Within three days of our posting about the plight of Joy Garden old folks home last month to Caring Soul 's circle of friends, many have responded with various offers of assistance. Some made donations directly to the home while others started delivering various grocery items to them.
A warm hearted neighbour who sits in the committee of a residents association took the trouble to encourage the use of its charity fund to helping this home. Hence, Caring Soul founding couple was tasked with delivering a whole car load of grocery items to Joy Garden in Semenyih today.
The leader of the charity drive of Jade Hills Resident Association , a kind hearted gentleman by the name of Puru loaded a host of items ranging from a variety of fruits to household groceries to my car yesterday afternoon.
My residents association with generous donations from almost the entire neighbourhood has embarked on five charity drives , delivering free groceries to more than 500 families so far. Thanks to their contribution today, Joy Garden Old Folks Home will be well plenished with food for the next few weeks.
Many other friends also donated whole chicken and fresh meat to the home. Even our regular chicken supplier decided to chip in, offering to deliver some free fresh chickens to the home when the boss heard we are buying the chicken for charity purposes.
It is heartening to note that there are still so many kind hearted souls who are willing to lend a helping hand to the needy in spite of the hard times that most of us are facing during this MCO ( Movement Control Order ) period. Under the umbrella of Caring Soul, we will continue with our mission to help alleviate some of the problems charity homes are facing.
Meanwhile, we take this opportunity to thank our circle of friends who went out of the way to help the needy ( not necessarily this old folks home ) one way or another. Let us remember that it is during such tiring times that the less unfortunate need help the most.
No matter how small our contribution is, it is the thought that counts. The famous story below reminds us of this :-
“ One day a man was walking along the beach when he noticed a boy picking something up and gently throwing it into the ocean. Approaching the boy, he asked, “What are you doing?”
The youth replied, “Throwing starfish back into the ocean. The surf is up and the tide is going out. If I don’t throw them back, they’ll die.”
“Son,” the man said, “don’t you realize there are miles and miles of beach and hundreds of starfish? You can’t make a difference!” After listening politely, the boy bent down, picked up another starfish, and threw it back into the surf.
Then, smiling at the man, he said…..“I made a difference for that one.”
Like the story, your good deeds no matter how small, will surely make a difference for the less fortunate.