SK Merpati Sandakan receives donation from SOS
KOTA KINABALU: To introduce and promote the game of tennis among special needs students, Special Olympics Sandakan (SOS) has donated 30 junior tennis rackets, three boxes of tennis balls and three sets of mini-tennis nets to SK Merpati Sandakan.
SK Merpati is among the schools involved in the Special Integration Education Programme (PPKI) where students with special needs are given the opportunity to study under the integration education programme.
“The Special Olympics Sandakan chapter is very happy to note that SK Merpati was among the five schools that sent their special students to participate in the Bocce competition held at SMK Muhibbah recently.
“It shows their keen interest to promote a healthy and active lifestyle among their students.
“Therefore, we decided to give their students an option to choose an additional game that they might want to play and we decided to introduce tennis to them,” said Taren Sunil Manoharan, chairman of Special Olympics Sandakan Chapter who is also the president of Kelab Tenis Remaja Sandakan.
On hand to receive the tennis items were teachers Izrah Jumdail and Jikol Sipajon. Representing SOS chairman Taren Sunil to hand over the items was Luth Rulia Ali Bin Japar.
The two teachers expressed their thanks and appreciation to SOS for the support while Luth was confident that the
The Special Olympics Sandakan chapter is very happy to note that SK Merpati was among the five schools that sent their special students to participate in the Bocce competition held at SMK Muhibbah recently. It shows their keen interest to promote a healthy and active lifestyle among their students. Therefore, we decided to give their students an option to choose an additional game that they might want to play and we decided to introduce tennis to them.
— Taren Sunil Manoharan, chairman of Special Olympics Sandakan Chapter
contribution will provide an additional form of interest for the students to learn a new game and hopefully excel in it.
“SOS will further collaborate with SK Merpati and Kelab Tenis Remaja Sandakan to engage a coach to conduct basic tennis lessons for the students,” said Taren Sunil.