Save Our Waterfall

     On 21st December 2013, 7 Leos from the Leo Club of SMK Assunta participated in the regional project, Save Our Waterfalls, organised by Leo Eric Teh. Seven other clubs had also joined this regional project. We gathered at Monash University at 6.45am and left for Kanching at around 7.10am. The journey to Kanching waterfall was about one hour. When we reached the place, we saw a lot of monkeys there! We could see monkeys almost everywhere we went to. We gathered at a spot nearby to be briefed on what to do and were given T-shirts to wear during the project. First we were separated into 2 groups, then we shifted the plants that were in the black polyurethane bags to the spots where we were going to plant them.

     After that, the two groups were separated to do two different activities. One group went to the waterfall to clean it up. This group went to the second, third and fourth level of the waterfall to clean it up. We could not go to the higher levels of the waterfall because it would be too high and dangerous for us. The other group followed a few instructors from Pertubuhan Pecinta Air Terjun Selangor to an area nearby the waterfall to find different species of insects we can find and are beneficial to the environment. They also learnt how to check if the waterfall was clean by checking it’s pH value.

     Later, we had lunch at around 12.00pm. After lunch, some of us went to clean up the area nearby the waterfall by picking up the rubbish we could find. Some of us also planted the plants at the spots where we shifted them to. After that we took a group picture with the instructors from Pertubuhan Pencinta Air Terjun Selangor. We went to the waterfall again to have some fun after all our hard work. We left the place at around around 3.00pm. We had a lot a fun and met new friends during the project. It was a new and interesting experience for all of us.

Report by,
Leo Daphne Tan

Photos taken during this event:

Leos collecting rubbish

Leos of SMK Assunta who attended the project

Leos cleaning up the waterfall area

Leo Christmas Charity Bazaar

     On the 13th to 15th of December, PJI Leo Club organized a Christmas Charity Bazaar which is a joint Christmas project of SMK Assunta, SMK Taman Petaling and SMK Taman Sea. The aim for this project is to give the orphans a memorable Christmas. The head of the project was Leo Samantha from PJI and Assistant Head Leo Melvin.

     The three day bazaar was held at Tropicana City Mall (infront of Borders), 1 st floor. Leos started arriving at 8:30am to help set up the booth and blow balloons but the event officially started at 10am and ended at 10pm. We were divided to groups of seven consisting of Cashier, Gift wrapper , Stationary counter 1, Stationary counter 2, Clothes counter, Accessories counter and Runner.

     The stationary counter displayed a variety of goods suitable for children and adults alike. We sold clothes from branded stores such as H&M, 21 and Pixie all for a reasonable price. Most interestingly, we had a Secret Santa service where people have the liberty to choose a card from the Christmas tree consisting of an orphans name, age and gender. They then have to buy a gift for that lucky orphan. The gift wrappers wrapped the presents and they were put under the tree. It was a really good experience being part of this project as we inculcated good values such as determination, responsibility and perseverance. Everyone did their very best to come for their shifts and help out as much as they could and some even stayed the whole day! We would definitely cherish that very moment as we got to make new friends and we brought joy to a lot of kids.

Report by,
Leo Dhaanyaa

Photos taken during this event:

Leos setting up their booth.

Leos dressed up as Santa Claus and Frosty the Snowman

Leos selling goodies at their booth

Christmas Carolling

     On the 7th and 8th of December 2013, the Leo Club had organised the Christmas Caroling project. Leos from the Leo Club of Taman Petaling, Taman SEA and Petaling Jaya Integrity had also joined us in this project too. Around 20 Leos had attended this project. After having Christmas Caroling practices on the 4th, 5th and 6th December 2013, the Leos were all in the Christmas mood and ready to spread the joy to the homes we were going to visit!

