Life Lesson #21: Richness

Two Sundays ago, I had the privilege to participate in the Time to Give Back event organized by Responsible Blogging 2013. And, as shown by many charity events, it wasn't just a matter of distributing items to the kids; it was a unique and meaningful lesson of life.

We went to three places in total - Ashrama Ramakrishna, Children's Protection Society and Shan Children's home. At each orphanage we distributed sandwiches, drinks and a tablet, sponsored by Subway, Chatime and Ninetology Malaysia. Thank you for the delicious lunch and for putting smiles on the kids' faces!

Ashrama Ramakrishna

Reach out to Ashrama Ramakrishna by dropping by at No.37, Jalan Scotland, 10450 Pulau Pinang, or contact them at 04-2270869/ ramkorp@hotmail.com.

Do check out their website http://theramakrishnapg.org/ for more details!

Display board at Children's Protection Society

Drop by at 118-A, Jalan Scotland, 10450 Pulau Pinang as well. If you're interested in donating, sponsoring or volunteering at Children's Protection Society, ring them at 04-8294046 or e-mail them at cpspg@hotmail.com. 

Check out www.cpspg.org.my for further details!

Shan Children's Home

Located at 679-D, Jalan Mount Erskine, Tanjung Tokong, 10470 Pulau Pinang, Penang Shan Children's Home Association needs your help. You can reach them at 04-2292186/ 016-4127711 or via e-mail at shanchildrenhomepg@yahoo.com.

Remember that every bit of help counts!

Kudos to Alextan Artworks for bringing his team over to cover the entire event for free! (http://www.facebook.com/alextanartwork?group_id=0).

One thing that really touched me was how thankful and responsible the kids were. They seem much happier than other kids, maybe because they've learnt to appreciate the little things in life. The people running the orphanages also put in their all to provide for the kids, not just material wealth, but also mental, spiritual and religious wealth.

But orphanages don't run on blogs alone; they need any form of help we can offer. They need volunteers, donations, supplies. Most of all, they need our help so that their kids can grow up to achieve their dreams. To help them, of course, we need to be rich. But richness isn't measured by money, wealth or property; it is measured by the amount of love we can give to society. 

Alex Tan and his hard-working team with the kids at Shan's Children's Home