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Community Assistance
Providing for basic needs An offer of help or opportunity is often all that is needed to assist community members lead safer and easier lives. For remote villages without road access, travel to schools, healthcare facilities and between villages can be challenging, sometimes taking hours, days and sometimes weeks to get from one place to another. Fresh water supply and electricity is not always readily available and wood homes that are weathered and improperly structured can make living uncomfortable. Regular engagement with the local communities enables us to provide for their most basic needs - electricity, clean water and building materials for their homes, schools and places of worship. To ensure we are constantly in touch with the communities, we make regular visits to check on project conditions and identify necessary maintenance works. For instance, we repair worn-out timber structures, and fix improper electrical wiring. Additionally, requests are often made for the unexpected repair of bridges; clearing roads from land slips; maintaining the water pipes and electrical wiring in villages, and a host of small contributions to help out in emergencies. We help provide communities by providing:
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August 2011
Donation of building materials for local church building
Samling donated building materials to assist the Roman Catholic Church of Rh Lajang ak Manggie, located at Sungai Linei, Marudi to complete the community's new church building.
The assistance includes building materials and furnishings such as cement, bricks and chairs, amounting to RM12,000 (US$4,000).
Jun 2011
Bringing medical care to remote villages
"When they cannot come to us, we have to go to them," says Dr Jack Wong, Director of the Miri General Hospital, who led a medical team of 22 health professionals into the interior of Sarawak to conduct a medical outreach programme on the weekend of 17 to 19 June 2011.
Jointly organised with Samling, the programme provided health screening, counseling and medication to almost 300 villagers, mainly Kenyah, Kayan and Penan who live in isolated villages in the remote Upper Baram and Upper Tinjar regions of Sarawak.
For these villagers, access to medical care is difficult, and it often means several hours, even days, of travel by foot or boat.
"We have the manpower," says Dr Wong, "but we are not familiar with the roads in the interior. Fortunately, Samling assisted with the logistics. The forestry company's Central Base Camp served as an outpatient clinic, and the company transported villagers to the site."
"The objective of our medical outreach is to nip health problems in the bud," says Samling Community Liaison Officer, Stewart Paran. The hospital staff volunteers provided the medical expertise and equipment, while Samling purchased the medicine needed. Villagers underwent a general health screening that included blood pressure checks, blood sugar and visual acuity check. They were also treated for worms and head lice, which are common health problems among forest communities.
Since the Upper Baram is a malaria-prone area, there was a mass blood examination. Blood samples have been taken for analysis at the hospital laboratory in Miri, and public health officials are expected to travel to villages to treat suspected cases.
Meanwhile, the eye screening test showed 40 villagers in need of spectacles, with 11 requiring cataract and pterygium surgery. If not treated, these eye diseases could lead to blindness. Both Miri General Hospital and Samling have committed themselves to following up on these cases.
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 Penan mother and child waiting for their turn at Samling's CTB clinic |
The Medical Outreach Programme is the fifth to be conducted by Samling. The first was launched in October 2009.
March 2011
Donation of building material for building of a longhouse
Besides providing site levelling services for the construction of longhouses and animal husbandry purposes, we also donate building materials for the construction of longhouses for the indigenous communities in Sarawak.
Samling contributed RM15,000 (US$5,000) worth of building materials Rumah Adam in Sungai Nawang, Marudi to assist in the building of a new seven door longhouse to replace the old one. Among the building materials donated were cement, roofing, bricks and water tanks.
March 2010
780 Penans and Kayans received medical attention at community outreach programme
More than 700 members from 20 villages in Ulu Baram received medical attention at Syarikat Samling Timber's Lutin camp in Ulu Baram which for three days was converted into a bustling medical point.
This is the second time that Samling collaborated with Kuching Specialist Hospital (KcSH), following a tremendous response from the maiden medical outreach programme in October 2009 in Samling's Pelutan camp.
Medicine supplies worth more than RM16,000 were dispensed by a medical team comprising physician, dentists, and medical assistants. Two severe cases requiring further medical attention were immediately referred to Miri Hospital via helicopter service provided by Hornbill Skyways.