     On 7th December 2013, the Leos had gathered at SMK Assunta. We left the school to go to the first home at around 3.10pm. The first home we went to was an old folks home called White Dove Retirement Home. The elderly in the home were very excited when we came. We were told that we were the first group of people to come to this home for Christmas Caroling. We were glad to see them play the maracas while were singing, one of them even danced along too! After that, we went to a physical disorder home called Shal Home Care. There were a lot of people in the home! Some even sang along with the songs they were familiar with. After that, we left the home and reached SMK Assunta at around 5.30pm.

     On 8th December 2013, the Leos who participated in this project gathered at SMK Assunta again and left for the homes at around 2.45pm. The first home we went to was Felicity Nursing Home. They also joined us while we were singing! Later, the home provided some refreshments for us while we spent some time with them. Then, we went to a children’s home called Praise Emmanuel Children’s Home. After singing the Christmas carols with the children, we played a few games with them. Leo Kenneth Ding, our Santa Claus then gave out gifts to the children!

     We were really glad to have spent time with the people we met for the past two days of this project and put big smiles on their faces too! It feels great to spread the joy and Christmas joy to all the homes we visited. It was a great project and I hope that we will be able to meet them again soon!

Report by,
Leo Daphne Tan

Photos taken during this project:

Old folks dancing to the Christmas caroling.

Santa handing out gifts to children.

All the Leo clubs that participated in the Christmas Caroling.

International Leo Day Video

Spot two of our members who have sent in their videos in conjunction of celebrating the International Leo Day! This video is a collection from the Leos from all around District 308 B2 has to say about 'How Proud Are You as A Leo Member?' and 'How Proud Are WE?' made by the Leo Cabinet District Coordinator for IT, Leo Eric Teh.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=637738429602704

International Leo Day

     International Leo Day was to be held on the 5th of December 2013 but due to inconvenience, the Leo Club of SMK Assunta had decided to carry out this project on the 4th of December 2013. The 4th of December also happened to coincide with the first day of our Christmas Caroling project practice. So, we decided to carry on with our practice and after that go to Taman Jaya to do our part as Leos.
During the practice, we were multitasking as we were packing biscuits, sticking labels onto the packets, sticking labels onto water bottles as well as practicing our singing for Christmas Caroling.

     After that, we had asked Lion Ivan for permission to go toTaman Jaya and distribute the packets of biscuits to the people of the park.

     Anyone and everyone who was there got a packet of biscuits and a bottle of water. We distributed the biscuits and water to everyone we saw including workers, gardeners, cleaning ladies, stall owners, children playing and families eating. It was a fantastic feeling to see the smile on their faces that show that they are so appreciative for what we did. That, to most people, is enough to brighten up their day.

     All in all, it was a very productive day as we had two Taman SEA Leos helping us and we managed to finish off all the biscuits and water bottle.

Report by,
Leo Vinosha Areni

Photos taken during this project:

Leos socializing with the public.

Leos handing out free biscuits ad bottled water.

A group shot of the Leos with children in the park.

I Planted A Tree

     On 29 of November (Friday), The Leo club of SMK Assunta went to Bagan Lalang Beach, Sepang to carry out mangrove seeds planting project. Around 15 of Leos participated in this project. This project was held after the ‘Beach Clean Up’ project. After taking a rest, we were taught on how to plant the mangrove seeds.

     One of the instructors, Miss Laila was taught us about the mangrove trees before planting them and we learnt a lot from her. After that, Miss Laila asked each of us to pluck a mangrove seed from the plant to plant it ourselves later on. Miss Puspa and Miss Sashi, other two instructors taught us the procedure of planting the mangrove seeds. All of us paid full attention while they were teaching and all of us gave a try after that. It was quite an easy task so we managed to plant the seeds we plucked very fast.
   
     After all of us have planted the seeds we plucked, we then helped the instructors to plant more mangrove seeds. Even though we were under the hot sun while planting the mangrove trees, we did not give up. At last, we managed to plant around 100 mangrove seeds. We were so glad looking at the plants we have planted!
     We hope to visit there again in three years’ time to look at the growth of the mangrove seeds we’ve planted. Before we left, we took a group photo with mangrove trees as memories.

