Category: Events

  • Championing the use of guide dogs to help the blind in Malaysia

    Mr Stevens Chan contacted me shortly after the PetWorld event. He is initiating a project to bring in guide dogs to Malaysia to help the blind and visually impaired. He is also working on getting approval to let guide dogs assist their humans on public transport and in public places. If you’d like to support…

  • The fund-raising luncheon at EcoGreen (organised by Agnes Cheong)

    Today, we had a lovely luncheon at EcoGreen Organic Cafe in Taman Tun.  The event was organised by Agnes Cheong and her friends, Yuen Foon, Sumitra, Lay Chin, Angeline and Cassie, to raise funds for AnimalCare. We wish to thank everyone who graced with event with their presence, their participation and their generous contributions. The…

  • 1st July – Fundraising lunch for AnimalCare organised by Agnes Cheong

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2012/06/07/1st-july-fundraising-lunch-for-animalcare-organised-by-agnes-cheong/ A gentle reminder that the funraising lunch organised by Agnes Cheong to raise funds for us is this coming Sunday. Please do come join us.  

  • PetWorld 2012

    Here are some photos taken at the three-day event, PetWorld 2012. This would be the biggest crowd I have ever seen in any pet event in this country!  George and Weiwen opened the booth on Friday at 9am as I was still at work. Luckily they could take leave. I only got there after lunch…

  • The 5th Pet World Malaysia (15th – 17th June 2012, 10am – 9pm)

    This is the first time we are participating in Pet World Malaysia. We’ll be selling our tshirts and giving out free books. There will also be kueh for sale at our booth on Saturday and Sunday. The kueh is courtesy of my mother. Other NGOs will also be there with animals for adoption. Please come…

  • 1st July – Come for a Veggie Lunch and help the animals! (from Agnes Cheong Yoke Lan)

    One of my animal-rescuing friends, Agnes Cheong Yoke Lan, is organising a Veggie Lunch to help raise funds for AnimalCare. It will be held on 1st July (Sunday, 12noon) at EcoGreen Organic Cafe, Bangunan BAKTI Siti Hasmah in Taman Tun. It would be a great time for all of us to meet up, especially when…

  • My books distributed in Penang, by PASS

    PASS is a proposed no-kill animal sanctuary in Penang. Huey is one of their members and she has been distributing my books at their booths. Recently, they had an event. Huey writes: Hi Dr Chan. Just an update on the book distribution on my side. PASS is having Let’s Dance for Love Charity Dinner and…

  • Wesak booth at the SJBA – thank you for your great support!

    Today, we started at 7.00am. Chun Eng arrived with her special banana cake for our sale today.  Hillary Kon (who is going to climb Mt Kinabalu to raise funds for us at the end of this year) also arrived, and together, the three of us set up the booth.  Chun Eng tells this little girl…

  • Wesak Eve at the SJBA – the kuehs sold out!

     We started our booth at about 7.15pm – that’s Winnie, Me, Szetoo Weiwen and her husband, George.  I guess food always sells in Malaysia? We sold out!! A young girl came by and looked at the books. George said she could take any book she liked. She looked a bit shy, ran off to her…

  • Wesak booth – we’ll be selling food as well!

     This is my mum (on the right, in the AnimalCare tshirt) and her friend, Aunty Mah. They are contributing goodies for our Wesak sale tonight. Home-made and fresh from the oven…  It’s “Ang Koo”, made from sweet potato, no preservatives, no colouring. The filling is pea.  And vegetarian “Siew Pow”; the filling is turnip, mushroom,…

  • May there be light

    This weekend, we will be opening our Wesak booth at the Subang Jaya Buddhist Association (map: http://www.free2consult.com/sjba/images/MapServices/maptoSJBA.jpg) Friday: from 7pm to midnight Saturday: from 8am to 3pm If you’d like to purchase our tshirts or get my free books, please do come pay us a visit. We are also selling banana cake (courtesy of Chun Eng)…

  • Let’s “blow some bubbles” and help the animals! (19th May 2012) – Maslinda’s 1-day charity scuba-diving programme for AnimalCare

    We’d like to thank Maslinda for organising this one-day scuba diving programme to raise funds for us. We hope you’ll support it! Let’s go blow some bubbles for the animals, folks!! We’re proud to introduce you to SCUBA Diving. AquaDolf will be organizing a charity Discover Scuba Diving program on the 19th May 2012.”The PADI…

  • More photos from the Canine Caviar event last Saturday

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2012/04/22/the-canine-caviar-event/ Here are more photos of the event, courtesy of Avant Pet. These photos are uplifted from their facebook page with permission.    The new range of grain free products for cats and dogs.    Taking a closer look…  The crowd came in. It was a good crowd.  We have a canine in the…

  • A beautiful evening of classical ensemble from Pastorale Charity Concert, and the animals are not forgotten.

    Ref: http://animalcare.my/2012/04/22/are-you-a-classical-music-buff/ I attended Pastorale’s Charity Concert this evening. The principal, Ms Yim Soi Chee, had invited me and AnimalCare is also one of the recipients of their concert proceeds today.  The programme book is by donation. It was held in the KL Chinese Assembly Hall. This is a very old hall – simple, modest, nothing…

  • Are you a classical music buff?

    Ref: http://www.pastoralecomusic.com.my/ See you there!