The outreach programme was headed by Ngeng Ek Cheng, Director of KcSH and Datu Cheong Ek Choon. Samling again played host to the medical field team and was instrumental in providing logistics support.
This included providing transportation and accommodation to the visiting team, and making over 20 trips a day ferrying villagers from pick-up points at main logging roads as far as two hours from camp point. Samling also provided meals for all volunteers and every villager who came to the camp.
"Making the timber camp the focal point of the medical has allowed many more people to receive treatment, instead of moving from one place to another which would involve a far more complicated logistics arrangement," said Stewart Paran, Samling's community service officer.
Dr Lim Kok Ban, Resident Consultant Physician of KcSH, is no stranger to the community outreach programme having led the first team in October 2009. He was joined by a dedicated 20-strong team of two dentists and medical assistants who made a gruelling six-hour journey by land from Miri to Ulu Baram where they tirelessly met with villagers who arrived as early as 7.30am with the last to leave past 5pm.
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 Dentists Dr Patrick Tie (centre) and Dr Kong Lik Lin (right) assisted by Julia Aran (left) attending to a Penan mother. |
This rare gathering of local communities of this strength in this area also presented a unique opportunity for government agencies such as National Registration Department, Marudi Department of Agriculture, and Pusat Kemahiran dan Pembangunan Sarawak, and a local NGO, Sarawak AIDS Council Society, to serve the people in their respective capacities.
The NRD were able to register 67 new identity card and birth certificate applicants and issued28 identity cards and 53 birth certificates to previous applicants. The other agencies gave talks and advised the villagers about basic healthcare and daily practices, and also agricultural schemes available.
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 A Penan child from Long Luteng holding up his birth certificate that he has just received from the National Registration Department. |
"This effort would have been impossible if not for Samling's logistics assistance in bringing the team in from Miri, and transporting the villagers to the camp," said Mr Ngeng in the closing ceremony.
"We hope that this would inspire other corporations to partner us for future collaborations," added Mr Ngeng.
December 2009
Barama's Medical Outreach Programme
Getting regular access to medical care is always a challenge for rural communities. As an extension of Barama's corporate social responsibility programme, medical outreach efforts were initiated for three neighboring communities at the end of 2009.
Over one hundred people, mainly women and children from the communities of Great Troolie Island, Caria Caria and Bethany received treatment for various ailments. The number of patients treated by the medical team represents an average of 20% of the total population of these communities.
Residents applauded Barama's effort, citing that this was the first time a private company has embarked on such an undertaking in their communities and that they welcome and appreciate this gesture by Barama.
Residents also mentioned that although they receive some amount of governmental aid as two of the communities (Caria Caria and Bethany) have health centers, not all essential medication are available at these centers. The health workers managing the centres also needed supplementary assistance to care for and treat uncommon or more complex health issues.
WhileBarama has a medical center in its Buckhall operations from which these communities and others nearby could go to receive medical assistance, the company decided to conduct a twice yearly medical outreach visit to reach out to these communities directly. Barama also recognizes the need to have a healthy and strong workforce as many of its employees come from neighboring communities.
The company is positive that these outreaches will strengthen its relationship with surrounding communities and ensure its employees benefit from the healthcare assistance.
While serving at Caria Caria, the medical team also took the opportunity to visit another CSR project undertaken by Barama in November 2008, where the company had supplied lumber for the construction of a bridge linking the Caria Caria main trail to the school and health centre. The construction of the bridge has made going to school easier, faster and safer for the children.
The bridge is reportedly still in good condition and Caria Caria residents remain grateful for the assistance from Barama.
October 2009
Samling brings healthcare services
to Ulu Baram villages
Joint Medical Outreach Programme with Kuching Specialist
Hospital
"Ever since the flying doctor service (FDS) stopped almost three years ago, my people had little access to healthcare. For that, I wish to say thank you to Kuching Specialist Hospital (KcSH) and Samling for enabling many of us to receive treatment," said James Nyurang, the headman of Tanjung Tepalit.
