Up in the punan.info/blog

Relating to our previous posts, our Charity Initiative made it on to the Blog of the community that we are helping. The following is the article on the blog.

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Meng Chwen selling T-shirt to help Punan Bah fire victims

May 27, 2008 · General news 

Wish Tan Meng Chwen and friends told Punan National Association much earlier, perhaps we can highlight their efforts in the press.

Tan, a Senior Lecturer at Sunway University College when contacted earlier today, told me he had collected clothes, and cash from donors who are mostly staff and students of Sunway University College. He hopes to get enough donations by middle of June before sending them over to Sarawak.

I just found out about their efforts today - when I did backlink check of Punan.Info - and found one of the link when to Meng Chwen blog.

The T-Shirt

Gabby modelling t-shirt. For each t-shirt sold RM2.00 will go to the fund to rebuild Punan Bah longhouse which recently destroyed by fire.

According to Meng Chwen(via his blog):

The first design “I’m addicted… Take me high up the mountains” comes in two variations—Grey and Purple (Magenta) for the front design—with a total production run of only 250 pieces. The shirts will hit the shelves beginning May 20, 2008. Each shirt is priced of at RM30.00. Overseas shipping charges will be extra…

For every shirt sold, RM2.00 would be donated to the Punan Bah Longhouse Charity Initiative that we’ve started. Initially the plan was to run a clothes, toys and stationery donation drive only. But here was an opportunity to give back to the community, too. So here’s our bit to raise awareness about the Orang Asli’s plight and to raise some money for them to rebuild their longhouses and lives.

“I’m Addicted…” motto on the t-shirt is nothing to do with drug abuse or drug addicts. It’s design for outdoor activities (trekking/mountaineering) - hence the “I’m Addicted..Take Me High” moto clarified Meng Chwen in his email to Punan.Info.

Punan National Assocation appreciated and deeply touched by the kindness that Meng Chwen shown towards the plight of the recent fire victims in Punan Bah, Belaga.

Latest development from Punan Bah

For Meng Chwen and all kindhearted Malaysians who have sincerely response to the plight of Punan Bah fire victims. They are currently negotiating a loan from “Sarawak government”. Today (Wednesday) the longhouse committee and PNA hope to meet Minister of Housing Dato’ Seri Abang Johari to discuss the loan.

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We hope that more will come to the aid of these poor souls we are trying to help.  

If you have any clothes, bags, toys and stationary that you do not need to use ever again and still are in good condition, please do put them in the boxes in the following places ;

3rd Floor in front of the library

Sun-U Condo

Hostel-Apartment

Cafeteria

or Bring them to the Trekking Club Lecturers - Mr.Tan Meng Chwen, Mr.M-A 

Plouffe, Ms.Janie, Ms.Collins

Also, do support the sales of the Trekking Club T-Shirt "I'm addicted, take me high... up the mountains"

The wordings are available in Purple & Grey

RM30 per shirt

RM2 of every shirt would be donated to Punan Bah Longhouse Charity Initiative

If you would like to make monetary donations,  you can donate any amount of money to people who selling T-shirt (with Punan Bah stickers on them) or lecturers (Mr.Tan Meng Chwen, Mr.M-A Plouffe, Ms.Janie, Ms.Collins)

We thank you all who have supported this charity and we hope that you spread this charity initiative to your friends so that they could help too!

Punan Bah Longhouse Charity Intiative

Punan Bah needed help and we believe CIMP-ians can help!!!

show everyone out there our CIMP spirit - PEACE & LOVE

The tragedy was on Monday (5th May 2008) at 11am. The terrifying fire burnt down 4 longhouses and made more than 300 people homeless. The oldest "Keliriengs" or burial poles in whole Sarawak that believed standing for over 200 years in Punan Bah were destroyed. The victims are currently in need of food and clothing. Here, CIMP Trekking Club wants to help and hope that every CIMP students and lecturers can help us too!!!

CIMP Trekking Club activities :

1. Booth collection of cloths, toys and stationary starting 26 May at
• 3rd floor
• Sun-U condo
• Hostle appartment
• cafeteria
• bring to the trekking club lecturers...



2. T-shirt - "I'm addicted, take me high... up the mountains"
• Purple & grey version
• RM30 per shirt
• RM2 of every shirt would be donated to Punan Bah Longhouse Charity Initiative
• Punan.info



3. Money Donations - you can donate any amount of money to people who selling T-shirt (with Punan Bah stickers on them) or lecturers (Mr.Tan Meng Chwen, Mr.M-A Plouffe, Ms.Janie, Ms.Collins)

Hey, CIMP-ians!! Don't wait any longer, take action to show them our spirit...

PEACE & LOVE

News about Punan Bah Tragedy :

Video - Punan Bah Longhouse in Fire
New Straits Time
Borneo Post
The Star

Car Wash, Car wash!!!

On the 15th and 16th of May, we the CIMP treking club had organize a two days car wash fund raiser in order to fund our trip to Mt. KK.

With the help of our lecturers, we managed to successfully wash 60 cars in just two days.

It was a really fun fund raiser (or as I would call it: fun raiser) as we got to play with water, splash each other with soap, manage the car wash etc.

Here are some proof of our efforts

Group A (main car park)

"trusty transporter"

Soaping it!

Group B, lecturer's car park

Squeeky Clean!

We Climb For Clean Peaks

T-SHIRTS

We are selling T-shirts to fund our trip

There will be a few T-shirts design coming up in June and July

These T-shirts are specially design by US for YOU

There will be a Limited Stock and sizes

so get yours ASAP

The T-shirt for this month!

(still printing, will update once it is out)

[Click to enlarge]

Price: Only 30 (not including shipping fee)

Color: Black

Size: ( to be updated)

Method of sale: Cash On Delivery (COD), Maybank, paypal

Places that we provide COD : Sunway area, Sunway pyramid, Sunway university, Monash etc

Contact: By chatbox or mail

Please join the Facebook event as well. Here's the link

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=15874660825&ref=nf

intro

We are bunch of Sunway University College students curently enrolled in the
Canadian Inernational Matriculation Programme (CIMP)

We love going up mountains, camping, taking pictures, etc...

Around 15 of us are going up to Mount Kinabalu which is also the mountain behind our RM1 notes, in late august.The trip and the stay there is pretty expensive and that is why this blog is made so that it will help us to get some money/donations to go up to Mount Kinabalu

We are not just going up for fun, but we are also helping to clean up the mountain on the way up and also help the orang asli around the area by providing them some food and clothes

so, please help us!!!