Indication: (Back Row - Left To Right) Mr. Ong See Kwang, Maria Sandra Sho, Catherine Yong, Wendy, Grace Yong, Wong Pin Soon, Datin Mary Yong, Puan Nining, Chu Kong Ming.
Indication: ( 1st from Left) Sister Irene, (sixth from Left) Puan Maria Sandra Sho, (seventh from left) Chu Kong Ming, (eight from left) Datin Mary Yong, (ninth from left) Puan Nining Ballard, (Sixth from left) Wong Pin Soon, and (Third from left) Ong See Kwang.
Friday, December 11, 2009
The above event was successfully held at 11.00am on Thursday, 10th December, 2009 at the venue.
The 2-hours event was jointly organized by Lembaga Pelawat Hospital (LPH), PBS Wanita Tanjung Aru Division, UMNO Wanita Donggongon, and the Outreach Charity Group, for the benefits of the patients of Thalassemia who are mostly made up of children.
In opening of the event, Mr. Chu Kong Ming, Chairman of the LPH, said that he thanked all the organizing partners in helping to make the event a success. He noted there have been encouraging trends of more concerned caring for the Thalassemia patients from the government and its leaders. He particularly admires the active roles and supports of Datin Mary Yong (Wong Siow Lee)（拿丁黄秀丽）), the wife of YB Datuk Yong Oi Fah and also the Wanita Head of PBS Wanita Tanjung Aru, on the caring and welfare of the Thalassemia sufferers in the region.
Apart from that, Datin Mary Yong is also the Chairman of a Thalassemia society by the name of 'Prihatim Ibu Bapa Kanak-Kanak Thalassemia' in Kudat.
Co-organizer of the event, Wanita UMNO Donggongon, headed by Puan Nining Ballard, said that government through various welfare departments, agencies, and bodies, has been extending its helps, via various channels and forms, to these unfortunate group of the society.
Also a Deputy treasurer and member of the LPH, she wished the little token of the LPH and UMNO wanita movement can bring some joys to the sufferers during the festive season.
Puan Nining urged the public to be generously in donating their blood to the hospital where their contribution can help the Thalassemia patients tremendously.
Puan Maria Sandra Sho, who is the head of the Outreach Charity Group, and also the Deputy Secretary and member of the LPH, wished the society donate generously their old cloths and toys for the junior patients of Thalassemia which will surely help in their treatment of the disease.
The LPH would like to thank the generosity of Datin MaryYong and her group for the mouthwatering cake, fruits, and drinks; Puan Nining and her group for the biscuit, confectionery, cookies, crackers, and snacks; and Puan Maria Sandra Sho and her group for helping out in the event.
Especially mentioned are the various persons who attended the event, and helped, as follows:-
Personnel at the QEH's Thalassemia Treatment Centre especially Sister Irene; Ms. Catherine Yong, Ms. Grace Yong, and Wendy from Wanita PBS Tanjung Aru Division; the Secretary of the Wanita UMNO Donggongon - Ms. Florence Sua, Welfare Chairman of UMNO Wanita Donggongon - Puan Monica Apuk, Wanita UMNO Donggongon members Ms. Noridah Samat and Ms. Mary Jadion; and, Ms. Earlyn Lee and Caroline Manson from The Outreach Charity Group.
En. Wong Pin Soon （王平顺）, En. Dexter Lim （林明源）(The Secretary of LPH), and En. Ong See Kwang （翁书光） of the LPH were also presented in the function.
LPH would like to take this opportunity to wish the public 'Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year'.
Chu Kong Ming (朱刚明）
Chairman
Hospital Visitor Board (Queen Elizabeth Hospital)
e-mail: ckmalph@gmail.com
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