Update at 5.05pm : Just got off the phone with Father Sylvester Ding. He has provided the details for those who wish to send love to the anak-anak Bangsa Malaysia in Kapit, Sarawak.
Account holder : St Francis Centre Belaga
Bank : Maybank, Bintulu branch, Sarawak
Account No. : 011065307834
God bless all you good people.
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Update at 4.50pm : Have left a voicemail on Father Sylvester Ding’s mobile, informing him of this online initiative to raise funds for the anak-anak Bangsa Malaysia in Kapit. Have asked him to let me have bank account details as soon as possible.
Again, bear with me, people.
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Update at 3.30pm : Efforts are being made to get the bank account or postal address details so that you can send your contributions directly to Sarawak where the funds are needed.
Please bear with me.
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“The children are the most badly affected by the food shortage”.
Read the rest of this report in the Staronline.
That report, whilst mentioning that Father Sylvester Ding, who is coordinating getting aid to those in need of the same, had said that people could send their donations in kind to the Miri Carmelite Chapel, does not give details as to how contributions could be sent.
I have asked for bank account details and / or the full postal address to which contributions might be sent and will post those details here the soonest I receive the same.
People, if you hold to the spirit of One People, One Nation, then you must see these starving children in the remote Kapit Division in central Sarawak as your own.
As you read this, you would have probably already had your first meal for the day.
Get your office mates to join you and skip lunch today, pool the money that you would have saved from that missed meal and get ready to send it out to our children in Sarawak.
The little pangs of hunger you will feel will be more than offset by the sense of fullness you will derive from knowing that the meal you missed is on its way to a little one who hasn’t eaten anything of substance in days.
farida
August 24, 2009
Haris,
I pledge RM200 for OUR CHILDREN in Kapit.
Thanks for reminding us.
farida
sampalee
August 24, 2009
Will chip in for ABM
SAJ
August 24, 2009
Count me in for RM 200…Thanks
MsJessyJames
August 24, 2009
Count me in too…RM200.00.
Just got back from Kuching and my course participant for Kapit did not mention this to me during training…shocking really.
Peter
August 24, 2009
Is shocking to have such destitute in this land of plenty.
On top of that , Sarawak is blessed with rich resources and raw materials ,really big shame on the BN government.
Will chip in RM 200 too.
Svllee
August 24, 2009
Payment info please. Many thanks for highlighting the situation.
Adely
August 24, 2009
to whom shall i transfer / donate the money?
Shanker
August 24, 2009
And Tiong has RM10m to give away to Ong Tea Kiat whilst people in his own bakyard go starving?!?!
Soul of Malaysia
August 24, 2009
What is Mohd Taib and his party leaders doing in Sarawak. Sarawak is one of the richest states and we just can’t believe that poverty exist in the remote regions. This is a holy month and your assistance in this month will be great.
nick chan abdullah
August 24, 2009
yeah, how?
Shakuntala
August 24, 2009
How can anyone resist….a child in need. Here’s a little poem I learned in school.
There’s a Friend for all little children
Above the bright blue sky,
A Friend who never changes
Whose love will never die.
Haris you have taken on the mantle of this Friend…bravo once again!
And we all want to be friends to these hungry little faces, thank you for the lead Farida..RM200 from me.
Will pass the word around.
Wong Ka Wai
August 24, 2009
Can someone with integrity please open an account and let us to contribute some money to them.
I want to contribute, but how?
The best way I think is using PayPal or online TT to a banking account. I know many visitors here ready to donate some money for immediate action.
I wonder what is Sarawak CM doing now?
open online shop with RM100
Lawrence
August 24, 2009
Miri Camelite Chapel should be the same place as the address of the Camelite Nuns at
Carmelite Monastery
Jalan Brighton, 98000 Miri. Sarawak
c/o. P.O. Box 392, 98008 Miri, Sarawak
http://www.angelfire.com/ms/mdio/contact.html
farida
August 24, 2009
Haris,
My maid, God Bless her, when told about the food crisis, says she wants to pledge RM100.
keneoh
August 24, 2009
Dear Haris
It is shocking that such a situation exists in a place so resource rich as Sarawak, and yet we have timber tycoons living in unimaginable wealth. I will send a donation once the bank details/address of
the Miri Carmelite chapel is published on your blog.
Best wishes
Keneoh
ttc
August 24, 2009
🙂 Haris, howdee.
Cannot send dosh for the poor noshless children there without knowing the IBAN and BIC bank codes so can you perchance get the bank codes and put them here too please?
WE SAY YEAH! & NO TO ISA! 😛 AND HARIS FOR AG & RPK FOR IGP! GO FOR DSAI FOR PM & LKS FOR DPM & KIND WAN AZIZAH FOR HOME MINISTER.
2009 Resolution: Seek out all garbage and recycle or dispose post haste for a healthier life and planet!
ADDENDUM: Protect coral reefs and save all the good fishies in the seas!
ttc,
Father Ding is somewhere in the interior and I was fortunate to get thru to him.
Can anyone help out with the details sought, please?
