PRESS RELEASE - PESTA CAHAYA DEEPAVALLI & KESEJAHTERAAN RAKYAT DAERAH KINTA

16 November 2015

PEMADAM Perak through the PEMADAM Kinta District, will be organizing the PESTA CAHAYA DEEPAVALLI & KESEJAHTERAAN RAKYAT KINTA to celebrate the Deepavalli with people from the Kinta District. About 1,000 people of all races are expected to attend this program.

The event will be held with the cooperation of Ipoh City Watch (ICW, a registered NGO actively involved in promoting Ipoh as the most liveable city in Malaysia), Rukun Tetangga Jelapang, State Anti-Narcotics Agency (AADK), Crime Prevention Department of Perak Police (PDRM), Perak Health Department, Yayasan Bina Upaya Darul Ridzuan (YBUDR), Perak SWCorp, Persatuan Prihatin Insan Sikh Perak, Kelab Sukan dan Rekreasi Jelapang, Open University Malaysia and Pantai Hospital.

Dato’ Hj. Samsudin Bin Hj. Abu Hassan, who is also the State PEMADAM Chairman and Exco in charge of NGO, is expected to grace the occasion. The event will be held on 22 November 2015 starting at 2pm at the Jelapang Town Hall, in Jelapang.

Among the highlights of the program include a crime prevention talk by ACP Suresh Kumar, Deputy Head of Crime Prevention and Community Safety Department, PDRM Perak Contingent, Domestic Violence by Puan Halida Ali, President of Perak Women for Women and PEMADAM 5-year blueprint by Associate Prof. Dr. Richard Ng, Vice Chairman of PEMADAM Perak and President of Ipoh City Watch.

Participants will also enjoy a free health screening such as eye check, diabetes, and blood pressure by Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun and other free health check including mammogram test by Hospital Pantai.  There will also be an exhibition by AADK, PDRM, OUM, PPIS, and ICW. There will also a demonstration on how composting can be done by Perak SWCorp.

The first one hundred children registered will be given Deepavalli packet. YBUDR will be giving 100 goodie bags to selected senior citizens and poor single mothers. Participants will be treated to Deepavalli sumptuous and performance.  20 lucky draws will also be given out. All residents from the Kinta District are welcome to attend.