Muhammad Arif Fauzi who is colour blind, made us proud when two of his colourful drawings entitled Rocket Malaysia and Waterfall won 2nd and 3rd prize respectively in an art competition organised by Amway Malaysia last year.The art competition was held in conjunction with the establishment of a new One By On
e Art Gallery at Amway's headquarters in Ada, Michigan, USA in celebration of Amway’s 50th Anniversary this year.Muhammad Arif’s Waterfall made it to the final selection with two other drawings out of the six Malaysian entries sent to Ada. The other two drawings are Village Atmosphere in the Morning by Munir Darussalam from Rumah Nur Salam, Kuala Lumpur and Blueberry by Uthaya Soorian,12, from Rumah Hope, Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
In an article in its Amagram Magazine for March 2009, Amway Malaysia said that the three drawings will be displayed at the gallery along with 72 other artworks from other Amway affiliates worldwide.
It said that the gallery that will be open to Amway Distributors, staff and thousands of guest world wide for years to come, will consist of colourful, artistic drawings from children around the world who are part of Amway’s One By One Campaign for Children.
Amway Malaysia had organised a by-invitation only art competition to children homes that have participated in previous One By One – Happy Healthy Minds initiative. The competition was open to children between the ages of six to 12 years old registered at the homes.
A total of 38 colourful entries were received from Agathians Shelter, House of Joy, Precious Homes, Rumah Aman, Rumah Hope, Rumah Nur Salam and Rumah Tunas Harapan.
Ten year old Munir who won first prize in the competition received RM300.00 cash and made good use of his winnings by purchasing a sporty new pair of spectacles.
For his effort, Muhammad Arif, 9, won a monopoly set, a comprehensive art manual and art supplies.
Pictures from top : Muhammad Arif with Amway Senior Public Affairs Executive, Siti Kalsom Kamari (second from right), his gaurdians showing off his artworks and Amway Public Affairs Officer, Joanne Yap (left). Munir Darussalam's Village Atmosphere in the Morning, Muhammad Arif's Waterfall and Uthaya Soorias's Blueberry.
The three homes with the six shortlisted entries, Rumah Aman, Rumah Hope and Rumah Nur Salam were also awarded MPH book vouchers worth RM500.00 each.
