CELEBRATE NURSES DAY 2017

-

As others celebrate Nurses Day, these 'missys' instead feed the homeless

Posted on 7 May 2017 - 09:55pm
Last updated on 7 May 2017 - 11:11pm
Amar Shah Mohsen
newsdesk@thesundaily.com
Nurses from Gleneagles Kuala Lumpur handing out food to some 120 homeless people on May 7, 2017, part of an event to mark International Nurses Day which falls on May 12. The event was done in collaboration with KL's Pit Stop Community Cafe. — Sunpix by Ashraf Shamsul
PETALING JAYA: While nurses around the world see the International Nurses Day (IND) as a day to mark their contributions to society, a group of nurses from the Gleneagles Kuala Lumpur Hospital had a slightly different approach to it.
Fifteen of them took time off from their Sunday evening instead to serve some 100 homeless people at the KL Pit Stop Community Cafe, here at the city centre, today.
Gleneagles KL marketing and corporate communications senior manager (community service) Samiha Abd Aziz said nurses from the hospital would take part in activities that engage with society every year in conjunction with IND that falls on May 12.
"What's special about this project is that it is supposed to be their celebration, but instead they still find time to contribute to society," she told reporters during the event.
The homeless people were given a pack of nasi lemak and used clothes contributed by the hospital, together with red bean soup and chicken porridge by the cafe.
Clinical resource nurse Thean Chai Wan, who is also the hospital's nurses day committee vice-chairman and who has been in the industry for 13 years, said it was a privilege to be a part of a project that contributed to the public.
She said most of the nurses who joined the programme today were on their off day, while several others had just completed their shift in the evening before joining.
Meanwhile, KL Pit Stop Community Cafe co-founder Joycelyn Lee said they were delighted to be chosen by Gleneagles to collaborate for the project, adding: "Nurses are often under-appreciated, so we are very happy to be doing this with them today."
The cafe, which started operating last year, serves lunch in the afternoon, and closes at 3pm daily to prepare food to be given to the homeless in the evening.
She said the cafe, which accepts public donations in order to purchase food on a daily basis for the homeless, would cook enough food to cater up to 300 people per day.

Ulasan

Catat Ulasan

Catatan popular daripada blog ini

SAKIT JANTUNG

-
Imej
Semalam aku dikejutkan berita yang kurang enak..erm abg ipar aku jatuh pengsan masa main badminton di kuala kubu baru.di sebabkan mereka kurang perlengkapan maka mereka transfer abg ipar aku ke CCU selayang...kata kakak aku kritikal Aku sedikit terkesan dengan berita ni sebab abg ipar aku banyak jaga aku masa aku kecik sampai  besar setelah kematian ayah aku dan ibu aku. Esoknya aku pergi melawat dia,kemudian kakak aku dari kedah sampai lebih kurang jam 5 ptg,waktu melawat juga ketat.jadi kami akur.kritikal yang dimaksudkan ialah jantung abg ipar aku lemah dan perlukan bantuan ubat untuk menaikkan tekanan darah abg ipar aku tu..tekanan darahnya agak rendah. Setelah 3 hari berada di wad abg ipar aku minta balik ke rumah..katanya jantung nya dah sehat sikit padahal tidak.. tipu doktor sebab dah lama duduk di wad dan risau. Walau apapun aku doakan abg ipar aku sembuh dan terima kaseh kepada rakan rakan  yg melawat dia,sanak saudara aku yang melawat dia. Thanks a lot 😊 ...
Baca lagi

GEMPA BUMI DI PADANG

-
Imej
Kejadian  gempa bumi besar di Padang, Sumatera Barat, Indonesia. Ia berlaku tepat jam 17:16 (Waktu Indonesia). Kemudian disusuli dengan gempa kedua pada jam 17:58. Pada keesokan pula, berlaku satu lagi gegaran di Jambi pada jam 8:52. Gempa bumi yang melanda Indonesia kali ini cukup besar dengan saiz yang direkodkan ialah 7.6 skala Richter. Hingga kini, angka korban yang dicatatkan menghampiri 1000 orang, dan beberapa buah kampung sudah diisytiharkan sebagai tanah perkuburan besar selepas operasi mencari mangsa yang tertimbus dihentikan. SESI TAKLIMAT Beberapa hari selepas tragedi gempa tersebut, tersebar melalui email dan SMS satu andaian mengaitkan waktu-waktu gempa dengan beberapa ayat Al-Quran. Berikut adalah contoh tulisan yang tersebar:  Cuba perhatikan gempa di Padang pada jam 17.16 petang, kemudian susulan gempa pada jam 17.58 petang dan esoknya terjadi gempa di Jambi pada jam 08.52 (waktu antarabangsa). Jam 17.16 (iaitu surah ke-17, al-Israk, ayat 16) bermaksud: Dan ji...
Baca lagi

AL FATIHAH 2023

-
 Kisah 31 🤍 Alfatihah...  First of all I would like to say thank you to everybody that gives all the support doa and even prayers.  Thank you so much to the nurses and doctors that helped my brother in law Mr Mahdzir bin Ismail  and the family in the difficult time . He was 60 years old born on the 2.6.1963 and return to Allah on 23.6.2023. (4 Zulhijjah 1444 AH) After this the raya wouldn't be the same. This raya we all choose the black Raya theme. First thing when I arrived I jokingly said to my sister why we chose black. Why not a very lively colour. Are we having a funeral after this..And my sister said she is filling chilly  until I said that. I said ..ah it's okay don't bother what I said.And the jokes became into reality. Then my niece from Terengganu is also coming back to raya.The first raya that we all together having gather. My brother in law didn't sleep at all feeling so much happier turn back and forth until my family arrived at home. Next morning ...
Baca lagi