Region 1 Joint installation 11th August 2013

President Andrew and partner in service Charlene Tsen

Region 1's Presidents with DG Kung Kuok Yiew and the cabinet officers

Visit to a cancer patient Sylvester Yap age 13 on 26th Sept 2013

Four members ( PP Vincent Tan, PP Sheila Kho, Secretary Jane Ling and Treasurer Kristie Lok) visited a 13 year old cancer patient, Sylvester Yap  at the Pediatrics Oncology ward on 26th Sept 2013. Sylvester is from Sibu and is alone in the Sarawak General Hospital as his father, who has a leg amputated due to an accident is jobless. His mother has to look after two younger siblings. Sylvester has been in SGH for the last two months. Our visit was to find out how we can help him. Secretary Jane spoke to his father on the phone and found out that he will be coming to Kuching on the 3rd Oct 2013 and Sylvester is scheduled to have an operation on the 25th Oct 2013.

Region 1 Peace Poster Contest 29th Sept 2013

101 students took part in the Region 1 Peace Poster contest at Boulevard Mall, Kuching on sunday , 29th Sept 2013. This contest is organised by all the twelve clubs in Region 1. The Guest of Honour was 1st VDG Dato Betty Wong. Twelve pieces were selected at the end of the contest to represent Region 1 in the District 308-A2 contest at a later date.

Hari Raya visiting (8th - 9th August 2013)

Members with PP Sheila and Cecil Adenan at their open house

PP Ivy Fong with ex Lion Hajjah Salmah Ibrahim

PDG Mary Law with PP Ivy Fong

PDG Mary Law with PP Dora Lam

Members with Dato Dr Zulkifli and PP Juriah at their open house

Members with ex- Lion Raja Noor

Joint cornea transplant project 5th August 2013

Two patients from Bintangor and  Bintulu were given back their sight recently through the joint cornea transplant project (penetrating keratoplastry)  between LC of Kuching City and LC of Kuching North.

The patients are Berasap ak Luyoh (M) 49 years  from Kapit who worked with WTK company in road building. He used to work for Rimunan Hijau in Papua New Guinea where in 1998 he had an infection in his left eye. He came back in 2002 and was treated on and off in Sibu hospital. The infected eye eventually turned blind. Through the cornea transplant , his sight has been restored.

The second  recipient is Surang ak Sigan (M) 69 years old from Bintangor. He was a casual worker until his eyes became bad. He had severe cornea disease for many years and had a cornea transplant to his right eye in 1991 and left eye in 2008. Both eyes were sponsored by  the Lions Club. Up to three years ago, he was well. However  since then he developed dense opacities in both eyes and the corneas became rejected. With the cornea transplant to one of his  eye, he is now mobile again and is extremely grateful to the Lions club for restoring his sight for the third time.

Some members from LC of Kch City visited the patients at the Sarawak General hospital on the 5th August 2013. They also presented a hamper each to the two patients and wish them speedy recovery so that they can return to their respective families. The members who visited the patients were PP Vincent Tan, PP Ivy Fong, PP Dora Lam and Lion Irene Tan who is the project head from the club.

Japanese Youth Exchange students visit 4th - 8th August 2013

6 Japanese YE arrived at Kuching International Airport on the 4th August 2013

YE Yuki with host sister, Sheryl Si at the Kuching Fest

Semonggoh wildlife centre to see the orang utan

Jong crocodile farm

Enjoying the sunset at Kuching Waterfront with Mamasan Sheila Kho

Enjoying her watermelon at Mamasan Dora Lam's house

Yuki with Mamasan Dora Lam and Isabelle

Two YE celebrating their birthdays at RC Chong Nam Fah's house

YE with members of Kch City - PP Dora Lam, PP Caroline and PP Sheila

YE with their hosting families and RC Chong Nam Fah

PP Sheila Kho and PP Dora Lam  hosted a Japanese Youth Exchange student , Yuki Ikeda (16 years old)  from Ainan -cho, Japan from the 4th - 8th August 2013.