pelf-ism is contagious

I received this poem from Amelia, whom I am sure is not a stranger in the blogosphere, and she suggested that I put it up in my blog to encourage YOU to support Eden Hendicap Service Centre. Now, be good, and make THAT pledge. YOU can make a difference..

Be generous to a fault…
A special appeal from Amelia Jane

What you keep, you never use,
What you give away, you get back in time and again,
It’s the law of generosity,
Our temptation is to hold on to our possessions and money so tightly that our knuckles turn white,
Our common thoughts are “What’s mine is mine” and “I worked for it, and I deserve to keep every penny”,
Those who practice generosity know that giving to others is the best way to receive,
We are blessed in order to bless others,
When you give generously, you build up a bank of good will,
Don’t be a miser with your “treasure”,
That’s the secret to true riches.

Giving is Living.

Footnote:

Amelia Jane wrote this post as a support for the SISUAHLAI Charity for the National Cancer Society and Sarawak Children’s Cancer Society. Click here for further information or email him.

Amelia Jane would like to inform readers of this blog who lives in or near Kuching that the Sarawak Children’s Cancer Society will be having a Charity Food Fair at Kuching Civic Centre on 6th August 2006. Please drop by and give your support.

I know by now most of us bloggers have heard enough of the up-coming Blogathon that will commence on July 29th at 9pm, Malaysian time. In fact, quite a number of us have been consistently promoting the charity organizations that we are representing.

This is another attempt to force persuade you to support Eden Handicap Service Centre and its cause, if you have not already done so. Come on, isn’t it FUN to see bloggers missing out on their precious sleep but instead sitting in front of their computers entertaining you? I’m sure it is *smiles*

Now, if you have not done anything significant in terms of giving back to the society, THIS, is your golden opportunity.

Eden Handicap Service Centre needs your help and support. Those selfless people behind the Service Centre have been toiling tirelessly since the centre was established in 1991. They have been providing FREE services to the disabled when in fact, they could have easily earned RM 450 per person per month. Or more. And these people with big hearts have also taken the time and trouble to organize outings and BBQ and a food fair for the disabled (read here).

Ask yourself these questions:

• Am I willing to leave my current job to take care of the disabled?
• Am I willing to give up clubbing (or insert any of your favourite activity here) to spend time at the Handicap Centre?
• Am I willing to take care of those who cannot take care of themselves?
• Am I willing to spend a weekend taking the disabled to the zoo?
• Am I willing to spend time with people who will NEVER be my potential business partners or clubbing buddies?

If you answered NO to any of the above questions, the least you could do is to support those who have answered YES.

Come on.. It will not take very much of your time to make THAT pledge (you may change your sponsorship amount before the Blogathon ends). At the end of the 24 hours, an email will be sent to you with the amount you have pledged, and you will send the amount directly to Eden - see, we don’t handle your money, so do not be afraid that we might use it to pay our webhosts *smiles*

All blogging will be done at Yvonne’s so remember to drop by and see how we are doing, OK?

Note: You may view the list of bloggers (in alphabetical order) who are participating in Blogathon 2006 here. But then again, wouldn’t it be more meaningful to support a local charity organization?

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I choked and almost cried when I saw this picture in Eden’s website.

This boy here looked soo cheerful and happy despite being handicapped. I may not know what happened to him, or what disease he was suffering from, but what I understand is that there are a lot of other handicapped people who are alive, and that there’s something we can do to make their lives easier and happier.

So this year, a group of us, Yvonne, John Ling, Charmaine, Jess and I will be group-blogathoning to raise funds for Eden Handicap Service Centre. The service centre, based in Penang, is an independent non-profit organisation, and is the only handicap centre in Penang that gives FREE facilities (others charge at least RM450 per person per month). It was started to help the disabled to come to terms with their disabilities, to engage them in fellowship with other disabled and able-bodied friends, and to provide adequate training to place them in suitable jobs.

So what are WE going to do?

The four of us will attempt to blog non-stop for 24 hours by posting an entry every 30 minutes in the annual Blogathon.

And what can YOU do?

You may pledge an hourly amount and the total will be calculated and sent to your e-mail when the blogathon ends, OR you may pledge a lump sum for our efforts!

At the end of the event, an e-mail will be sent to you with your total pledged sponsorship and the details where the money should be sent to. You will send the money directly to Eden to ensure legitimacy and you may choose to donate by writing a cheque in favour of “Eden Handicap Service Centre Berhad”, or by postal order, or you may walk-in to Eden personally. We do NOT handle the money at all.

Act NOW!

Click here to sign up and sponsor Eden. But because Malaysian charities do NOT accept online donations, after signing up, just key in the amount you would like to pledge, for example, type “20″ if you would like to pledge RM 20 and in the currency unit drop down menu, select USD (don’t worry, you will only need to donate the amount you entered in Malaysian Ringgit).

** Alternatively, you may donate directly to Eden **

Wei Khang may no longer be around, but there are many others who NEED your help. It does NOT matter how much you sponsor, as long as it comes from the heart.

Remember, what goes around, comes around..

End note:

Yvonne has chosen to raise funds for a Malaysian organization because she believes that “charity begins at home”. And if you have not done much to the society recently, please consider sponsoring Eden. No amount is too small. Seriously.

Let’s join hands and together we make the lives of the disabled easier and happier