The KLBC
Young Lawyers Committee (KLBC YLC) celebrated the season of Ramadhan by
espousing the spirit of empathy and charity.
On 26 June
2015, together with Pertiwi Soup Kitchen, 25 lawyers, who signed up immediately
for the event within two days after it was announced, poured their hearts out
in serving some 450 people on the streets of Jalan TAR and Jalan Tun Tan Cheng
Lock.
Amongst the
needy were the homeless, the elderly and infants. While many of the lawyers
were initially foreign to Pertiwi Soup Kitchen’s standard operating procedures
on serving, they became adroit in no time at all in performing special care to
the needy, especially to the elderly and the infants.
In addition
to the food prepared by Pertiwi Soup Kitchen, which included rice, fish,
fruits, syrup and coffee, the KLBC YLC brought biscuits and snacks to add
flavour to the servings.
“Service
with a smile” was the tagline for the day, as the volunteers were happy that
with what little they could contribute, they managed to not only feed the
famished crowd, but to also put a smile on their faces.
At the end
of the programme, which lasted from 9:00 pm to 12:00 midnight, the lawyers were
reluctant to leave, and most, if not all, requested for another session so that
they could contribute more to those in need.
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Prepared by Jerry
Cheong Wai Meng