KUALA LUMPURL THE recent inaugural Lions Open Day at Viva Home Shopping Mall in Cheras, here, was a roaring success.
Thousands thronged the mall’s exhibition hall to learn more about the community service organisation, its activities and projects.
Through the event, which carried the theme “Strengthening the Pride Through Service”, Lions Clubs International (District 308 B1, Malaysia) has achieved its primary objective of promoting its social outreach programmes which, over the years, have empowered volunteers to serve their communities and meet humanitarian needs at home and abroad.
The Lions movement also raised public awareness of their role in society and recruited more members.
District 308 B1 governor Lim Hoe Guan was pleased to see the public’s eagerness to embrace the Lions’ spirit of “We Serve” and help the organisation to bring its initiatives to their communities.
Credit Counseling and Debt Management Agency (AKPK) chief executive officer Azaddin Ngah Tasir was the guest-of-honour.
Besides setting up a booth, AKPK officers also distributed flyers and pamphlets about the agency.
AKPK, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank Negara Malaysia, was set up to provide an avenue for individual borrowers to seek advice and assistance in managing their finances and debts.
Individual borrowers can seek AKPK’s assistance in rescheduling or restructuring their housing loans, hire purchase loans and personal loans, and outstanding credit card balances due to financial providers under the purview of Bank Negara Malaysia.
Booths were also set up by St John Ambulance of Malaysia, Hospis Malaysia, Police, Fire and Rescue Department, and Malaysia Global Road Safety Partnership Foundation to showcase their services.
Some 40 Kelab Keselamatan Kanak-Kanak Bomba members took part in an interactive game which highlighted fire safety and prevention.
Lions members were stationed at various booths to highlight their movement’s programmes, including Kuala Lumpur Lions Renal Centre, Education Foundation, Youth Camp Exchange and Lions Clubs In ternational Foundation.
Public health activities such as blood donation, organ pledges, eye and glaucoma screenings as well as cardiopulmonary resuscitation demonstrations were also held.
There was a food fair, lucky draws, contests, games and a Peace Poster contest for children.