Last weekend, I visited the family of Thanasegaran of Good Year Court 2 in USJ 6 together with MPSJ councillor for Zone 3, Rajiv Rishyakaran and a few of my friends. Last year, my office assisted this family by providing groceries for 12 months.
Michael and friends are equally passionate about welfare of the poor. They purchased food for the family and a brand new mattress for Thanasegaran who has been bedridden for 15 years now. When we arrived and informed him of the gifts we have prepared for him for Deepavali, he started crying and thanking us for the assistance. I was moved to tears too! A big thank you to Michael and friends. It is so encouraging to see young people taking ownership of this nation and the welfare of others.
My office is arranging for more aid for this family. For those of you who are interested to assist, please email my assistant Timothy Ho at timothyho@dapsj.com for more details before the 5th of October 2009.