A couple from the Beautiful Gate Performing Arts Troupe at the launching of the ‘Be An Angel’ campaign yesterday. — NST picture by Aswadi AliasWomen, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Dr Ng Yen Yen said her ministry would assist in such efforts.
She said this after launching the "Be An Angel" Campaign 2008 at Summit Shopping Complex in Subang USJ yesterday.
The fourth annual campaign was organised by Beautiful Gate Foundation For the Disabled.
It is aimed at encouraging more effective and meaningful participation between the able-bodied and the disabled.
The foundation's executive director, Sia Siew Chin, said the campaign consisted of three programmes, namely the Angels Training Camp, Angels at Work and Angels Initiation Ceremony.
The camp will be held at the Seminary Theology Malaysia Training Centre in Seremban for three days from May 17.
It is open to the public for a minimum donation of RM100.
Sia said that after completion of the camp, participants would be encouraged to commit at least 30 hours of community service within a six-month period at Beautiful Gate centres.
Sia said the grand finale would be held in December in conjunction with International Day for the Disabled which falls on Dec 3.
For registration forms send an email to bgcentre@yahoo.com or call 03-78736579.
More information can also be obtained via http://beautifulgate.mydiip.net.
On another matter, Sia said the foundation was disappointed after it recently discovered that some irresponsible parties, claiming to be representatives of the Beautiful Gate Foundation, were collecting door-to-door donations.
"We hope the public will not fall victim to this scam as we have never held door-to-door or street donations.
"Whenever we set up stalls to raise funds, we ensure that the person who manages the stall must be a disabled trainee from the foundation."
Source : http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Monday/National/2206109/Article/index_html
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