A group of 47 students from Kolej Laila Taib had perform their community services in several community centre which located in Sibu area. The students were divided into 6 groups, each group involve of around seven to eight persons. Each group had to perform their community services in community centre for two days.
The first group of students were going to conduct their community service at Tempat Transit Gelandangan (TTG) Sibu. TTG Sibu is a place that provided temporary shelter for homeless persons. According to the students, they perform cleaning works for the first day. They do housekeeping for the surrounding area. Some of them were responsible to sweep and mop the floor inside the room. The next day, they also provided some arts and crafts activities like drawing and painting on paper for the homeless person to join.
Second group of students had chosen to perform their community services at Sibu Animal Rescue Society. Sibu Animal Rescue Society is a non-governmental organization which is dedicated to animal rescue missions and adoptions. They take unwanted, abandoned, injured, abused, or stray cats and dogs from the street and find a suitable permanent home for them. Their organization is run by volunteers who are willing to sacrifice their time and put in efforts to change the fate of these poor animals. The students were helping to do housekeeping works by cleaning up the dog cage in order to keep the area clean and hygienic.
Next, the third group of students were visiting St. Joseph’s Mission Animation Centre which located at Sentosa, Sibu. They were doing housekeeping works at the garden by throwing away the rubbish and dead leaves. Some of them were sweeping and mopping the floor inside the building.
Another group of students were choosing to perform their community service at Rumah Seri Kenangan which located at Batu 13, Jalan Ulu Oya, Sibu. Rumah Seri Kenangan is a place that provided shelter for the elders. The elders were normally with age of 60 years old and above. For the first day visiting the community centre, students were preparing some refreshments for the elders. Besides that, they also provided small art activities and spending time to talk with the elders. Some of the students were bringing board games and playing together with the elders. The elders were very happy to have someone who accompany them.
Some of the students were spending their time at Sibu Spinal Cord Injury Association. This association has therefore served a good purpose in helping those who have suffered from spinal cord injuries. The majority of the members here had became partially paralysed after accidents, while 20 per cent of them suffered viral infections. The students were helping them to do some cleaning works. They were helping the association to clean up for the room, wiping for glass window, throwing away the rubbish, sweeping and mopping the floor and so on.
The last group of students were going to the Sibu Agape Centre. Sibu Agape Centre is the association for children with special needs. The students were helping them to do housekeeping works. They were sweeping and mopping for the corridor. Furthermore, they also help to clean up the rooms and office.
As conclusion, this is a very memorable moment for Kolej Laila Taib’s students to involve in the community services. Besides, students who participated had also enjoyed and valued for their work during their community services. Lastly, they were also willing to spend their time to help the community in future.
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