JAmY
August 24, 2009
Dear Haris,
Thanks for quick action to disseminate this info through the powerful network of like-passioned ABMs to meet this crying need of our children.
I thank God for using you once again.
Jon and I have just banked in RM200.
God bless you and keep you.
Wong Ka Wai
August 24, 2009
Dear all visitors,
I have bank in money via online TT.
Please do you part even for a small value donation.
I hope it will be sikit sikit lama lama menjadi bukit
For big boss here, you know what to do.
open online shop with RM100
Toni
August 24, 2009
I wanted to install an aircon for my bedroom. I guess it can wait. Will bank in tomorrow. Thanks for your effort, Bro Haris. And all those who contributed. May God bless you all.
lulu
August 24, 2009
thank you haris for finding out for us.
KKLim
August 24, 2009
In the spirit of Anak Malaysia, I’m responding to yr call with RM500.00 in solidarity.Shall transfer the amount tomorrow. Tks Haris for spearheading the campaign… God bless
Habib RAK
August 24, 2009
Bro Haris,
Have transfered RM100.00
Selamat Berpuasa.
claudia
August 24, 2009
hi, just banked in RM100 through maybank2u. thanks for being around.
C.
Flora
August 24, 2009
Thanks, brother Haris for making a change. I have just transferred my contribution especially for our Kapit’s children. Take care & God bless.
G. Umakanthan
August 25, 2009
Good job, Haris. I will also bank in my contribution in a day or two.
And, by the way, great comments from you in the Malay Mail today (Tuesday, Aug 25)
americk
August 25, 2009
will get onto some internet banking immediately. Just thinking. How does someone become a ‘timber tycoon’? The forests belong to everyone. Why only one person becomes the ‘tycoon’?….and kids don’t get to eat.
June
August 25, 2009
Thanks for the account number and details, Haris. My friends and I were wondering earlier how to get our contributions over to Kapit. It’s shameful that any child should die of hunger in Malaysia!
Janice
August 25, 2009
Dear Haris, it’s great to know we have caring people like you, who makes the world a much better place!!
Will transfer my little donation..
God bless you!
Janice
August 25, 2009
Hi Haris, it’s people like you who made this world a better place.
God bless you!
will transfer my small donation.
Adeline
August 25, 2009
Hi Haris, you make this world a nicer place to live in. will transfer our donation this evening.
UnkerLai
August 25, 2009
Bro Haris,
Just did an online transfer of RM100.
Keep up the good work
Philip Arrais
August 25, 2009
I can do this little with a small donation
God Bless You,
Philip
arianna
August 25, 2009
Dear Haris,
Thanks for the effort. Hopefully the kids are provided for with a little help from caring Malaysians.
God bless.
joseph
August 25, 2009
Ok, Haris. Will bank in for them.
God bless His children and the Heavenly father to the widow and fatherless.
HJ Angus
August 25, 2009
Thanks Haris for for your deeds.
You are one true Malaysian.
Surprisingly, the Star only carried the story like a piece of sensational journalism – they should have gone the extra mile and tried to offer a solution just like what you have done.
ALLAH will bless you.
Bobby
August 25, 2009
Thanks Harris for info.
Government don’t do anything to help our poor rakyat, I’ll do it!
Taib to busy sucking the State dry! No need to wait for the corrupted suckers!
queequeg
August 25, 2009
Dear Haris,
I have just transferred RM200.00 via Maybank2u to help the community in Kapit, Sarawak. As I typed this my eyes filled with tears knowing how fortunate I am with my family not having to worry abt food & shelter. I know it’s not much but this is my small contribution & I look forward to doing it again. Thanks a lot for the heads up.
P.S. Just got my “Saya Anak Bangsa Malaysia” t-shirt this afternoon together with RPK’s book Silent Roar. Along with RPK, you rock, my man!
GP
August 26, 2009
HI
Many have asked how they will be able to inform the St Francis that the donation is for this purpose. Or is the bank account specially opened for it.
Ronnie
August 26, 2009
CAN SOMEONE SEND THIS TO ALL THE MINISTERS WHO HAS ROBBED THE COUNTRY OF ALL ITS WEALTH AND HAVE THEM CONTRIBUTE RM1 MILLION EACH TO START SUSTAINABLE FOOD SUPPLIES FOR THE LONG TERM. WE ARE HAVING A GET TOGETHER THIS WEEK END AND WILL COLLECT FOR THIS NEED.
ibn mohamad
August 26, 2009
haris,
the job of amar makruf wal nahi munkar is Not for 4
mosque personals only , or a unit ,thoifah or jemaah.
It is a job for a (khairul) ummah ,ummatah wahidah and
ummatan washotan, moderate and liberals.
ibnmohamad
Nasaei Ahmad
August 26, 2009
Salam/ Good Day/ Hello,
I am deeply sympathetic for those children, as though there were my own children. I’m sure, all parties would generously donate. PLEASE be sure you contact the authorities immediately if the situation worsen or aggravated. Don’t simply hopes. Kita perlu bertindak cepat, sebelum terlambat. Sama-sama kita bantu dan menderma.
