IPOH: The Salvation Army Ipoh Children’s Home sent 40 boxes of traditional fruit cakes to three welfare centres – Handicap Children’s Welfare Home, Yayasan Latihan Insan Istimewa Ipoh and Lovely Home for Old Folks. The home also prepared 8 sets of rice packs, drinks and fruit cakes for the homeless individuals.
The traditional fruit cakes were supposed to be sold at the Pinji Carnival, however, sales were not as good as expected, resulting in more than 40 boxes of cakes left. The assistant manager of the Home, Monnie Chang, had the idea of sending the cakes to other welfare centres so that everyone could feel the joy of Christmas as well. But what about the cost of the cakes?
“This fruit cake was supposed to be sold to raise money for next year’s education fund, but it didn’t sell very well. I thought about it, why don’t we use the power of social media to ask if there are any kind hearted people who are willing to adopt to the cakes at cost price, so that we can cover the cost and we can also send the cake to the welfare centers, killing two birds with one stone!” Monnie Chang said.
She added, “I didn’t expect all the cakes to be adopted in just two hours! So, we immediately arranged to deliver the cakes to two handicap centers, a home for the elderly and the homeless the next day, which was Christmas Eve.”
“We also brought along 20 children from the Carol Singing Team to sing Christmas carols for them and bring joy to the residents. This activity not only spreads love and care, but also teaches the children that it is more blessed to give than to receive.” Even though the children themselves come from underprivileged backgrounds, Monnie Chang said they need to learn how to help those in need, so that they can experience the joy of helping others and make this Christmas more meaningful than just waiting for Christmas gifts.
A total of RM2,500 was raised from the traditional fruit cake sale, with the proceeds going towards the children’s education fund for the coming year.
