- Naida (also a very Happy Birthday to you!)
Only RM8 per calendar
The calendar's artists are from the Da Vinci Creative Kids. Each month features beautiful drawings by kids aged 4 to 14.
The calendar also prints stories of the young victims (names changed to protect the identities of the victims and their families) such as the following:
GROWING STRONG. Terry's father was a violent alcoholic who often beat up his mother. Terry's mother was the sole breadwinner for the family of five, struggling to make ends meet. The father never appreciated his wife and often cursed her and the children. Terry's mother finally gathered the courage to place her children in Shelter with the hope for a better future for them. Terry is now studying in a vocational school and has been pursuing a course in mechanics for a year.
THE ANGEL AND THE BAD MAN. Sheila was left in front of the gates of Shelter Home when she was 3 years old with no identification documents at all. Marks and bruises found on her body showed that there had been physical abuse before. Initially, Sheila was afraid and confused most of the time, and she refused to socialize with the staff and children in the home. Recently, she is slowly learning to open up by making many new friends in Shelter.
This is a drawing by Yee Yan Yi who is 6 years old. She said, "These are my friends. We are happy together."
I would like to borrow and dedicate this drawing to all my friends, including my blogger buddies. I AM happy having you as my friend, and please know that all of you have impacted my life in so many ways. Thank you so very much!
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Do buy one or more of this calendar and help support Shelter Home. You can also help them in so many other ways (child sponsorship, expense sponsorship, contributions, donations, volunteering, etc). Find out how. God bless you!
About Shelter Home for Children:
Shelter, a registered welfare organization, was set up in June 1981. Guided by the vision of giving children at risk a childhood and future by protecting, guiding and healing them, and by building strong communities and loving families. (Read more)
Address: P.O. Box 23, Jalan Sultan, 46700 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, MALAYSIA
Telephone: +603 7955 0663
Fax: +603 7956 2384 or 7956 3940
Email: shelter@po.jaring.my
Website: http://www.shelterhome.org/
Hey Alice!! No worries about not joining us in the photoshoot... Plenty chances in the future!! =D Health is more important though!! Hope you are fully recovered by now d..
ReplyDeleteANyway, thanks for the award but I dunno what to do with it.. hahaha.. =D
Btw, if possible I wanna get hold of that cool calender too!! If you can get for me one?? I pay you back!! =D can can?? LOL
Thanks, Andrew! Am fully recovered now. :)
ReplyDeleteAbout the award, no need to do anything one. Just passing it on to you to show appreciation of you as a good friend. You can pass it on to your friends, if you want. =D
No problem about the calendar. Will get one for you. Will pass to you when I see you again.
thanks Alice :)
ReplyDeleteand bless you
wonderful childrens art work :)
thank you for the nice award Alice :) You're a great blog buddy too.
ReplyDeleteThats a sweet calendar and a great cause.
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Thank you so much, dear Alice. I'm also so glad to have you as a friend. For the longest time I'd see you commenting at Melody's and Rhinoa's, yet I hadn't "met" you myself. I'm so glad I finally did. I love your photography, your passion for animals, how friendly and welcoming you are, and of course, your love of books. Thank you for sharing so much with us.
ReplyDeleteYou're most welcome, Jen! Those artwork are really beautiful. :)
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure, Naida! I'm glad we're friends.
Hi Nymeth, I feel the same way too. Many thanks for your encouragement and support! I also love it when you share your wonderful book reviews and 'help' me lengthen my wish list. LOL.
To ALL: Have a wonderful weekend!
Thank you so much, Alice! I'm so glad to have you as a friend too! The calendar is lovely! It always saddened me to know there're children who're being abused everyday... they're so young and innocent, they should be well protected and loved.
ReplyDeletei also pass this award to you, came from rachel too.
ReplyDeletebtw, it's a nice drawing thanks for sharing.
Hi Melody! Thank you too! I also thank God for organizations such as Shelter Home and other homes who are caring for such children. God bless the people and volunteers who are running the homes.
ReplyDeleteiluvgreen, thanks very much! I really appreciated it. I'm happy to have you as a friend. *GRIN*
Thank you so much for the award, Alice! You are so kind to me. I feel honored to count you among my friends. :-)
ReplyDeleteThe calendar sounds amazing! Thanks for telling us about it.
Thanks so much for the award, Alice. You've been such a great friend and I value it. I honored it and wish to pass the same award to you :)
ReplyDeleteThe calendar are great. It really great to see children beautiful drawing. I wish they will be protected and find family who can love them as they should be love. Maybe I buy one, but I will have to see....
You're most welcome, Wendy! I'm truly blessed to have all of you. :D
ReplyDeleteHi Julia! Thanks for passing back the award to me. Hey, maybe I could send you one of those calendars. What say you? heeheee...
You're very welcome Alice.
ReplyDeleteThat's a lovely calendar. It's a great gift and it's for a good cause. I love the drawing. I hope that those children will find the happiness they deserve.
I hope so, too, Rachel.
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