JCI celebrates CNY with Bukit Harapan residents
KOTA KINABALU: A group of 12 young active citizens from Junior Chamber International (JCI) Tanjung Aru visited the underprivileged community in Bukit Harapan on February 17 to celebrate the Chinese New Year with the community.
The visitors also brought charity goods and festive cheers to Bukit Harapan.
“Together We Care” was one of the flagship projects initiated by JCI Tanjung Aru in 2014 as a platform to instil and sustain greater individual social responsibility among younger generation around Kota Kinabalu with the overall aim of generating more young active citizens who are ready contribute to the less fortunate community.
The project has paid numerous visits to various charity homes in Kota Kinabalu since its inception.
The visit to Bukit Harapan was led by “Together We Care” organising chairperson and 2019 vice president Community Rachel Chee together with 2019 President Wilson Gan.
Joining them were 10 JCI Tanjung Aru members.
Apart from presenting the goods to the underprivileged community, the visit was made lively by the lion dance performance and interactions between members and the community.
According to OC Rachel, the visit was just the start of the project and more community activities had been planned for the remainder of the year.
She added that youths from other societies are welcomed to join the activities.