Tsunami Relief
Week 2: Relief Supplies Start Pouring In |
| Posted by Administrator (admin) on May 07 2006 |
Saturday, 8th January 2005
10:00am Venue: Penang Diocesan Centre
Operation/collection centre:
-Sorting of relief suplies finished by noon.
-Centre closed for the day. Everyone is really tired and needs a break.
Fr Fabian left for Medan, then to Aceh. Good luch Fr. Fabian!
10:00am Venue: Penang Diocesan Centre
Operation/collection centre:
-Sorting of relief suplies finished by noon.
-Centre closed for the day. Everyone is really tired and needs a break.
Fr Fabian left for Medan, then to Aceh. Good luch Fr. Fabian!
Friday, 7th January 2005
10:00am 11:00pm Venue: Penang Diocesan Centre
Operation/collection centre:
- Sorting out relief supplies
-5000 paracetamols donated by Dr. Lee
-20 facial masks donated by Jon Teoh for Fr Fabian
-Dynacraft Manufacturing plant and Gama Supermarket donated carton boxes
Venue: Tanjung Bungah
- 3rd Distribution mattresses, pillows, cooking stoves, kitchen utensils
Venue: Warehouse 9, Penang Sweetenaham Port
- Truck from St. Michaels Church, Ipoh gave clothes, food, biscuits and milk powder
Fr. Fabians flight to Medan cancelled. Medan aiport congestion.
Thursday, 6th January 2005
10:00am 11:00pm - Venue: Penang Diocesan Centre
Operation/collection centre
- Sorting releif suppliungtes
- A hawker from Tanj Bungah donated cooked bee hoon for 2 meals for all the volunteers. Tq!
Loading of goods to Warehouse 9 at Port Swettenham
-Local Council trucks made 3 trips
-2 trucks and 1 forklift were loaned to us by the Buddhist Mahindra Temple 3 trips
-One1 20 container arranged by Agatha, a volunteer.
- Supplies sent to warehouse: mineral water, rice, canned food, milk powder, instant noodles and clothes.
-Agilent Tech donated carton boxes
-Motorola donated carton boxes
-Recycled cardboards sold at almost RM80
-Unwanted clothes sold at RM20
-Preparation & shopping of items needed for Fr Fabian's departure to Aceh
-Night meeting with Fr Fabian instructions to staff while hes away
-Addy created posters with good news to be posted at the notice board. This is to help everyone know that good things have happened too in the midst of all this disaster.
Wednesday, 5th January 2005
10:00am 11:00pm Venue: Penang Diocesan Centre
Operation/collection centre:
- Sorting releief supplies
-LB Group donated 50 boxes
-Motorola donated carton boxes
-Joachim went up to the Tg Bunga Kampung Mesjid area to complete door-to-door surveys of fisherman homes which was damaged/destroyed by the Tsunami..
-Staff meeting Fr Fabian breifs all about the plan the next few days. Duties are assigned, objectives reviewed.
Tuesday, 4th January 2005
10:00am 11:00pm Venue: Penang Diocesan Centre
Operation/collection centre:
- Sorting of relief supplies
- Received mineral water that we had purchased first 720 cartons
- Sticky tapes donated by S.E.
Venue: Tanjung Bungah Kampung Nelayan
- 2nd distribution to 44 families.
- 30 complete kitchen sets (comprising double gas burners, woks, pots, ladles, crockery).
- 57 single mattresses, 31 double mattresses, 110 pillows and 30 double gas burners were handed out.
- Eong Huat Sdn Bhd, importers and wholesalers of kitchen utensils, donated many items flasks, coffee pots, utensils, which were also handed out. Blankets, bedsheets, old clothes and shoes were also distributed.
- Almost 20 more families filled up survey forms. Joachim embarked on another door-to-door check to validate fresh applications.
- 2nd distribution to 44 families.
- 30 complete kitchen sets (comprising double gas burners, woks, pots, ladles, crockery).
- 57 single mattresses, 31 double mattresses, 110 pillows and 30 double gas burners were handed out.
- Eong Huat Sdn Bhd, importers and wholesalers of kitchen utensils, donated many items flasks, coffee pots, utensils, which were also handed out. Blankets, bedsheets, old clothes and shoes were also distributed.
- Almost 20 more families filled up survey forms. Joachim embarked on another door-to-door check to validate fresh applications.
Monday, 3rd January 2005
10:00am 11:00pm Venue: Penang Diocesan Centre
Operations/collection centre:
- Sorting of relief suplies
- Damian set's up the Secretariat
- Facial Masks donated by Loh Guan Lye
- Carton Boxes donated by Sunshine Square
Venue: Tanjungj Bungah Kampung Nelayan (Fisherman Village)
- 1st distribution to 21 families mattresses & cooking stoves. Then needs of these 21 families were identified during the cleaning up of the affected families.
- 36 single mattresses, 15 double mattresses, 15 double gas burners, 20 gas tanks and 71 pillows were handed out to 21 families.
- Many other families filled up new survey forms.
- Joachim did a house-to-house checks to ensure applicants were genuine ones.
10:00am 11:00pm Venue: Penang Diocesan Centre
Operations/collection centre:
- Sorting of relief suplies
- Damian set's up the Secretariat
- Facial Masks donated by Loh Guan Lye
- Carton Boxes donated by Sunshine Square
Venue: Tanjungj Bungah Kampung Nelayan (Fisherman Village)
- 1st distribution to 21 families mattresses & cooking stoves. Then needs of these 21 families were identified during the cleaning up of the affected families.
- 36 single mattresses, 15 double mattresses, 15 double gas burners, 20 gas tanks and 71 pillows were handed out to 21 families.
- Many other families filled up new survey forms.
- Joachim did a house-to-house checks to ensure applicants were genuine ones.
Sunday, 2nd January 2005
10:00am onwards - Venue: Penang Diocesan Centre
Operations/collection centre:
- 1st shipment to Sri Lanka comprising goods such as mineral water, canned food, biscuits, clothing, milk powder, sanitary pads and some medical supplies such as gloves.
- Over 80 very enthusiaistic volunteers turned up to load the 40 tonne lorry.
10:00am onwards - Venue: Penang Diocesan Centre
Operations/collection centre:
- 1st shipment to Sri Lanka comprising goods such as mineral water, canned food, biscuits, clothing, milk powder, sanitary pads and some medical supplies such as gloves.
- Over 80 very enthusiaistic volunteers turned up to load the 40 tonne lorry.
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