A group of 11 of us from Drukpa Penang joined in this month’s activity to visit an Indian family of 6 siblings ranging from 7 to 17 years of age, who had lost both their father and mother. As preparation for their needs, many of us went around to collect used clothing and also bought some basic food stuff for them before the trip.
We came across this family through one of the local newspaper where it was reported that Lions Club, a volunteer service organization, had come to their aids. Through Lions Club we managed to get the address of this family who resides in Sungei Petani, which is about 45-minutes drive from Penang. Two helpful representatives from Lions Club of Kuala Muda, Mr. Jagjit and Mr. Selva guided us to the flats where they live and also acted as our interpreter. However on that day itself, only three of the siblings were there as the other two were in school while one was still at work.
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