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December 2006 THE SURVIVOR
The BCSG Quarterly Newsletter |
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MESSAGE
FROM THE PRESIDENT
The
last quarter of 2006 was focused on reminding our members of our theme
of the year : Towards Wellness. Hence,
our activities emphasized just that. We
reminded our members to take care of their bones (talk by orthopaedic
surgeon) and nutrition (Sessions with Prof. Madya Dr Zalilah bte Mohd
Shariff, from Universiti Putra We
are making tiny steps to give The BCSG Centre a new look. Many
thanks to our girls who not only spring cleaned but also
“beautified” The Centre. I
would like to say a BIG TQ to all members who have contributed so much
to THE BCSG, especially those who are always behind the scene. My
wish for 2007? Ask
not what The BCSG can do for you, but ask what YOU can do for The BCSG,
so that more can be done. Good
health to all.
And a VERY happy new year.
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HAPPENINGS The last
quarter of 2006 has been an active one with numerous events and
activities held. 1.
It was party time at The Centre. A Pot-Luck Party was held on 6th October and attended by about 40 of our members & their family. Everyone had a good time dancing, singing and sharing moon cakes.
2.
14th
& In conjunction with World Lions’ Service Day, we manned a
breast cancer awareness stall at the new Store in Jalan Tebrau
(opposite Carrefour). This
was part of a health awareness exhibition organized by the Lions on the occasion of World
Sight Day. There
was also a talk by Dr Hew Tze Yin
on what you want and need to know about breast cancer. 3. Dr Neo Chee Beng, an Orthopedic Surgeon gave a very informative
talk on osteoporosis and how to prevent it.
It was attended by about 45 members who had a bone scan done on
the spot. Special thanks to Zone Regency Hotel, for giving us use of such a
wonderful room, and Mr. Tan Chin Guan for sponsoring the tea.
4.
Alvin Seah
and Sabapathy from Abott Laboratories gave a practical session on food
that help cancer patients.
Members learnt to make chicken curry, sandwiches and banana
smoothie using nutritional health drinks.
Lunch was provided by them. 5. 18th
Novemberber 2006 - WILL-WRITING M.K. Ong
gave a talk on the
importance of will-writing. All
those who attended found it to be very interesting and informative.
The talk was conducted in English & Mandarin. 6. Prof. Madya Dr. Zalilah bte Mohd Shariff and her team from Universiti
Putra
7.
The BCSG
celebrates our 1st anniversary at the 15 Jalan Rengas, Taman Melodies
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COMING EVENTS (January to March 2007) If you would
like to participate in any of these events, please call 07-3357211
(Contact : Ah Miau) 1.
FLOWER ARRANGEMENT
2.
CHINESE NEW YEAR GATHERING This
year’s Lunar New Year Get-Together will be different as there will
be a surprise item. Cost
and venue has not been decided upon yet.
Watch out for more details on the notice board or call Ah
Miau nearer the date. 3.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The AGM will
be held at the Centre at ANNOUNCEMENTS MEMBERSHIP
RENEWAL Members are
reminded to renew their membership for year 2007.
Renewal may be done from 2nd January till 24th
March (the date of our AGM and cut-off date for renewal).
Membership subscription will be RM 10 for Ordinary Membership and
RM 100 for Life Membership. The
criteria for membership are: 1. All patients/survivors
may renew their membership or join as new members.
2. Immediate family members
of patients and survivors will also be allowed to join as friends. 3. Friends of BCSG who are
already existing members may renew their membership.
3. All those who do not
enter into any of the above 3 categories may join as friends, subject to
approval from the Committee. They
will have to show that they will be able to contribute towards BCSG. ACTIVITIES DANCING - There will be a temporary break in Line Dancing as our
Dance Instructor is away. Classes
will resume in April. - Traditional Folk Dancing class have begun and if you wish
to learn how to twirl Chinese fans gracefully and move like fairies,
come and join the girls. Classes
are held every Saturday, from
CRAFT
WORKSHOPS Our group of
craft enthusiasts has been quite active this last quarter.
Among the projects they undertook were : - Knitting :
the girls were so hooked to knitting that they have been doing
one project after another on their own.
- Decorative Ketupat :
Conducted by Rasahadah and Juria.
We learnt to make very colourful ribbon ketupat at these classes. - Rag Doll :
Conducted by Sin Foong. Members
made cute rag dolls using remnant material. - Decorative items from bead and headbands with beads :
Conducted by Siew Yin and Pauline. We learnt to make decorative figurines, like
Santa Clause, etc … using beads. Plain
hair bands were transformed into very pretty decorated bands with beads.
Special thanks to Aunty Agnes of Cheras, KL who contributed beads and ideas to The BCSG. SEMINARS November
2006 – SEMINAR IN Our
President, Doris Boo, attended a global seminar
for Leaders of
Breast Cancer Support Groups
in KEEP OUR PREMISES CLEAN While
members are welcome to help themselves to drinks and snacks in the
kitchen, please note that we do not have a maid so all members are
requested to do their part in keeping the kitchen and premises clean. This
means cleaning up after yourselves, like washing up coffee cups and
picking up litter. It is sad
to note that there are members who leave used cups lying around when
they leave the Centre expecting others to clean up for them.
A BIG THANK YOUSome of you may have noticed some changes
in the Centre. Thinks are
nicely stored away and rearranged for maximum use of space.
We have to thank a special group of people who volunteered their
time and effort (not to mention muscles) to do this.
They are Luan Eng, Pau Lin, Lili and Jenny and Geok
Hua and all who gave a hand.
Well done ladies!!! They
had done this very willingly in response to the President’s request to
do spring-cleaning for 2007. øøøøø |
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Editorial :
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THE
BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP, JOHOR BAHRU No.
15, Jalan Rengas, Tel/Fax: 607-335721 |
