A fundraising food fair, organised by the Selangor and Federal Territory Association for The Mentally Handicapped (SAMH), held at the Methodist College in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday (Dec 2), hoped to receive more support from the public to facilitate their operation.
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00:00 A food and fun fair to raise funds for the mentally handicapped individuals attracted
00:06 hundreds of people to the Methodist College in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.
00:11 Organized by Selangor and Federal Territory Association for the Mentally Handicapped or
00:16 SAMH, the one-day fair featured 30 food stalls, which were organized and operated by teachers
00:22 and students of SAMH, along with other dedicated volunteers.
00:27 People present were SAMH President Datim Som Roslan and Deputy President Tan Sri Hazma
00:33 Abdullah.
00:34 Hazma said SAMH requires financial support to meet its annual budget of RM2.5 million,
00:41 which includes costs for running its two centers in Klang, Selangor and Brickfields, Kuala
00:46 Lumpur.
00:47 "The food and fun fair event was organized to collect a target collection of about 200
00:56 people from the UK to augment the operation costs of SAMH for 2024.
01:02 And this association has been here for 59 years now.
01:08 And the objective of this association is to train and give the mentally challenged an
01:14 opportunity to learn and to be as independent as possible, to learn skills so that they
01:22 can survive in this world, whether by working outside or working inside our workshop.
01:29 We hope the public and corporations will continue to support us because we depend mainly on
01:37 the public and the companies to augment our operating costs."
01:41 Several participants of the event said they hope SAMH would receive more support from
01:46 the public to facilitate their operation.
01:49 "This is my daughter Nandini, say hi.
01:52 She used to be at Wisma Harapan, which is an excellent place for special needs children
01:57 to be trained.
01:58 There's also from a young age, they have early intervention and they also have vocational
02:03 training.
02:04 So this fun fair is to raise funds for the center, which has been around for the last
02:09 nearly 60 over years, you know.
02:11 So we hope for public support for this fun fair and also for Wisma Harapan, you know,
02:17 because without a place like this, the children have nowhere to go."
02:21 "It's more about the awareness for the special needs and then we'll let the society
02:26 know that this group of people also need help.
02:30 We need lots of help.
02:32 Other than that, not only funds, supports and courier, maybe life support."
02:40 "Morning, early morning I come ready.
02:42 I'm very happy because so many parents here, so many shop here.
02:47 This is the first time I come here.
02:51 And then I thank you for Wisma Harapan and teachers, parents, friends."
02:57 The fair also included pop-up booths selling handmade crafts, vegetables and egg trays,
03:03 jumble sale and game booths such as mini golf range.
03:07 A clown and a few cartoon character mascots also entertained and delighted attendees
03:12 throughout the event.
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