Crafting Self-Confidence This Christmas

15 December 2022

This Christmas, Da Ma Cai via its Staff-in-the-Community (SITC) initiative brought festive joy and smiles to special children at Pertubuhan Kebajikan Kanak-kanak Istimewa Insan Wilayah Kuala Lumpur Dan Selangor (PKKII).

The children at PKKII were excited to welcome volunteers to their Centre. As soon as the volunteers introduced the Christmas arts and crafts session, PKKII’s hall was filled with joy and the children were very much into Christmas mood. There were never a dull moment as the children engaged in simple yet creative Christmas crafting task. The children were then treated to fun entertainment with them singing and dancing to Christmas tunes and a delicious festive lunch. Ending the gathering on a merry note, essential groceries and gift vouchers were presented to PKKII.

Jacie Yeoh, the Secretary of PKKII expressed her appreciation to Da Ma Cai for coming to them during this festive season. Yeoh added, “Our home is a haven to shelter and protect the less fortunate children. Each of them has a distinct set of strength and challenges and we hope the public can see them beyond their label. With volunteers interacted and guided the children in crafting, it brings happiness and helps to instill confidence in them and therefore we always welcome corporate angels like Da Ma Cai to extend their wings and support us.”

“This SITC initiative in volunteering and raising awareness is an avenue for the Company to empower the communities. The crafting session brought lots of joy to the special children and kept them meaningfully engaged. For our volunteers, they learned to empathies with the children that they don’t usually meet, and experienced how to interact with them. We are pleased to see the children motivated with full confidence in completing their task.” said Da Ma Cai spokesperson.

Founded in 1998, PKKII is a non-profit organisation that provides help and care for a group of 68 children suffering from autism, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), global development delay (GDD), Asperger’s syndrome, cerebral palsy, down’s syndrome, etc. To learn more about how you can help the residents of Pertubuhan Kebajikan Kanak-kanak Istimewa Insan Wilayah Kuala Lumpur Dan Selangor, please contact: Miss Jacie Yeoh at 03 – 7982 4502 or 016 – 2622 737.

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 and social welfare 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.