Report by,
Leo Cheong Kah Mun

Photos taken during this project:

Leos planting the mangrove plant seeds

Leos getting the planted mangrove seeds organised

A group shot of all the Leos with our Lion 

Beach Clean Up

     On 29 of November (Friday), the Leo club of SMK Assunta had organised the Beach Clean Up project. The purpose of this project is to let us know the importance of keeping a clean environment and to let the Leos to have a new experience. Around 15 Leos participated in this project. We gathered at SMK Assunta at 7 a.m and we started our journey to Bagan Lalang beach when everyone had reached . Bagan Lalang Beach which is in Sepang was about a 2 hours journey from SMK Assunta. We couldn’t wait to see the scenery there and of course the main purpose is to clean the beach.

     There were three instructors there to lead us. The instructor told us not to pick up certain colours of cloth because they were used for prayers as well as other things too. After the briefing, we worked in pairs and started our beach cleaning. All of us did our best to pick up all the rubbish and finally we managed to finish the task in about 45 minutes. During the beach cleaning, we had experienced the fun of cleaning the beach. The beach was better than before and we are happy to give a helping hand to clean the beach.

     Miss Laila, the instructor of this project, weighed all the rubbish that we have collected. We managed to pick up around 90.3 kg of rubbish on the beach. All of us were so happy because all our hard work worth it. Before we left the beach, we carried on to the next project called ‘I Planted A Tree’ at the same place where we had to plant some mangrove seeds.

Report by,
Leo Cheong Kah Mun

Photos taken during this project:

Leos getting a briefing on what kind of rubbish to pick up.

Leos picking up rubbish on the beach.

 

The Leos at the beach after the clean up.

Charity Walk

     On the 23rd of November 2013, after the Animal Friends Project, a few of us Leos carried on to a Charity Walk at Taman Jaya. We started out by just helping a stall wash their paint brushes and what not. Then, we went on to tie strings to the masks of which other people have painted on so that we could lessen the burden of the stall owners.

     Later on, some Leos went back while some stayed on to help with the silent walk for charity which kick started at 7.00pm.

Report by,
Leo Dayana Liew

Photos taken during this event:-

Leos washing paint brushes in the toilet.

Leos helping to cut the string for the masks.

Leos attaching strings to the masks.

Animal Friends

     On the day of 23rd November 2013, Leo Club of SMK Assunta and Leo Club of SMK Taman Sea had a visit to Zoo Negara. We brought the children from 2 different homes there along too. Not only that, all of the leos brought various type of food, drinks and cutleries for the lunch on that day. After alighting from the bus, all of us were very excited to see the animals, especially the children from the homes. But first of all, we had to wait for the other Leos to help us to buys tickets. After we wore the wrist band, we straight away went in to the zoo.

     The very first animal that we saw was the donkey. Then we went to the show amphitheatre to see how the animals will entertain the visitors of Zoo Negara. The Show Amphitheatre was almost full of audience. There was an animal trainer started to show us how seal will hop in to the hoop from the water. Then, the animal trainer threw the unused plastic bottle to the water. The seal then picked up the unused plastic with its mouth and put it in a tong. The seal was not only intelligent, it also taught us not to throw rubbish into the sea.
There were also 2 long tailed animals to grab the pole for the support of body. Then, there were a lot of flamingos came out and a white parrot which is called Hatchiko. The animal trainer allowed us to take pictures with the white parrot if we pay RM10. After we had watched 4 types of animals of the show amphitheatre, we had to go to see the other animals because we will be running out of time if we keep watching the show.

