Petaling Jaya Residents Bring Festive Cheers To Old Folks

PETALING JAYA – “We are doing our part to cheer up the old folk at the home as we strongly feel that the elders should be respected and not be left to feel that they are forgotten this festive season.

The senior citizens from Sungai Way Old Folks Home received ang pow and goodie bags from Rukun Tetangga Sea Park deputy chairman Cliff Yin
The senior citizens from Sungai Way Old Folks Home received ang pow and festive goodie bags from Rukun Tetangga Seksyen 21 Sea Park deputy chairman Cliff Yin.

The neighbourhood watch group Rukun Tetangga Seksyen 21 Sea Park, Petaling Jaya brought joy to the old folks at Rumah Sejahtera Seri Setia (formerly Sungai Way Old Folk Home) in Sungai Way, Petaling Jaya on 31 Jan 2016 in conjunction with the Chinese New Year festive celebrations.

The group led by deputy chairman Cliff Yin handed out festive goodie bags filled with biscuits, Milo chocolate malt drink sachets, mandarin oranges  and ang pow to the residents of the Home who were aged 60 and above.

“We are doing our part to cheer up the old folk at the home as we strongly feel that the elders should be respected and not be left to feel that they are forgotten this festive season.”

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“We hope our little contributions would let them feel the joy of Chinese New Year,” said Yin.

RT Seksyen 21 Sea Park distributes goody bags and ang pow to put smiles on the faces of Sungai Way Old Folk Home residents
RT Seksyen 21 Sea Park distributes festive goody bags and ang pow to put smiles on the faces of Sungai Way Old Folk Home residents.

Rumah Sejahtera Seri Setia is a non-governmental organization established in 1966 and currently is home to 47 senior citizens, aged 64 to 103. More than two thirds of the residents are males. Most of them are bachelors and spinsters without family support. The home was officially opened on 26 Feb 1966 by Tun Abdul Razak, the then deputy prime minister. The home is dependent upon generous donations from all to sustain their operations.

The old folks are delighted when RT Seksyen 21 Sea Park came to distribute festive goodie bags and ang pow to them
The old folk are delighted when RT Seksyen 21 Sea Park came to distribute festive goodie bags and ang pow to them. 

 

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Thomas Tan joined CJMY in 2011. At the second annual conference in Johor Bahru, he received the 'Best Article 2011' Award. To date, he has published over 1,000 articles on community events and various topics.