1st Yayasan Kelab-Kelab Rotary Malaysia Bursary Program PPD Sipitang

21st November 2018, 10.00am Bilik Mesyuarat Kompleks Sukan Sipitang

L-R: Rtn Lorena Binisol, Rtn Jong Hui Yun, Rtn Frank Tan, PAG KP Lu, PDG Philip Chong, PDG Dtk Hj Zainie Abdul

Aucasa, Sipitang District Education Officer Mr. Abdul Razak Abdul Karim, RC Likas Bay President CP Lim,

Organising Chair Rtn Audrey Koh, Rtn Kevin Chong, UMS Final Year Entrepreneurship Students led by

Ms Siti Fatimah Kasammudin and Rtn Juliana Tokuzip

Sitting: 50 students from 11 primary schools around Sipitang

Report The board of trustees of Yayasan Kelab-Kelab Rotary Malaysia recently approved a sum of RM10,000 per district for the purpose of this Bursary Program. It was agreed that Sipitang district would be the first to receive the bursaries as it was a 3 hour drive from Kota Kinabalu and the children in this rural district needed the most help. This pioneer project was set to benefit 50 Primary 5 students of various schools in the rural district who come from impoverished backgrounds of RM500 household income and below. Each student was given a Back-to-School pack worth RM150 including a bilingual dictionary, school bag with stationery set, UPSR workbooks, exercise books, snacks and RM50.00 in cash. The list of specially selected students was supplied by the Sipitang District officer and planning for the organisation of the Bursary Handover was left in their capable hands. A total of about 150 people attended the handover and The Rotary Club of Likas Bay was given the honour to be the lead club for the first edition of the YKKRM Bursary Program held on Wednesday 21st November 2018, 10.00am at the Sipitang Sports Complex meeting room. Present at that time were representatives of the YKKRM Board of Trustees, Rotarians led by Rotary Club of Likas Bay, Officers of the Sipitang District Education Department, Headmasters and teachers of 11 primary schools as well as the 50 selected students and their respective parents. The event was carried out smoothly and the positive impact was evident in the smiling faces of all present especially the needy students and their families. List of attendees (+/- 150 pax): 1. Past District Governor Dtk Hj Zainie Abdul Aucasa

Guest of Honour Yayasan Kelab-Kelab Rotary Malaysia Board Member 2. Tn Abdul Razak bin Abdul Karim

Sipitang District Education Officer 3. President CP Lim President of Rotary Club of Likas Bay 4. Past District Governor Philip Chong

YKKRM Board Member 5. Past Assistant Governor KP Lu

YKKRM Board Member and 6. Rtn Audrey Koh

Bursary Program Organising Chair 7. Ms Siti Fatimah Kasamuddin

UMS Final Yr Student of Entrepreneurship 8. Rotary Club Members of Likas Bay and Tanjung Aru 9. Members of the Press 10. Headmasters and senior assistants of 11 primary schools in Sipitang. 11. 50 students and respective parents.

Below was the itinerary for the event: 10.00am Welcome speech by PPD Tn Abdul Razak bin Abdul Karim 10.15am Key Note Speech by YKKRM Board Member PDG Dtk Hj Zainie Abdul Aucasa 10.30am Dictionary Word Hunt Game by Rtn Audrey Koh 10.45am Meet & Greet Session (Personalised small group pep-talk with Rotarians on

Volunteerism, giving back to society, appreciation & gratitude etc) 11.15am Motivational Speech by Ms Siti Fatimah Kasamuddin, UMS Final Year Student of

Entrepreneurship 11.35am Closing Speech by Lead Club Rotary Club of Likas Bay President CP Lim 11.45am Token of Appreciation from RCLB to PPD Sipitang 11.50am Bursary Handover Ceremony & Group Picture. 12.00noon Adjourn Conclusion The 1st YKKRM Bursary Program in Sipitang was a resounding success with the full cooperation and collaboration from all Rotarians and the District Education Department. It is hoped that the following programs tentatively to be held in Nabawan (9.1.19) and Kota Belud (16.1.19) will both run as smoothly and continue to uphold equity in education. What sets this Bursary Program apart from other such program is that the District Education Office coordinates with all the schools in his district to identify a target group of students who need our help the most and will benefit the most from our bursary program. It was a challenge to get all the students some of whom came from as far at 50 minutes’ drive in the interior of Sipitang just for this event. This clearly shows the commitment of the organisers as well as how crucial this type of help is to the low income families with many mouths to feed and many children to prepare for school. On behalf of the organising committee, I would like to thank everyone who made the 1st YKKRM Bursary Program possible and look forward to the next ones in January 2019.

Reported by,

(Rotarian Audrey Koh) Organising Chair Yayasan Kelab-Kelab Rotary Malaysia Bursary Program 22 November 2018

Highlights:

1. Packing Party – 18.12.18, 6pm at RCLB VP Arius Yu’s residence

2. Unloading & Setting Up

3. Speeches

4. Dictionary Word Hunt

5. Meet & Greet

6. Bursary Handover

7. Fellowship

It’s a wrap!!!!

Thank you to all

who made this

Bursary Program possible!

“Chnaging lives, one child at a time”

1st YKKRM Bursary Program

21st November 2018, Sipitang