James was among the 300 villagers who were at Samling's Pelutan Camp in the upper Baram region of Sarawak to seek free medical services provided by KcSH in partnership with Samling. This initiative is part of Samling and KcSH's corporate social responsibility programme aimed at bringing healthcare and creating health and hygiene awareness to the communities in the Baram interior.
Leading the medical outreach programme are Ngeng Eng Cheng, Director of KcSH, and Datuk Chong Ek Choon, the programme advisor. The 18-member for this programme is headed by Dr Lim Kok Ban, a physician from KcSH and Dr Lu Ting Yin, a dentist from Kota Samarahan Polyclinic, and they were assisted by nurses and dental assistants.
This pioneering effort by the team had the blessing of the chief minister who also sponsored the air tickets for the team members from Kuching. Samling assisted in picking up the patients from their respective longhouses and sending them back after their treatment at the centre. In the October programme, the company made 15 trips per day to get patients to the centre from their longhouses and also provided free lunch at the centre. The efficiency of Samling's logistics team received praise from the medical team.
"The logistical operation went perfectly in that we got the maximum number of people. If we were to visit each longhouse, it would be almost impossible to rea
August 2011
ch the same number of people in two days. We salute Samling's dedicated team of drivers, some of whom are actually camp managers. We have the best partner for this project although initially there were skeptics who question our choice of Samling as a partner," said Ngeng.Ngeng added, "We came to help those who had little access to consistent healthcare. In this we are actually grateful to the folk of Ulu Baram for giving us the opportunity to serve them."
Samling's community affair officers, who are familiar faces in the community, are the appointed local coordinators and liaison to inform the villagers of the visiting medical teams' scheduled visits and to arrange for facilities to enable them to seek medical services.
"What we have here is similar with a rural clinic. At times we treated villagers for minor injuries and common illnesses," Samling Timber Sdn Bhd's Community Service Officer, Stewart Paran Libut said, adding that Samling has been providing community services since the 70s, long before CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) become popular.
The MoU for the collaboration was signed in September 2009 with the first medical outreach programme taking off at Pelutan Camp, Ulu Baram in October 2009. A medical field team appointed by KcSH comprising medical practitioners and qualified medical volunteers from both the private and public sectors would make scheduled visits to target communities. The MoU promises medical services for one year for rural communities.
Healthcare services offered in the medical outreach programme include basic health screening, dental care and vision test. Unscheduled visits may be made in the event of any outbreak of illness among rural community. Samling's camp facilities scattered around the Ulu Baram region would function as field medical centers. If required, Samling would assist the medical team to set up temporary sheds as field clinics in the villages.
Samling's role in the collaboration is to also provide transportation and accommodation assistance to the visiting medical field teams between Miri and its camps and to target communities in the Baram region. Logistics support also covers medical emergencies in the event that a medical evacuation is needed and for referral cases to the hospitals in town.
The second team of doctors and volunteers is scheduled to go into another area of the Ulu Baram region for the next medical outreach programme on 28 to 31 March 2010.
1 March 2009
Doyon Clinic Organises Blood Donation Drive
The Doyon Clinic in collaboration with the Malaysian Red Crescent Miri and the Miri General Hospital organised a successful blood donation drive among Samling employees in March. More than 35 pints of blood were collected from employees from Samling's factory and administrative operations in Miri.
This blood donation drive kicked off the first of three donation drives that the company and its employees are supporting this year. Our employees want to play a role in saving lives by ensuring that the Miri hospital's blood bank is adequately stocked.
The Doyon clinic is located in Samling's housing and recreational estate Kuala Baram. It is a fully-equipped clinic manned by fulltime trained medical personnel to provide in-house medical and healthcare to Samling's employees who work and live in the estate.
November 2008
Preschool: The first step to a brighter future
In the village of Long Lellang, the mid-morning silence was broken by the sounds of children singing in Pastor Lah Deng's home while at the same time in Long Main, children can be heard reciting their ABCs excitedly.
