KUALA LUMPUR, 23 July 2016: Great Vision Charity Association’s (GVCA) Shopping Buddy Programme continues giving a helping hand to ten underprivileged families from PPR Sri Selangor. The Shopping Buddy Program is a program conducted by the association on a monthly basis, where 10 selected underprivileged families were invited for a groceries shopping session to help ease their household burden.
Grocery shopping has become a daunting task for the physically impaired families especially to the blind old widow who have been living alone and dependant on her grandson visitation to get her groceries. The volunteers patiently aided the visually impaired woman in navigating the aisles, reading the price tags, and choosing the goods.
Some volunteers also helped to collect a shopping list from those physically inconvenient to move around participants beforehand and helped the participants to shop and deliver the groceries to them personally.
Meanwhile, for the rest of the other underprivileged families, once they were done with the shopping session, they were invited to enjoy luncheon at the mall’s food court before being chauffeured back to their homes by the volunteers.
It was a heart-warming moment when a volunteer was hugged and thanked repeatedly by one of the families for the help he has offered, without hesitation carrying the goods a few rounds up to the flat.
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Harapan bagi Golongan Kurang Bernasib Baik & Cacat Penglihatan
KUALA LUMPUR, 23 Julai 2016: Pemandangan gelap disebabkan kecacatan penglihatan telah menjadi satu halangan besar untuk keluar dari rumah bagi salah satu keluarga kurang bernasib baik dari PPR Sri Selangor yang menerima sumbangan menerusi Program Rakan Shopping. Program tersebut dianjurkan oleh Persatuan Harapan Mulia setiap bulan di mana 10 keluarga kurang bernasib baik dipilih dan dijemput untuk membeli-belah barangan runcit bagi meringankan beban isi rumah mereka.
Tiga orang kurang berupaya merupakan antara sepuluh keluarga kurang bernasib baik yang menyertai sesi membeli-belah tersebut. Bagi tiga keluarga tersebut, tugas membeli barangan runcit telah menjadi satu beban bagi mereka disebabkan kecacatan terbabit. Dalam sesi program, para sukarelawan membantu keluarga-keluarga tersebut dengan menemani dan memapah mereka memilih barangan runcit sambal membantu dalam mengangkat barang.
Sementara itu, bagi keluarga kurang bernasib baik yang lain, apabila mereka telah selesai dengan sesi membeli-belah, mereka dijemput untuk menikmati jamuan tengah hari di medan selera pasar raya sebelum dihantar kembali ke rumah mereka oleh para sukarelawan.
Keluarga-keluarga tersebut kelihatan terharu dengan aksi sukarelawan-sukarelawan yang sabar menemani dan menolong mengangkat barangan runcit yang berat ke rumah pangsa masing-masing. Mereka berterima kasih atas niat baik para sukarelawan dan amat bersuka cita dengan sumbangan yang diterima.
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- A volunteer will act as a buddy to the participants accompanying them throughout the shopping session
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- The visually impaired woman (on wheelchair) was happy for the rare opportunity to step out from her home.
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- A volunteer helping a physically disabled participant choosing the goods.
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- A group photo session of the underprivileged families and volunteers after the shopping session.
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- A heartiest lunch meal together after the shopping session.
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- Volunteer helped to carry the goods up the flat after chauffeured the participants home.