     After the show amphitheatre, we went to see the house of penguins and the fishes. There were a lot of different types of fishes that we can seldom see. Later, we went to the Malaysian River Journey. Inside, there were a lot of various types of fishes, sea turtles and historical houses last time where the sea people lived. After we came out from there, we went to the Bee Museum. There were many different types of bees and also there were bees that were still alive, came out from its nest. Some of us bought honey sticks and it was delicious.

     Next, we went to take a break since we had walked quite a long time. We had lunch after the break. Some of us brought Nasi Lemak, cream puffs, egg tarts, breads, cake and so on. There was a lot of food left although our stomach was full. Then, we head to see the other animals that have not seen yet. We saw deer, monkeys, hippopotamus, zebra, giraffe, white tigers and normal tigers, lions, elephants, buffalos, tapir, goats, cows, rhino, camel, kangaroo and so on.

     At about 2.30, we had to leave because there will be a charity walk going on later. Every one left happily despite how tired they were because they had a lot of fun during the trip. We hope to visit the zoo again if we had another chance next time.

Report by,
Shoong Yoke Ling.

Photos taken during this project:

Leos lining up with orphans before entering the zoo

Leos with the orphans in the zoo

All the Leos and the orphans at the entrance of Zoo Negara

Respond To Emergency

     On 17th of November, Leo Club of Petaling Jaya Integrity and Leo Club of SMK Assunta cooperated to organize a project called Respond to Emergency, which is a project about First Aid Course. The Leos from Leo Club of PJI, Leo Club of SMK Assunta, Leo Club of SMK Taman Sea, Leo Club of SMK Taman Petaling and Leo Club of SMK USJ 8 was invited to attend this event.

     This project started at 8:30 A.M and it was held in the Gallery of SMK Assunta. Every attendee paid RM10 for the lunch and study materials. Before starting to learn about first aid, we played some games as in ice-breaking session to know more about each others.

     Around 9:30 A.M, the speaker of this First Aid Course who is Leo Tay Wen Yuin from Leo Club of PJI started explaining. We learnt a lot example like what are the equipments we need in the first aid kit, primary survey, actions at emergency, types of wound, basic treatment, sport injuries, heat injury, nose bleed, choking and fainting.

     Before lunch, we did a quiz based on what we have learned and we were separated to few groups. We were assigned to do a short drama about what we have learned. We had our lunch at the canteen of SMK Assunta. Then, each group did their short drama and we all had fun participating in it. After that, we learned about Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation which is CPR.

     Then, the speaker announced the winner for the quiz and also the winning group of the short drama. Lastly, we all took group photos and this event successfully ended. It was a very fun project as we get to learn more about first aid and we get to meet new friends too.

Report by,
Leo Michelle Hee Boo Yee

Photos taken during this project:-

Leos demonstrating first aid skills

Leos discussing during a group activity

The Leos altogether with the Lions and Teacher Advisor

RCC Meeting

         On 16th November 2013, the board of directors of Leo Club of SMK Assunta attended the Joint 7 and 8 RCC meeting at SMK La Salle PJ. We gathered at the school at about 8.00a.m. The registration started at about 8.30a.m at SMK La Salle school hall. After the registration ended, the event started. We started off with singing the Lion Spirit Song, then the Leo pledge and lastly the roll call of the clubs attended on that day.

         At about 9.30a.m RCC Marcus Loh started the clubs presentation. Every clubs were given maximum 5 minutes to present their clubs presentation. Daphne and Sharifah Nur Jahan represented our clubs to show the presentation. We were the 12th club to present. At about 12.00pm the Lions and clubs Advisors gave their remarks about the clubs presentation. They said next year it would be better if the presentation were done done with few changes such as the background and etc.

Later on, RCC Marcus Loh carried on with the upcoming projects. The meeting was adjourned at 1.00pm. The Leo Club of La Salle PJ gave refreshment to Leos who attended.

Report by,
Leo Renugaa

Photos taken at this event:-

All the Leos that attended the meeting

The Leo Club of SMK Assunta's slide during the presentation

Leo Daphne representing Leo SMK Assunta