Together with the other villages of Ba'Mubui, Long Sepigen, Long Sait and Long Kepang in the Ulu Baram region, children aged between three to seven are beneficiaries of a pre-school programme jointly initiated in July 2007 by the Malaysian Medical Relief Society (Mercy Malaysia) and Samling.
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| Samling volunteer handing over a whiteboard for a preschool | Toddlers with their learning and colouring books |
This project came to fruition to address the lack of, or inexistent, elementary educational facilities in these remote settlements deep in the Sarawak rainforest. The nearest kindergarten in a more established village could mean a full or a few day's walk in the forest, discouraging parents to send these children to school.
The preschool programme is aimed at preparing these kids for Primary 1 in later years so they do not get left behind their peers in class. Lessons are usually held in the pastor's house or in the village church. A typical lesson is comprised of teaching the children the basic skill of reading, writing and counting, along with colouring and singing activities.
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| Looking smart and ready for school: Children in their new school uniform | Learning is fun! School children with their teachers |
Mercy Malaysia flew in a volunteer to assist with the preschool's curriculum and teachers' training. Teachers, usually the pastors, were briefed on how to conduct lasses, plan for each lesson and make teaching aids. Children's discipline, punctuality, personal hygiene and cleanliness were also emphasised.
Samling supplies stationery and books for learning and colouring lessons annually. Milk and biscuits are contributed monthly to ensure that children stay nourished in school. Samling also donates hygienic supplies and maintains the monthly cost of operating the preschools.
"It is in preschools that children learn many languages, social and practical skills that will benefit them immediately and also enhance their chances for future achievement. We hope that this programme will help lay the foundation for these kids for a brighter future," said James Ho, Chief Operating Officer of Samling Limited.
November 2008
Shortening the long trek to citizenship
The Penan people living in settlements in the far reaches of the Sarawak rainforest are hampered by logistic and financial constraints that have made it difficult for them to apply for identity cards and birth certificates.
Samling collaborated with the Forest Department and National Registration Department, International Tropical Timber Organisation in Bario and Long Sait in Ulu Baram to facilitate an identity card registration exercise in March 2008.
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| Thumb print for Identification Cards Registration | A busy set of affairs in Long Sait Church |
More than 200 Penans, with some of them trekking for days across rugged terrains made trip to the registration venues which were held at the ranger's station in Bario and the church in Long Sait respectively.
Samling sponsored and provided road and boat transportation to ferry the people from different Penan villages to get to the registration venue.
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| A fleet of Boats grounded for the Registration process from various downstream Penan settlements on the Seluonguh River | Government office staff verifying the various documents |
13 May 2008
Samling Volunteers in Tanjong Beach Clean-up
Samling Group of Companies kicked off its inaugural beach cleanup project with more than 120 volunteers gathering at the Tanjong Beach in Taman Selera, Miri on Saturday, 10 May 2008.
In the true spirit of volunteerism, the participants, who were mainly Samling employees, gathered at the beach front as early as 7am on their non-working Saturday to participate in the cleanup. The volunteers enjoyed sunny skies and breezy ocean wind while doing their part to keep the Tanjong Beach clean.
Volunteers covered a 300-metre stretch where three-tonnes of trash were removed during the two hours that they took to clean up the coastline. Most of the trash and debris consisted of dried leaves, twigs, coconut husks and typical items left by beachgoers: cigarette butts, soft drink cans and empty bottles.
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“The Tanjong Beach is precious to the Miri communities, families and the many visitors who frequent the beach,” said James Ho, Samling’s Chief Operating Officer. “It is important for us in Samling, to recognise that by working together, we can, in small ways, protect the environment and preserve the beautiful Taman Selera coastline.”
“By asking our employees to volunteer for the beach clean-up project is Samling’s way of giving back to the community,” he added.
