MCA to hold charity dinner 

Proceeds will fund medical treatments for the poor

StarMetro, Tuesday 22 March 2011 

MCA will be organising a fundraising dinner in Penang for its 1MCA Medical Foundation.
Party vice-president Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen said the fund was meant to assist the poor, who are suffering from chronic ailments which can be effectively treated.

Calling on the local residents to support the foundation, she said the effort was important as the money raised was to help the poor.


“To date, MCA has raised (about) RM500,000. We are hoping to collect more. I believe Penangites can put politics aside for a good cause.

“We have helped cases ranging from providing prosthetic limbs and hearing aides to cataract operations and major heart surgery,” she said.

“Penangites in need of medical aid can contact our divisions here. All cases will be referred to our national headquarters for selection,” she said after presenting cheques to three religious associations at the Bukit Bendera MCA division service centre recently.

“Sometimes, the waiting list for government hospitals is long so if it is a deserving case, we will help take it to a private hospital for treatment,” she said, adding that such hospitals would be required to charge only for the actual cost of treatment and not to make a profit.

The dinner will be held on Saturday at the Sunshine Square hall in Bayan Baru. Tickets are priced at RM300 per table.

Party president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek is expected to attend the event. For more details about the dinner, call 04-2267827/2267830.

Dr Ng also said that the party had secured RM100,000 from the Prime Minister’s Department for small projects in the state including providing allocations for religious organisations.

“We have given out the money in stages to 38 bodies,” she said. The three recipients were Taman Tun Sardon Por Thor Association, Persatuan Penganut Dewa Snuah Sin Seng and Pertubuhan Pera- yaan Teong Guan Taman Lone Pine. They received RM3,000, RM2,000 and RM1,500 respectively. Por Thor association chairman Teoh Say Leong said MCA had been helping the association for many years. “We are grateful for the assistance as it will enable us to buy prayer paraphernalia for our religious events,” he said.

The 1MCA Foundation is for everyone, regardless of their political leanings, Dr Ng said.