Annual Back-2-School programme helps 70 students

The Parish Integral Human Development Ministry (PIHDM) members of the Church of St. Jude, took 40 students and their parents on a shopping spree to buy school items under their Back- 2-School programme on March 4.

Mar 17, 2023

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The children with school bags donated by the SP Care Clinic. With them are Dr. Sathia Prakash Nadarajan and Dr. Harry Dinesh Mahalingam from SP Care Clinic, Hulu Selangor’s councillors Nur Jahirah, Alwyn Chan and P. Puvanesvaran, PIHDM members and the parents of the children.

By Mercy Almeida Stellus
The Parish Integral Human Development Ministry (PIHDM) members of the Church of St. Jude, took 40 students and their parents on a shopping spree to buy school items under their Back- 2-School programme on March 4.

Before heading to Pusat Pakaian Hari-Hari to purchase two pairs of uniforms, two pairs of shoes, and socks for each child, they gathered at the church to receive school bags and angpows from the SP Care Clinic.

The founder of SP Care Clinic and philanthropist, Dr Sathia Prakash Nadarajan takes part in this programme annually.

“Don’t thank me, thank the good Lord for blessing me. In return, I share this blessing with the less fortunate. Only by experiencing hardship can one empathise with poor people and their needs,” said the Rawang-born Dr Sathia.

Also present were several Hulu Selangor councillors who were happy to be with the children and agreed to assist the PIHDM in future programmes organised for the less fortunate.

Donor and former teacher, Karen Khoo, accompanied the children on the shopping spree. She was pleasantly surprised to see how organised the children were and committed to joining the next Back-2- School programme. Parish priest Fr Vincent Thomas had helped raise large donations for the programme.

The PIHDM also donated to Rumah Keluarga Kami, Kajang to assist some 30 students to buy school uniforms, shoes, and socks. PIHDM chairman Augustine Ratnasamy thanked donors for their generosity.