The success of the beach cleanup is also made possible by the generosity of dedicated volunteers and the strong support of the community leaders and local sponsors. The Miri City Council supplied garbage bags and provided garbage disposal trucks to cart away the rubbish, in addition to their strong backing throughout the project. Consumer food products giant, Nestle sponsored energy-sustaining beverages while telecommunications giant Celcom ran a roadshow. The Lutong chapter of Juniors Chambers International came onboard with 15 volunteers participating in the activity.
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“Following the positive response from the participants and success of this project, we aim to make beach clean-ups a regular Miri community activity. We hope to see more volunteers from the local communities, and even beachgoers participating in our upcoming activities,” said Andrew Wee, the committee Chairman and Samling’s Assistant General Manager, Group Administration.
The Tanjong Beach clean-up activity will set the pace for a series of community-related activities that form part of Samling’s corporate responsibility programme that will place this year.
December 2007
Shortening the Long March Back to
School
Samling provides
assistance to children to return to school for the new term
A tangible sense of excitement hangs in the air, punctuated by the sounds of children's laughter and animated chatter at Samling's Kelesa Camp. The 16 children from remote villages of the Ulu Baram region in Sarawak are at the camp preparing for the remaining leg of the 142km long journey that will take them back to school in the Bario highlands.
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"The rural children's determined pursuit of education is inspiring," Martin Hamilton, Samling's Community Affairs Officer said.
Samling chartered three vehicles and boats to ferry the children together with their anxious parents who accompanied them. Penan community volunteer Seluma Jalong was hired to chaperon and cook for the entourage.
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"Providing means of transportation, accommodation and food is the least we can do to alleviate the gruelling journey."
With assistance from Samling and access to logging roads, the long march back to school has been shortened by half the time it used to take. Up to two years ago, going back to school entailed a six-day walk in the forest.
"Our children could only come back once a year. Now, they can return home three times a year during the term breaks. Parents can see their kids more frequently," Seluma, whose daughter was one of the children, said.
November 2007
A League of Their Own: Football Brings Ulu Baram Youths Together
November 2007 saw a very special event in Long San village. For the first time in forest village history, more than 50 youths from five villages in the Ulu Baram region of Sarawak came together for the inaugural Long San Cup football tournament.
Youths of different tribes i.e. Penan, Kelabit and Kenyah from villages of Long Main, Long Sabai, Long Lellang, Long Benalih, Long Sait, and Long Semiyang congregated in Long San village to celebrate the culturally diversified event.
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Samling's Community Affairs Department had worked with the villages' youths and communities to organize the tournament. Leveraging on the popularity of the fun sport, football is seen as an effective means of promoting cross community interaction, while bolstering greater understanding and respect between communities.
"I scored two goals!" Larry John, a Penan youth from Long Main exclaimed. When asked about the highpoints during the game, he added, "we enjoyed ourselves and everybody stayed together as a team."
The day was a great success.
The enthusiasm shown by the youths to participate and the willingness of Long San community to support the venture was a true reflection of this fact.
"We hope to have this event once again to be held on 31 August in the spirit of Malaysia's National Day as a way to bring the community together," Philip Kallang, the village headman of Long San said.
The goodies sponsored by Samling such as refreshments, trophies and brand new football attire ensured the young people had a wonderful time. The company had also provided transportation and accommodation for the teams travelling from distant villages.
December 2007
Long Main Produces Penan Graduates
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Paul is a primary school teacher. He teaches Geography and Bahasa Malaysia in a school in Long Seridan. Roland is pursuing a degree in Communications in University of Malaysia Sarawak in Kuching.
"My ambition is to be a journalist. I want to see the world," Roland said when asked why he chose his field of study. He graduates in 2010.
Teaching is just a temporary job for me. I hope to further my studies," said Paul, who also works as a tour guide in Mulu Caves.
Both Paul and Roland represent a new generation of Penans who believe that education is an agent of change for the development of their community. "It is critical for our community to catch up with the economic development that is happening outside the village so we don't get left behind further," said Paul.
Education give Penan youths like Paul and Roland a head start in life. With brighter career opportunities afforded by an education, they will be able to move on from doing odd jobs.
