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HONG LEONG FOUNDATION REACHES OUT WITH CYBERCARE Well, this dream just took another step closer to reality with the setting up of The Lions Club of CyberCare Kuala Lumpur eCommunity for children's home a year ago. CyberCare is a National Pilot programme under the National IT Council aimed at eventually linking up and uniting the children of the world through an electronic community system capable of transcending geographic, language and religious barriers with the hope of nurturing a global culture rooted in the values of caring, sharing, openness, love and leadership. Captain Chia and Roger Tan (second & third from left) presenting the cheque to Ln.Cheong Yuk Wai, President of The Lion Club of CyberCare.
A year ago CyberCare declared to link up 25 orphanages across Malaysia by end of first quarter 2000 to form the CyberCare electronic community. To-date they have not just done that but had recently connected Miracle Home, the latest addition to the CyberCare family. Looking forward, CyberCare will be expanding its operation rapidly and this will require much more financial resources and skilled agents. "With the support of the Hong Leong Group Malaysia as our main corporate sponsor," said Cheong, "we are confident of realising our dream to serve the community better." The Hong Leong Foundation, which was represented by its director, Roger Tan, and the Group's Regional Management Committee chairman, K.H. Chia, voiced its support of the project. Said Chia, "In this day and age, when dot com companies seem to be everywhere and e-commerce seems to be the trend, the less privileged children are in danger of being left out in our race for IT. However, with this project, these children will have an equal opportunity as the rest of the children to be a part of the information age." "Furthermore, this sponsorship also offers an opportunity for us to not only reach out to these children, but also to reach out in a more relevant and effective manner." CyberCare was created over a year ago to inspire underprivileged children in homes by weaving information technology into their lives. Since then, it has benefited many members of the eCommunity by providing a common ground for efficient community interaction as well as keep its members abreast of current CyberCare events and news. The CyberCare project team and volunteer trainers also coach home administrators to equip them with word processing, database management and creative IT skills while the children are taught the necessary IT skills to create and maintain their own Homes' homepage as well as communicate on behalf of their homes. "We urge individuals and other companies to emulate their (Hong Leong Group Malaysia's) example. A great deal more work and effort is needed to form an eCommunity that truly serves the children and the community," said Cheong. If you wish to play a part in making this dream
a reality for the children, either by sponsoring or volunteering,
register now through CyberCare's website - |
Remember
the famous song, "Imagine" by John Lennon where part of the lyrics
hoped that "the world will be as one"? 
Today,
the project was given a further boost with the signing of a sponsorship
agreement between the Hong Leong Foundation, the 308-B District
of Lions Foundation and The Lions Club of CyberCare Kuala Lumpur.
In his speech, Lion Cheung Yuk Wai, president of The Lions Club
of CyberCare Kuala Lumpur said that the CyberCare project is all
about Smart Partnerships. " The Hong Leong Foundation - CyberCare
eCorporate Care Sponsorship Programme (eCSP) in essence is a Smart
Partnership for the community. The CyberCare eCommunity comprises
children, administrators, corporations, government sector and
the community-at-large, all interacting on-line, crossing traditional
barriers of communication and learning." |
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