A Report on IJN with Raya kids

12 Leos from the Leo club of SMK Assunta, accompanied by their Lion and teacher advisor, Lion Ivan and Puan Betty, were driven to the Institut Jantung Negara. The Leos then met up with the manager in-charge of the children’s ward, Mr. Bala. Mr. Bala then took the Leos to the 5th floor, where they waited for the children in the lobby. The leos were greeted after a while by a group of 5 children ranging from the age of 1 year to 13 years. The eventful day kicked off with the children loosening up with the children. The leos then helped the children with the drawing of the national flag. After the children had completed their drawings, the leos took out a few books and helped them with the reading part.

Two of the kids insisted on completing their drawings eventhough the other younger children were reading books. Once the children had toned down, they arranged themselves in a circle with the help of the leos. The leos and the kids then played three games which they all enjoyed, including ‘Broken telephone.’ The final event with the kids on this eventful day, was the card-making session, in which the children made ‘Hari Raya’ cards. While the children were engrossed in their card making, Leo Jessie took the opportunity to hand out ‘ang pow’ packets to the 5 children. After the kids received their ‘ang pows’, A few leos made their way into the wards, where they gave all the children the ‘duit raya.’

Before saying goodbye to the children, Leo Mei Kuan distributed sweets from a basket to all the children present. Mr. Bala then treated the leos to lunch at his office. Once the leos had donated 4 bags of books to Mr. Bala generously donated by a few of them, they bid their farewells and made their way to the carpark. On the ground floor of the hospital, Leo Jessie managed to hand out the remainder of the ‘ang pow’ packets to most of the children she came across. Leo Mei Kuan also managed to clean out the basket of sweets before the leos left. Photos were taken before the end of the day.

Prepared by,

Leo Melvina