes. While each child was presented
with a Giant shopping voucher of RM150, each parent was presented with a
shopping voucher of RM100 together with a goodie bag of toiletries, cookies and
stationery and to round off the evening, each parent and child were given a KFC
finger-licking good treat.
For
the poor single parents who have never had a chance to attend our back to
school party until this year, it was an eye-opening and fabulous event. New single mum Shamala with 3 school going
children was so thankful she said ‘thank you’ several times to PWP. Her joy was
palpable in her eyes, her appreciation for the shopping vouchers each of her
child received which would help her as she shopped for items for the new school
term was evident from her tear filled eyes.
Haliza,
another single parent with one school going child, was ecstatic upon receiving
the voucher and later sent a sms stating “ thank you very much for everything.
I really appreciate it.” Old timers like single mum Annie, who rushed from her
hawker stall despite being drenched in the heavy rain as well as single father
Tan Chee Boon was just as delighted to continue to receive a helping hand with
the shopping vouchers this time around as well.
Their
obvious delight would not have been possible if not for the many individuals
who came forward to donate the cash needed to purchase the shopping vouchers
and to these folks who stepped up to the plate despite the poor if not
challenging business environment , we from Parents Without Partners and Jumble
Station say a very very sincere “Terima Kasih!”
