Members of Rotaract Club of Likas Bay participated their sponsor club, Rotary Club of Likas Bay's community project, the Avoidable Blindness Outreach to Nabawan on the 10 - 11 November 2007. They convoyed to Keningau, which is approximately 138 kilometers from Kota Kinabalu on 9 November 2007 and stayed at Perkasa Hotel. They left to Nabawan community hall the next day, another 67 kilometers from Keningau.A total of 16 Rotarians, 8 Anns, 8 Rotarians children, 8 Rotaractors, 11 medical personnel from Keningau Hospital, 8 volunteers from private sectors, 3 members of Sabah Optical Association, 4 members of Diabetes Association, 20 medical personnel from Queen Elizabeth Hospital and 8 pharmacists from Sabah Pharmaceutical Society worked for these two full day event. There are 1,136 residence of Keningau and Nabawan District were being screen.
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DONATE-A-BOOK CAMPAIGN:
On 11th November 2007, the Rotaractors and Rotarians of Likas Bay visited Butitin Hostel which is located nearby the Community Hall. Butitin means "star" in Murut. Brother Peter Phelan, the care taker of the Hostel since its inception in 1991, and the boarders welcomed them. Parents of boarders at the hostel are charged RM10 a month, but some cannot afford even at this minimal charges. The hostel operates on donations, the boarders also grow their own vegetables and fish. Currently, there are 36 male and 38 female boarders. The Rotaractors presented some used books which was collected through its donate-a-book campaign, while the Rotarians contributed groceries.
Around 8.30pm, President Neeraj of RACKL reached KK with 3 others friendly smiling friends from KL and Rotarian Yanzi of RC Bukit Bintang. They had been here for 4 days already, in which President Neeraj had led the team and conquered the famous Mount Kinabalu. Attending from our club were DRR Lina Chin, Rtr Nicholas Lo, Rtr Joysy Hii, PP Juliana Tokuzip and President Veronica Chin. We hope this friendship built will continue for years to come...
