As reported in The Star
Air Itam school raises funds for cancer patients
GEORGE TOWN: During the Christmas celebration last year, tragedy struck for 10-year-old student Lau Yan Ni who collapsed and was subsequently diagnosed with leukaemia.
She is now required to undergo daily chemotherapy for two years.
Lighter burden: Yan Ni with her mother and her three-year-old sister Lau Yan Rou after they received a donation of RM15,000 raised by teachers and students of SJK (C) Sin Kang in Air Itam.
Her mother Lim May Choo, 38, said her husband as family breadwinner was unable to continue working as a lorry driver as he had to take Lau to the hospital daily while she stayed home with their other daughter, aged three.
As a result of the treatment, Lau is no longer able to attend school.
Her plight drew the attention of her school SJK(C) Sin Kang in Air Itam, and the teachers and students raised RM15,000 within 10 days for her.
“I feel thankful for the generosity as we are facing hardship with the family expenses,” said Lim at a press conference at the school premises here yesterday.
The teachers and students also raised another RM15,000 during the same period for another student Kelly Au Hoey Min’s father, Au Kong Soon, 49, who was diagnosed with nose and throat cancer in January.
Au’s wife Gan Mimi, 35, expressed relief with the donation as they had four young children to support.
“My husband can’t work as he is now hospitalised and undergoing treatment,” she said.
State Town and Country Planning, Housing and Arts Committee chairman Wong Hon Wai also donated RM1,500 from his Air Itam state constituency fund to each family.
As reported in Guangmin
新江全校籌款援2學生 黃漢偉撥三千助紓困
■顏美美的小女兒只有兩個月半大，樣貌可愛，逗得黃漢偉笑逐顏開。
（檳城19日訊）檳城新江小學以“愛”推動全校籌款運動支援2學生家庭的報導見報後，陸續獲得各界人士的關注及捐款，包括亞依淡區州議員黃漢偉也雪中送炭，獻上3000令吉撥款。
黃漢偉亦是閱報後得知上述個案，週四前往新江小學探訪兩名患癌學生及家長，他高度讚揚新江董家教合力籌募超過3萬令吉醫藥費，給予有關癌症家庭渡過難關，以解生活費的煩憂。
讚校方仁風義舉
“校方在短短10天成功召集全體教職員和家協理事，為學生劉燕妮及家長周康順積極籌款，身為人民代議士的我，也要付出一份力，傚仿學校的仁風義舉，從選區撥款各1500令吉。”
就讀五年級的劉燕妮及另一名學生家長周康順皆不幸患上血癌與鼻咽癌，後者因接受治療而缺席當天的探訪會，由其太太顏美美代為接領款項，陪同見證者也包括家協副主席張彬聖。
師生用行動體現愛的教育
黃漢偉一再稱讚新江小學，不僅是一所辦教育的學校，也發揮大愛精神，關懷學生及家長病情。同時，間接教育該校的學生們，何謂守望相助的含義，因為社會需要“愛”維繫和滋養。
由於兩個家庭都不幸受到癌症的困擾，校方卯足全力推動籌款運動，不僅獲得全體師生的空前迴響，甚至社會人士也踴躍捐助，籌得3萬254令吉，充分體現出大家珍惜生命的精神。
校長黃亞發也指出，自兩個家庭的境況見報後，還是有很多熱心的家長及公眾給予關心，捐款紛沓而至，看到這些充滿愛心的人士伸出援手，讓我們覺得這個社會真的很溫暖。
他表示，這是他掌校6年多以來，首次發動的籌款運動，當時透過班級老師獲知學生面對的家庭問題，遂向家長進一步了解及得到同意後，就由家教協會發起為期10天的籌款運動。
燕妮盼早日康復重返校園
“我很想念以前上學的日子，也非常掛念學校的老師和同學。”
自從患上血癌，劉燕妮就聽取醫生的建議，暫時休學直至病情穩定，她坦言，已經半年沒上學，在治療的這段日子，讓她很想念學校的人事物，迫切希望早日重返校園生活。
周康順情況穩定
她說，她的願望是快點好起來，以後開一家餐館當老闆，因為她喜歡吃，尤其是KFC，不過現在要忌口。為照顧身體虛弱的燕妮，其父親劉青吉唯有放下工作，陪在她身旁。
另外，學生周慧敏的父親周康順今年48歲，是一名從事地磚的水泥工人，於2年多前發現患上鼻咽癌，他必須接受35次的療程，已完成4次電療，情況穩定。
顏美美（35歲）是全職家庭主婦，與周康順育有4名子女，大女兒周慧敏就讀新江小學，2名兒子分別6歲及4歲，還有嗷嗷待哺的僅2個月半女娃娃，每月開銷逾千令吉。
若公眾想要提供任何協助，可致電聯絡劉青吉016-4697788，或周康順016-4633973。
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