KUALA LUMPUR, 19 October 2014: In their inaugural Shopping Buddy Program, a group of volunteers from Great Vision Charity Association acted as shopping buddy when they invited 10 underprivileged and hardcore poor families to a groceries shopping outing at the Aeon Big Hypermarket in Mid Valley Megamall. On the morning of the outing, the volunteers met up with the respective families at their homes to pick them up and personally chauffeured them to the shopping mall in the comfort of the volunteers’ respective cars.
During the shopping session, volunteers were attached to each of the families, and they were seen busy helping the families look for groceries items and comparing prices to get the best deals. Some were also seen helping out the families to calculate their total sum of purchase. After the shopping session, the families were invited to dine together with the volunteers for their luncheon, before being chauffeured back to their homes.
“Thank you so much for the kind gestures in handing out assistance to us from the underprivileged families and helping us to make ends meet, especially in times like these with escalating prices of groceries. May god bless you all for your kind deeds,” commented Pn Che Wah Binti Haron, who was one of the beneficiaries of the outing.
PERSATUAN HARAPAN MULIA MEMBELI-BELAH BERSAMA KELUARGA MISKIN
KUALA LUMPUR, 19 Oktober 2014: Dalam aktiviti julung kali pertama Program Rakan Shopping mereka, sekumpulan sukarelawan dari Persatuan Harapan Mulia bertindak sebagai teman membeli-belah ketika mereka mengundang 10 keluarga kurang bernasib baik dan miskin tegar untuk membeli-belah barangan keperluan rumah di Aeon Big Hypermarket di Mid Valley Megamall. Pada pagi aktiviti tersebut, para sukarelawan bertemu dengan keluarga miskin di rumah mereka masing-masing dan menjemput mereka secara peribadi ke pusat membeli-belah dalam keselesaan kereta sukarelawan masing-masing.
Semasa sesi membeli-belah, para sukarelawan sibuk membantu ahli keluarga miskin jemputan mencari barangan keperluan dan membandingkan harga untuk mendapatkan tawaran terbaik. Ada juga yang dilihat membantu keluarga-keluarga terbabit mengira jumlah keseluruhan pembelian mereka. Selepas sesi membeli-belah, para keluarga telah dijemput untuk makan jamuan tengah hari bersama-sama dengan para sukarelawan, sebelum mereka dihantar kembali ke rumah masing-masing.
“Terima kasih banyak untuk niat baik dalam menyampaikan bantuan kepada kami dari keluarga-keluarga yang kurang bernasib baik dan membantu kami meringankan beban mendapatkan keperluan seharian, terutama di masa-masa seperti ini di mana harga bahan makanan yang semakin meningkat. Semoga Tuhan memberkati anda semua untuk perbuatan baik anda,”komen Puan Che Wah Binti Haron, yang merupakan salah seorang daripada keluarga terpilih bagi aktiviti ini.
