Charity & Volunteering 01 (Jun 08 - Mar 11)

[winston]

As I was continuing my thinking about the importance of having the big picture correct, this news article popped into my Inbox and helped me reinforce my thinking of the following:-

Do you know what you are doing ? Are your actions correct ?


Chinese soldiers accused of unfair tactics in Hong Kong race

Hong Kong - Chinese army soldiers were accused Sunday of gamesmanship and muscling their way to victory in a Hong Kong charity 100-kilometre race.

Two People's Liberation Army teams Friday took part in the Oxfam Trailwalker charity race for first time since setting up garrisons in Hong Kong in 1997, when British colonial rule ended.

Their four-man teams finished first and second in the race around Hong Kong's rural New Territories but were accused of using a vast support crew and deliberately holding up rival teams.

Fellow competitors told the Sunday Morning Post newspaper the army teams had a support crew of 'at least 50 people' and used large numbers of support runners to hold up other teams.

Usually, only two or three support runners are used per team to help carry food and drink in the toughest parts of the MacLehose Trail where the race takes place. Runners must compete in teams of four.

'Their support runners would keep trying to pass us and then slow down to delay us, while their team ran clear,' Jeremy Ritcey of a rival team that finished fourth told the newspaper.

'They jostled us and put us off our stride,' he said. 'It looked like the whole PLA (People's Liberation Army) garrison was out there.'

Oxfam event organiser Brenda Wong said she believed the Trailwalker event was not 'all about winning' as it was a charity event.

There was no immediate response from the army. Its winning team finished in 12 hours, 17 minutes - or 25 minutes slower than the record set last year by a team of Gurkha soldiers.

The Chinese army has kept a generally low profile, staying largely confined to barracks since arriving in Hong Kong in 1997 although it does hold annual open days for the public at its bases.

http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/ ... -Kong-race

[kennynah]

whiff of sour after taste...

[winston]

On CNBC:-

Rick Warren mentioned that there are 146m orphans in the world.

[kennynah]

did rick say how many are in america?

[millionairemind]

Its that time of the year again. If you have a few hours to spare, please consider Christmas Kettling for the Salvation Army during weekdays.

If at all possible, try to target the suburban malls like Causeway Point to volunteer your time cos' these places are ALWAYS short of volunteers. Most ppe. like to volunteer at Raffles City so that they can go shopping afterwards.

Christmas Kettling 2009

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The season of giving and cheer is just round the corner. This year would you stretch a hand to drop a donation into our gleaming red kettle pots situated all over the island?

The familiar sight of our red pots and the joyful jingling of bells will once again hit the streets this season.

Look out for our pots and help us bring smiles to our beneficiaries' faces this Christmas by dropping in generous donations!

Date: 28th Nov to 24th Dec

Time: 11am to 9pm (Mondays to Saturdays)

Venue: Various shopping malls all over Singapore

Your donations go a long way in the work we do at The Salvation Army which include a nursing home, two children homes, a youth drop in centre and a prison programme helping families of the incarcerated.

You can also help us by volunteering to man our kettle stands all across Singapore.

Please contact Christmas Kettling Vounteering Hotline at 64524093 or email [email protected] leaving behind your full name, ic number, contact number and e-mail. We will be in touch with you shortly.
http://www.salvationarmy.org.sg/smm/www ... enDocument

[kennynah]

thanks MM...good work you are doing....keep it up

[millionairemind]

thanks MM...good work you are doing....keep it up

K Da-Ge - We all do what we can, within our means

Its a great way to spend a few hours with the family too

[winston]

Albert Schweitzer

Upon my arrival at my parents' home in Cleveland, Ohio for the Christmas holidays, my father passed along a little pamphlet on Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965), the theologian, musician, philosopher, physician, and humanitarian who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1953.

His life epitomized that distinction and embodied the spirit of this holiday season. So I thought I would pass along a few Schweitzer quotes for this holiday edition:

"From childhood, I felt a compassion for animals. Even before I started school, I found it impossible to understand why in my evening prayers, I should pray only for human beings."

"As long as I can remember, I have suffered because of the great misery I saw in the world. I never really knew the artless, youthful joy of living, and I believe that many children feel this way, even when outwardly they seem to be wholly happy and without a single care."

"Give some time to your fellow human beings. Even if it's a little thing, do something for others -- something for which you get not pay but the privilege of doing it."

In trying to find a unifying concept for my book on ethics, "the phrase, 'Reverence for Life,' struck me like a flash. As far as I knew, it was a phrase I had never heard nor ever read. Only by means of reverence for life can we establish a spiritual and humane relationship with both people and all living creatures within our reach. Only in this fashion can we avoid harming others, and, within the limits of our capacity, go to their aid whenever they need us."

"Just as white light consists of colored rays, so reverence for life contains all the components of ethics: love, kindliness, sympathy, empathy, peacefulness, and power to forgive."

"I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I do know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve."

"The fundamental fact of human awareness is this: 'I am life that wants to live in the midst of other life that wants to live.'"

"Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate."


Source: Life Trek Provision

[iam802]

Click-4-Klick is all about challenges. Kelly (Ripley), our very own ultra-marathon runner, will be challenging herself to raise S$50,000 for the beneficiaries of President's Challenge 2010.

She will also challenge herself to a 30-hour continuous run on the very first day of year 2010, aiming to cover at least a distance of 160km. The Organising Committee will be getting donors' support to pledge at least S$1 for every km she completes.

For more details and donations details, please visit

http://click-4-klick.blogspot.com/



Note:
Kelly will start her run in about 4hrs time.

[kennynah]

i admire her great character

how can i offer her some words of appreciation and respect for her altruistic actions....