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NORTH KOREAN FAMINE FUND

The plights of the North food to them. He has brought back to
Korean had touched many of us account of human sufferings due to "^^^^^'^d
in the Group. They had responded food and the possibility of a fatal hlrslT^^^ ^'^
to the calls of many organisations come November, to many of the x, ^ ^ ' " ^ ^ ^
FOR NORTH KOREA
FAMINE VICTIMS which have diligently raised fund elderly. ' ^"""^ ^nd
for these unforturnate victims over the past few
months. In response to SAIRAM who has arranged f
foodstuff and clothings (especially war""'
The first round of collection was done when clothings) to be shipped to North Korea befo
STAR launched their SALL Famine Fund. winter in November, SungeiWay Group launch^
Within a short period of one week, the staff of another campaign to collect these items from
SungeiWay came up with RM23,930. Money staff.
poured in from all our site offices and some from
as far as Penang. I am proud to say, they have one time after
another, proven to be a caring lot, responding
urgently to emergency like this. They have
proven to be the new breed of Malaysian who
are willing to share and care for the less fortunate,
no matter which hierarchy of society they belong
to. A quality which is essential to propel us
towards Vision 2020 (cliche it may sound).

Mr Henry Yuen (left) handing a cheque to YB Lee Hwa Beng {right) on
behalf of The SungeiWay Group. Looking on is Group Public Affairs
Manager, Ms Joyce Liew
The pictures of gaunt, fray looking children
probably reminded us about the good fortune that
we Malaysians are enjoying. Despite the current
share market slowdown and the currency crisis
that we are facing, many of us, I am sure, still
count our good blessings.
Clothe and foodstujfs donated staff of the SungeiWay Group
Many emphatise with the North Korean, Clothes and foodstuff poured in. Many staff
especially the children and the elderly, who have volunteered to segregate and pack the clothings
to face every new tomorrow with empty everyday for a continuous two weeks. Many
stomachs. In fact some staff were heard, more had to carry these boxes to the store rooms,
challenging one another to skip lunches for a to be stored before being transported out. These
week, just to experience the pain of hunger. And, are tedious, back-breaking tasks, but it was truly
of course very nobly, to contribute the money a show of humanity that transcends colours an
saved from these lunches to the fund! creeds.

Nothing is like witnessing for yourselves the Nestle Products Sdn Bhd has also helped by
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situation there. Dato' J. Jegadeesan of MITl and offering us their products, i.e., Milo, ^^^P^^
the coordinator of Social Action Initiative - Relief Nestum, etc, at a very special price. '^"^^^'^^^^
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and Mercy for North Korea (S IRAM) has been staff purchased very generously, to be do
to North Korea on a mercy mission to deliver to the victims.

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