Saturday January 17 was the launch of the National Council of Senior Citizens Organisations Malaysia’s (Nacscom) second day care centre at the Semarak DBKL flats in Setapak. The first one was opened in Damansara Jaya on Jan 10. See Star Online report here.
The Semarak centre comprises an open area on the ground of Block B and a flat on the first floor containing a Reading Room and a Computer Centre. Hope EFC helped organise the Hari Seni at the open area with artists from far and wide: a painter from Iran (Ivy's English language student), Orang Asli weavers, a Chinese pottery man from Cheras, art students from Dasein Art College doing paper greeting cards, a craftsgirl making caterpillars from kitchen towels and disposable chopsticks, local Malay portrait artist and painter, ceramic painting artist May and sister Betty, and floor chalk artists from Australia, Hong Kong, and Canada (3 young girls from YWAM)! Our youth helped at the Origami table and the colouring contest for the younger kids. It was a wonderful morning of art and creativity, friendship and FUN!The weather was sunny and breezy, and everything went swimmingly well, imho, all praise and glory to God! Despite that Saturday being a replacement school day, there were still many children and teens who came to provide enough "business" for every table to keep them busy. In fact, it may have been a good thing as otherwise, we would not have been able to cope!
For great pictures, go to Priscilla's post here. She said, "I HAD A FANTASTIC TIME!!!!" So did I! And so did many others, thanks and praise be to God, and to all the willing and cheerful volunteers, helpers and donors! God bless everyone of them, and the dear old senior citizens and the residents there (who did the gotong-royong cooking and serving, dancing and enjoying!)
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