Doing our bit
Inner Wheel Club of Subang Selangor
13 February 2023
When the earthquake hit Kahramanmaras in Turkey, as always Malaysians responded with generosity and kindness. With winter temperatures below 15 degrees what the victims wanted were warm coats, blankets and winter wear. The Turkish Embassy was inundated with donated clothes that was not suitable for the cold. The embassy appeal for volunteers to help sort these clothes met with overwhelming response. President Tara and CC Rajani spent a morning at the Turkish Embassy helping to sort through mountains of clothes. PDC Shanthi Menon and President Tara had earlier collected clothes from family and friends and delivered it to the embassy. The good thing was that with so many volunteers at hand, weeding out all the summer clothes was rather easy. The Embassy had a plan for the clothes and other essentials that they could not use. These were immediately packed for local NGO’s and sent to them. IWCSS's physical contribution to this worthy cause may have been miniscule, but as the saying goes ‘every bit helps’.
~ Rajani Vidyasagar