Scholastic Excellence Awards for Our Boys

Yesterday (November 13) was a special day for all of us at Rumah Aman. A number of our boys received scholastic excellence awards during a ceremony held at Sekolah Kebangsaan Raja Muda where we have 11 boys in Year 1 and 5 boys in Year 2.

Muhammad Izzat Bin Junaidi was 1st in his class of 34 students and 3rd among the 257 students in Year 1. Izzat also won 1st place in the Sentence Construction Competition for Year 1.

Zahirulhaq Bin Amdan won the subject prize in Science for being the best student in that subject for Year 1. He also won 1st place in the Arts & Craft Competition for Year 1.

Mohamad Nor Amirul Shah Bin Mokhtar won 1st prize in the Choir Competition for Year 1. Amirul was 5th in his class 36 students.

Raziq Hafizi Bin Mohd Tamin and Mohd Firdan Bin Rahmat, who are in the same Year 2 class, were placed 2nd and 3rd respectively. Firdan also won the Arts & Craft Competition for Year 2.

Mohammad Nor Fadhil Shah Bin Mokhtar was 3th in his Year 2 class of 32 students.

Izzat and Amirul have been appointed Junior Prefects for the 2008 school year (see previous post).

Well done boys and keep up the good work.

Our Boys Appointed Junior Prefects

Mohamad Nor Amirul Shah Bin Mokhtar and Muhammad Izzat Bin Junaidi, two of our boys in Year 1 at Sekolah Kebangsaan Raja Muda (Raja Muda Primary School), have been appointed Junior Prefects for the 2008 school year.

The selection and appointment of Prefects by the school are based on:

1. Good conduct, efficiency and trustworthiness,
2. Adherence to the rules and regulation of the school,
3. Ability to execute assigned tasks with responsibility and dedication,
4. Exemplary academic achievement and personality.

Both boys achieved excellent academic results with Izzat scoring 98.4% and Amirul scoring 96% average marks for all subjects.

Congratulations Izzat and Amirul. We are so proud of you.

Amateur Radio Enthusiasts Celebrate Eid with Rumah Aman

There were lots of fun and laughter at Rumah Aman on 4^th November 2007 as the children, and adults, participated in various games and telematch organised by a group of Amateur Radio enthusiasts.

It was part of an Eid-ul-Fitri celebration hosted by the group who also brought along 24 boys and girls from Rumah Amal Limpahan Kasih, an orphanage from Puchong to join in the celebrations.

As usual, the children had the most fun and big smiles especially when they were well rewarded with various prizes after winning their games and telematches and entertained with a fun-filled magic show. They also sang along with a guest from Senegal who entertained them with songs. There was an array of delicious food, from mee rebus, roast lamb, murtabak to pizza and more.

Throughout the event Amateur Radio communications was also demonstrated to the children.

The celebration attracted over 100 members of Amateur Radio and their friends. It was an opportunity for them to learn more about Rumah Aman and its future plans.

Noah Foundation donated RM3,000.00 to Rumah Aman during the event.

Thank you Amateur Radio team and their friends for the food, prizes, toys, donations and most of all for their time in making the event a success. The children and staff of Rumah Aman enjoyed the event so much and hope you come and visit us again.

RM20,000 for Rumah Aman 2

Our efforts to raise funds for the construction of Rumah Aman 2 (see posting in May) received a great boost last week when the Association of Pakistani Women in Malaysia presented a cheque for RM20,000.

The president of the association, Mrs. Shameem Faiz, presented the cheque to Brother Abdul Rehman Dakri, the founder of Rumah Aman, witnessed by the Deputy Higher Commissioner of Pakistan, Mr Jamshaid Iftikhar, and committee members of the association. The money was raised through a Food and Handicraft Charity Bazaar organised by the association on September 8, 2007 at Mont Kiara Plaza, Kuala Lumpur. Brother Abdul Rehman thanked the association for their most generous contribution.

At the ceremony, a model of Rumah Aman 2 was unveiled followed by a presentation and a briefing on the progress of the project.

The association was launched on April 3, 1998 with the primary objective of providing for the needs of women and children who are victims of violence and abuse, underprivileged children and the handicapped.