Donations Pour For Welfare House, Fire Victims, School
By Shafiyi Azahari

Bandar Seri Begawan - Two charity events held yesterday benefited several families who are fire victims and an organisation that runs a welfare house.

The Ministry of Culture, Youth acid Sports, Pehin Orang,Kaya Seri Dewa Major General (R) Dato Seri Pahlawan Hj Mohamniad Daud, presented a total of $15,250 of donations to 13 recipients. Some were fire victims; some had to put up living in damaged houses for sometime, while others were recipients of the School Children's Sponsorship Fund.

Through the Community Development Department, the ministry donated $8,900 to four fire victims, $4,000 to owners of four damaged houses and handed out $2,350 to five individuals. The monarch's foundation, Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, also gave $2,700 to three families who were fire victims from the Brunei-Muara and Belait districts, and necessary utilities to a school. The donations were presented by a member of the board of directors, Dato Paduka Junaidi Pehin Dato Paduka Hashim.

One of the recipients, whose house has damaged floors, ceiling and walls said that the help given was a happy start for the family of four from Kampong Lumapas.

"They called us up and sent us a letter saying that we will be receiving help," said Md Fadhillah Md Salleh.

Meanwhile another charity event was held at the Pulaie Welfare House Complex and the Pusat Bahagia Pulaie in which the Diplomatic Mission Wives Association donated $1,000 to the Community Development Department.

The complex is a temporary shelter house for abused and abandoned victims and also a rehabilitation place for female, teenagers seeking treatment for negative social ills.-- Courtesy of The Brunei Times

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