KUALA LUMPUR, 16 November 2014: Through their 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 The Sphere Bangsar South. 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.
The Shopping Buddy Program is a program conducted by the association on the third Sunday of each month, where 10 selected underprivileged families will be invited for a groceries shopping session with volunteers from the association. RM100 cash vouchers would be handed out to each selected families, which is hoped could help ease the burden of the families. It is a program that is run by the Great Vision Charity Association in collaboration with other partner association members so that they could influence more members to act as volunteers for charitable events.
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 a sumptuous luncheon session at the Chicken Rice Shop with the volunteers, before being chauffeured back to their homes.
Pn.Munah Binti Din, who was one of the beneficiaries, commented that she never thought there was actually a charity group in Malaysia that provides this meaningful support for the needy. It was her first time in life which a group of volunteers bring her out for grocery shopping. In fact, it has been a few months since she was able to go for groceries shopping, and she appreciated the support provided by this charity group.
SUKARELAWAN MEMBAWA KELUARGA MISKIN MEMBELI-BELAH
KUALA LUMPUR, 16 November 2014: Melalui 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 The Sphere Bangsar South. 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.
Program Rakan Shopping adalah program yang dijalankan oleh pihak persatuan pada hari Ahad ketiga setiap bulan, di mana 10 keluarga kurang bernasib baik terpilih akan dijemput ke sesi membeli-belah barangan keperluan rumah dengan sukarelawan dari persatuan itu. Baucar tunai RM100 akan diberikan kepada setiap keluarga yang terpilih, yang diharap dapat membantu meringankan beban keluarga-keluarga tersebut. Program ini dijalankan oleh Persatuan Harapan Mulia dengan kerjasama ahli-ahli rakan persatuan supaya mereka boleh mempengaruhi lebih ramai ahli untuk bertindak sebagai sukarelawan dalam aktiviti-aktiviti amal.
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 di restoran Chicken Rice Shop bersama-sama dengan para sukarelawan, sebelum mereka dihantar kembali ke rumah masing-masing.
Puan Munah Binti Din adalah salah sebuah keluarga terpilih bagi aktiviti ini. Beliau terharu dengan wujudnya persatuan kebajikan yang memberi bantuan sokongan kepada golongan keluarga kurang upaya dan miskin. Puan Munah berasa gembira kerana dapat keluar membeli-belah dengan sukarelawan dan mengulas ini merupakan kali pertama keluar membeli-belah barangan keperluan sejak beberapa bulan kebelakangan ini.
