WE’VE all felt the desire to do more for the underprivileged, and more often than not, we want our families and friends to be involved.
With the Atmah Charity Treasure Hunts, we can.
The 7th annual hunt that raises funds and treasures for the underprivileged will be held on Aug 13 and 14.
This time, it promises to be an exciting cross-state journey, as the hunt begins from the Petaling Jaya Civic Centre, and will end at the Bukit Gambang Resort City in Kuantan. This resort houses a theme park which offers non-stop fun and excitement, and a wide variety of fun water activities for adults and children.
Loads of fun: Children participating in an out of classroom session with volunteers.
The hunt promises to be a satisfying one every single step of the way, as all treasure items that are hunted and brought in by the participants will be essential items that will be of urgent need for poor families or charity homes, and these items will be donated to such deserving parties immediately after the hunt.
This year’s event is offering great prizes for winning teams, including cash totalling at least RM6,000 for the top three teams. In addition, each team that signs up for the hunt will receive at least RM200 worth of goodie items from the various sponsors.
These sponsors have chosen to contribute towards the Annual Atmah Charity Treasure Hunt because of all the good work from participants, volunteers and organisers alike.
Everyone involved will also be entertained by a delightful evening of trivia quizzes with more prizes to be won. They will also be treated to a Salsa performance and other group activities.
All proceeds are in benefit of the community projects that are fully run by the Atmah Project Committee, a team of dedicated volunteers who spend their time sharing their knowledge, skills and human values with the needy children who participate in their projects.
The community projects are aimed at children from urban poor neighbourhoods, especially among those in low-cost flats and squatters.
Activities include providing free tuition classes, human values appreciation programmes, leadership and team building and inter-personal communication skills, just to name a few.
Apart from this, the Atmah Project team also runs out welfare programmes such as food assistance for the needy, blood donation and counselling.
For more information on Atmah and its initiatives, visit www.atmah.org or call 017-313 1136.
Source : The Star