Paul and Roland are among the beneficiaries of Samling's bursary scheme which provides financial assistance for students' tuition fees, pocket money and air fare to travel home during the semester holidays.
Community Developments in Long Main
A relatively new
settlement, Long Main has come a long way since it was founded in
the1990s. With a population of over 70, the former hunter-gatherers
settled in this satellite community so their children could attend
primary school located in the Long Lellang village nearby.
The village bears the achievement of receiving 24-hour electricity as a result of the Group's electrification scheme. The recent years have seen the community moving from practising subsistence agriculture to wet paddy and crop-growing, and animal husbandry.
Some of the community developments that have taken place in the last year.
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Electricity rewiring scheme
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fire risks. Also a result of energy efficiency provided by the
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Let there be light. (Left)
Energy produced from the mini-hydro dam supplies 24-hour
electricity to the village. (Right) Street lighting to light
up dark pathways. Villages can now walk from house to house at
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Fire safety awareness.
(Left) Fire hydrants installed to confine the spread of fire.
(Right) Fire drill taking place.The whole village runs the
risk of being diminished in the event of the fire because
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New Wheels for Malaysian Red Cross
Samling recently donated an ambulance to the Miri Chapter of the Malaysian Red Cross Society (MRCS). The ambulance costing RM123,225 was handed over by Mr. Troy Yaw of Samling Strategic Corporation to the chapter chairman and Deputy Chief Minister, Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Amar Dr. Chan Hong Nam on 30 August 2007.
"Our small contribution to the MRCS is inconsequential compared to all the good work and voluntary service its members have rendered to the Miri community," Mr. Yaw said.
Dr. Chan thanked the company for its steadfast support over the years. "Samling has always been supportive of our mission and is a fine example of an organisation which understands its role and responsibility as a corporate citizen," says Chan.
Samling has previously donated a pick-up truck, sponsored a semi-detached house for the first prize of the MRCS Raffles ticket sales in one of its fun-raising campaign, bought two dialysis machines, and gave RM100,000 in cash for the hydro therapy pool of Sunflower Centre.
August 2007
Rural Medical Assistance in Long Urun
Forest communities in the rural regions of Sarawak face a number of barriers when seeking health care. These barriers include the availability of healthcare facilities and professionals, affordability of the communities and transportation or accessibility issues. In these rural areas, communities rely heavily on medical volunteers and assistance to reach out to them.
Samling recently joined forces with the Lion Club of Miri to run a rural medical assistance project for the primarily Penan community of Long Urun. The two-day event was held at Tamex Timber's Long Urun Camp. It was a busy day for the health team, all volunteers, who travelled from Miri to provide free medical services such as general health, dental and eye checks, blood tests and pap smears for the 600 people who showed up. Apart from the health screening, donations of daily essentials like milk powder, clothing and food were made to the villagers.
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Penan Service Centre In Long Jekitan village, Samling helped build a Penan Service Centre, consisting of a school, student dormitories, staff quarters and dining and recreational halls. The Centre cost RM1.2 million of which RM230,000 was contributed by the state government. An agriculture office and R&D quarters were also built and plans for a medical centre are in the pipeline. We also contributed a 30hp outboard engine to transport the villagers in this community.
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Nahaha Commercial Centre The State's Agriculture Department started the Nahaha Commercial Centre, a vegetable farm project at Long Na’ah for the Kayan community located near Kelesa Camp. Some 70 Kayans are involved on the project planting a variety of vegetable on their own land. Each Kayan is responsible for his or her plot or rows of vegetables. The produce has a ready market as Samling is a ready buyer of fresh vegetable for our camps' use. In the meantime, Samling stands ready to help the villagers level land to enable them to build new homes. As the village is located across the clear gurgling brook below, the Kayans are also able to use the timber roads to reach other villagers where they can sell their produce. |
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28 February 2014 Samling rushes aid to Long Jegan fire victims Samling came forward with donation in cash and kind to victims of a fire which destroyed 44 of the 80 doors of a Berawan longhouse in Long Jegan, UluTinjar on Wednesday and left some 628 residents homeless. The donation, which includes foodstuff, used clothing, diesel, and a cheque for RM5,000, was handed over today to Penghulu Patrick Jelaman bySamling’sChief Operating Officer; James Ho. Samling has also pledged assistance for the clearing of the burnt site for rebuilding activities. On behalf of his community, Penghulu Patrick Jelaman expressed his gratitude to Samling for the company’s contribution and generosity which was timely and needed as the villagers attempt to rebuild their longhouse. Samling is also currently undertaking the road construction project to Long Jegan under funding by Kementerian KemajuanLuar Bandar dan Wilayah as part of its corporate social responsibility efforts.
