In conjunction with Ugadhi (Telugu new year), Telugu Association of Malaysia (TAM) donated to two Japan Tsunami Disaster Funds namely ‘The Japanese Tsunami Relief Fund’ and ‘Girls Guides-Maybank Disaster Relief Fund’. Both of the funds received RM 10,000 each. Datuk Seri Sharizat Abdul Jalil, the Women, Family and Community Development Minister of Malaysia accepted the cheques from TAM on behalf of the two funds during a ceremony at Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL) on 2nd April 2011. Also present was Girl Guides Association of Malaysia KL branch president , Datuk Yeoh Soo Ken.
Apart from that, Datuk Seri Sharizat Abdul Jalil also presented hampers of food and daily necessaries which were donated by TAM to the patients in HKL wards.
Datuk Seri Sharizat Abdul Jalil congratulates and has mentioned that she is proud and happy of Telugu Association of Malaysia because even though Telugus form only a small community in Malaysia, yet they will be among the first to lend their hand to help in such charitable works.
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| New Year gift: Shahrizat at the cheque presentation at HKL. With her are Girl Guides Association of Malaysia KL branch president Datuk Yeoh Soo Keng (standing next to her), TAM president Dr Achaiah Kumar Rao, TAM Youth Chief, Sri Mahendra Rao and TAM Women chief Srimati Dhanalaxmi |
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This is yet another charitable work by Telugu Association of Malaysia. On behalf of Bagan Datoh Branch, we would like to congratulate the organising team and thank the donors for making it happen. We hope that Telugu Association of Malaysia could continuously organise such charitable works.
Jai Telugu Thalli.
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