Catharina
August 26, 2009
hello haris
i mayb ignorant about this but i really want to know why isn’t this in d news? or is this jus another political bait???
ttc
August 26, 2009
Hmm….. 😐 ….still sitting here, waiting for someone to put the IBAN and SWIFT or BIC MayBank codes here to send some dosh for nosh for the noshless young ‘uns.
Can someone there please 🙂 help get the codes by giving the good Father Ding a ring perchance?
WE SAY YEAH! & NO TO ISA! 😛 AND HARIS FOR AG & RPK FOR IGP! GO FOR DSAI FOR PM & LKS FOR DPM & KIND WAN AZIZAH FOR HOME MINISTER.
2009 Resolution: Seek out all garbage and recycle or dispose post haste for a healthier life and planet!
ADDENDUM: Protect coral reefs and save all the good fishies in the seas!
kerishamuddinitis
August 27, 2009
Haris, God bless you. I just read this appeal. Yes, for sure I will send in my contribution. If the damn government will not help, then we must. Truly, it is now anak Malaysia helping anak Malaysia, not the damn BN who are still in power due to the very same people who are now starving.Hidup Rakyat Malaysia! Pi mampus BN!
yapsir
August 28, 2009
Is this true?Why?
27 Ogos, 2009 16:18 PM
Wanita Ditemui Mati Dipercayai Terjun Di Kuarters IPD Kuala Kangsar
KUALA KANGSAR, 27 Ogos (Bernama) — Seorang wanita berusia 20 tahun ditemui mati dipercayai akibat terjun dari bangunan tiga tingkat kuarters Ibu Pejabat Polis Daerah Kuala Kangsar di sini pagi Khamis.
Ketua Polis Daerah Kuala Kangsar, Supt Abdul Ghafar Mohamad berkata, mangsa dikenali sebagai Kwek Lee May berasal dari Taman Chandan Puteri di sini ditemui mati dalam keadaan cedera parah di kepala dan badan pada pukul 8 pagi.
Mayatnya dihantar ke Hospital Kuala Kangsar untuk bedah siasat, katanya di sini.
Abdul Ghafar berkata, tiada sesiapa yang melihat wanita itu memasuki kuarters dan hanya mengetahui ada seorang wanita terbaring berlumuran darah oleh beberapa penghuni kuarters berkenaan.
Polis mengklasifikasikan kes itu sebagai bunuh diri, katanya.
Punca wanita berkenaan berbuat demikian sedang disiasat.
— BERNAMA
UnkerLai
August 28, 2009
Have you read the latest development in TheStar online
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/8/28/nation/4598155&sec=nation
The blood sucking logging companies have dismantled the bridge.
Parli-Man
August 28, 2009
Dear Haris,
Thank you for making the effort to make this possible. My partner and I pledge 1k and will bank it in on Tuesday
Clear Thinking
August 30, 2009
God Bless you and those who have contributed to our fellow Malaysians – this is what 1Malaysia means! I have bank in my contribution as well.
GP
September 1, 2009
Merdeka BBQ family gathering collection: RM463 banked in today.
Maybank2U reference: 1335002838
Code word: The moon represents my heart.
Thank you for providing us with a way to help in out little way.
LP
September 9, 2009
HARRIS,
PLS UPDATE US WHAT IS THE LATEST PROGRESS?
ARE THEY STILL NEEDS ANYMORE DONATION?
LP,
You coulld check with the Star
'Nother fellow
September 10, 2009
I want to send some money, too. When I get to the very last stage the bank wants an alphanumeric code for the beneficiary. What do I put in for St. Francis Centre Belaga?
Shirlene
October 19, 2009
Thanks Harris,
I will post this in our forum so to reach more people.
How are news now? Are they still in the reds?
I will send money too.
suresh varatharajoo
November 5, 2009
Amount: RM1,000.00 Status: Successful
Reference number: 1348918167
Transaction date: 05 Nov 2009
Transaction time: 14:38:33
From Account 114196325006 SA
New balance: RM1,017.23
To 3rd Party Account Number: 011065307834
Account Holder Name: ST FRANCIS CENTRE BE
Effective date: Today
Description of transaction: money for anak2 penan
MAY THERE BE A GOD OUT THERE TO PUNISH ALL THOSE GREEDY & SINFUL PEOPLE.
Lydia
November 5, 2009
Suresh,
‘MAY THERE BE A GOD OUT THERE TO PUNISH ALL THOSE GREEDY & SINFUL PEOPLE?’
Anger leads to nothing but destruction. 😉
suresh
November 5, 2009
Ok ok… It’s not anger..just a wish, albeit a harsh one. apologies there Lydia..
But ain’t that what’s causing the current misfortune to the Penan people? other people’s greed ?
Anyway to all out there, please give a helping hand to our needy brother and sisters at the Kapit area..i don’t mind skipping 1 or 2 meals a day (whilst shedding a few kilos along the way) so that our needy brother and sisters at the Kapit area can eat and sleep well.
borneo_indian
November 6, 2009
Way to go suresh 🙂 how abt the rest ?
GP
April 8, 2010
Are there any updates on the donations and the kids’ plight right now?