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11 April 2014 Samling goes bold and bald for children cancer charity Fifty employees of Samling have bravely stepped forward to voluntarily have their hair shaved off to raise funds and awareness of cancer in children. This is the first time Samling takes partin the annual Go Bald campaign organised by Sarawak Children Cancer Society (SCCS), which is going stronger now in its sixth year. "We have included SCCS’s Go Baldevent into our company's corporate social responsibility (CSR) portfolio as we have seen and believe in the good work that they are doing. We shared this with our staff and encouraged them to participate by either going bald or by donating money towards the fund," said James Ho, Samling’s Chief Operating Officer. Total collection from staff to date isRM14,573.50, and Yaw Teck Seng Foundation has pledged a sum that matches every ringgit collected by staff. "It may not be an easy decision to go sit in the barber’s chair, but we trust that the money collected from this effort will go a long way in helping many of the children cancer patients and their families in terms of financial aid and other means of support. We are proud to be associated with and giving to this noble cause," added Ho. A satelite shave was organised at the Group’s headquarters today.Everyone was in high spirits cheering their fellow colleagues who sat in the hot seats. The busy work week could not have ended better than having come together to throw support for a worthy endeavour. |
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11 June 2013 Perdana ParkCity donates ambulance to St John Ambulans Malaysia WP Perdana ParkCity Sdn Bhd donated an ambulance to St John Ambulans Malaysia Wilayah Persekutuan (SJAM WP) recently. The fully-equipped vehicle was handed over by Perdana ParkCity Sdn Bhd finance director R K Pany to the SJAM WP officials and witnessed by SJAM commander-in-chief Dato Dr Low Bin Tick at DesaParkCity, Kuala Lumpur. The donation would enable SJAM WP to provide better services through its 24-hour voluntary Emergency Medical Assistance Service (Emas) to the public. SJAM WP has been operating the 24-hour Emas since 1998 and despite limited sources, has handled over 16,000 emergencies of which 421 are CPR (situation where a patient has no pulse and has stopped breathing) cases. "With better resources, in the form of additional or new ambulances and funds, we hope to increase our capacity and capability to serve the society." "We will continue to seek support and assistance from the corporate bodies and the public to help us help others in providing complimentary Emas for the community," Dr Low pledged in his appreciation speech at the simple handover ceremony. According to Dr Low, it utilises donations from the public which are tax exempted, and proceeds from fundraising activities such as the annual Flag Day and charity events to finance its operations. As for the administrative expenses, they were met mainly with funds from conducting first aid courses as well as public duties. Last November, SJAM WP held a fundraising dinner with proceeds used to purchase the much-needed ambulance to operate the Emas. Realising the great need, Perdana ParkCity Sdn Bhd generously responded by donating RM200,000 to enable SJAM WP to fulfill its goal of acquiring another ambulance for its emergency operation. Among those present at the ceremony were SJAM WP regional commander Dr Kim Loi Kheng Min, regional honorary secretary Kartigesan and regional honorary treasurer Wong Fong Lin.
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2011
Elegant Living establishes programme to help improve lives of children in remote area
In 2011, Elegant Living started a nutrition programme(给孩子加个菜)to encourage and improve diet and growth of children in mountain areas.This was followed by shoe giving project (为孩子送双鞋) to ensure every child has a pair of shoes and also a book drive (请孩子读本书) to encourage reading and learning.
