The second destination was a community centre at Selesa Jaya. The logistics of safe and efficient food distribution was a little more difficult here, but 35 families went away with large bags of food so it was all worthwhile.
Here I had a chance to talk to Mr. Nelson Lim Thow Loon of Evergrown Technology Sdn Bhd. With his company shut down during the MCO period, he decided to launch a Food Aid Program to help people who had lost their jobs and were struggling. Nelson set up an NGO called the Evergrown Charity Program and you can get more details from their FB page. His motto is “We can do no great thing, only small thing with great love”. Here is Mr. Lim working alongside the MRC to help provide and distribute food goods.
While the recipients waited their turn, and two young ladies below kept track of who had received what. On the left is Ms. Joane Lim Shi Hui who is actively helping her father with his charity program. Her brother also came along to help out today. Next to her is Caren who helped the MRC to coordinate today’s events, and as you can see below, she was very useful in crowd control!
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