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In the spirit of giving and foster closer ties with the communities where it operates, Da Ma Cai volunteer staff members bring Deepavali joy to Pusat Bantuan Sentul (PBS) at Sentul through the Staff-in-the-Community programme.
As part of this programme, PBS received a whopping financial aid worth RM10,000 for this Deepavali festive celebration. The aid, in the form of grocery shopping vouchers will be in good use to assist 20 low-income Hindu families from Sentul-Jalan Chow Kit-Jalan Ipoh area for the basic food provision such as rice, flour, oil and dhall. There are also vouchers allocated for the 25 underprivileged children attending tuition classes at PBS to get all their educational needs for schooling next year including stationeries and books.
The Deputy Chairman of PBS, Manoharan Dhanaraj together with his board members and volunteers could not contain their joy when they were told they are receiving Da Ma Cai aid during this festive season.
“It is certainly a burden lift for us as the cost of living has increased and we are hampered by a lack of various resources. We truly hope the public will soon realise that we are providing aid and also contributing to the enrichment of the community,” he said.
“This is a blessing, as the fund will not just be used for Deepavali; in fact, it will help last for at least a good 3 months,” said Mr Jeyasingam Sinnadurai, a volunteer at PBS since its established.
Founded in 1987 with a humble beginning at the Sentul, the PBS is a non-profit organisation offering selfless service to the community and foster a caring society among all Malaysians.
Among the charitable programmes to serve the community are tuition classes, motivational seminars, blood donation drives, legal and medical aid, personal counselling and supply of monthly food provisions to poor and needy families. PBS is currently raising fund to meet the costs for the operation of these programmes and activities. For donation, PBS can be reached at 603 – 4041 0610.
Da Ma Cai is a brand of Pan Malaysian Pools Sdn Bhd (PMP), Malaysia’s authorised numbers forecast operator. On an annual basis, Da Ma Cai actively supports various causes in the areas of education, social welfare and public health through a wide range of programmes and activities carried out in the country. Following the acquisition of PMP by Jana Pendidikan Malaysia Sdn Bhd (JPM), all of PMP’s net dividends that JPM receives will be donated to The Community Chest. With this structure, Da Ma Cai has effectively been transformed from a for-profit organisation into a social business, providing long term donations to The Community Chest for the benefit of the Malaysian community.
