Joint Deepavali Project with YB Chong Eng’s Office
Inner Wheel Club of Butterworth
30 October 2022
The Inner Wheel Club of Butterworth was invited to participate in a Deepavali Project to spread Festive Cheer organised by the Office of the Honourable State Assemblywoman for Padang Lalang, (YB) Chong Eng on 30th October 2022. The Club has enjoyed a close relationship with the YB’s Office ever since its inception in 2019 and there have been numerous collaborations undertaken for the betterment of economically challenged women and children in Seberang Perai, Penang.
YB Chong Eng had gifted the Club with a grant of RM3,000 in the last Inner Wheel term during the COVID-19 Pandemic as it was difficult to hold fundraisers then, due to the Movement Control Orders which were in place. The Club as with all Inner Wheel Clubs worldwide has always had its focus on women-empowerment as well as children’s welfare and education.
President Datin Santhi Sundara and team immediately set about organising vouchers of RM50 each for 30 single mothers to help them cope with the added expenditure they faced during the Deepavali Festival. The vouchers are redeemable at the Billion Supermarket Chain.
IWC Butterworth was represented at the function by President Datin Santhi, Club Treasurer Puan Maheswari Mahalingam and Club Members Manjit Kaur and Shanti Malar Ramanathan. The Club already has more joint-projects lined up in collaboration with YB Chong Eng’s Office for the betterment of Children including ongoing educational activities. IWC Butterworth plans to leave no stone unturned in its quest to reduce poverty among women and ensure children stayed and thrived in school.
Lucy Barrock