Tuesday 15 May 2012

Drop Off Points

KUALA LUMPUR & SELANGOR 
Kajang / Putrajaya / Nilai / Bangi / Semenyih 
FARID NUZLI 

Cheras and nearby areas 
ARES AZAHARI 

Damansara / Mont Kiara / Sri Hartamas 
AZIAN ADNAN 

Shah alam / Subang / Kota Damansara 
NANA ABD MALIK 

Shah Alam / Subang / Klang / Petaling Jaya 
MARSUHAILA MAARIS 

Klang / Banting / Port Klang 
ZAFIRA ZAINAL ABIDIN 

Sentul / Dato' Senu / Setapak / Wangsa Maju 
ANGGUN MOHAMAD 

Puchong and surrounding area 
DZURAINEE MOKHTAR 
AZZUDIN ABDUL AZIZ 

Kinrara /Puncak Jalil / Seri Kembangan / Bangsar / Pantai Dalam / Bandar Utama 
EFFA YUSOF 
ROZELA DAHLAN 

KLCC area
SHAMSHIELA IBRAHIM 


LABUAN 
DHIANA MOHD ABU BAKAR 


KEDAH 
Alor Setar 
YATIE TAJUDIN 


PENANG 
Bayan Lepas / Bayan Baru / Queensbay 
MAZ LINA 

Bukit Mertajam / Jusco Bandar Perda 
SASHA BADARUDIN 


PAHANG 
Kuantan 
SYARIFAH SYAZRAH

Monday 14 May 2012

Kedah Shout Out

Name of Establishment
NATIONAL AUTISTIC SOCIETY OF MALAYSIA (NASOM)

Contact no
04 7344033

Address
4010 Taman PKNK, Jalan Tun Abdul Razak, Alor Setar, Kedah

Officer In Charge
Puan Noraziah and Yatie Tajuddin (Coordinator for BHLB Northern Malaysia)

Number of children
37 

Age Range
4-17 years old

Items Needed
Please refer to Photo Album (All items written are not an obligation to supporters. Variation or substitution is definitely welcome)
Items like stationery, learning aids and picture books are always welcome too. 

Due Date
20th June 2012 

Handover / NASOM Children & BHLB Picnic
23rd June 2012

A GLIMPSE ON NASOM AND THE SPECIAL CHILDREN
NASOM is an intervention center for kids with autism. What is autism? Simply put, autism is a brain problem that can make it hard for kids to communicate. The main symptom you can see is that most can’t talk. Not because they can’t make sounds. It’s just that they are unable to form words. Although some can talk just fine. They are usually in their own world and can be very obsessive with one or two things (you’ll see from the list). In some of the lists, they write down things that they like to do or what their interests are. Some ask for things that can be used in their physical and occupational therapy.These kids are very visual creatures. They learn better when they see something rather than people trying to teach them. That's why byk yg mintak iPad la, computer la... They find it hard to interact with people.

Wednesday 9 May 2012

Our First Shout Out

First Shout Out!!!!! 

 Our Pilot Project

Sek Keb Pendidikan Khas Selangor, Seksyen 18 40200 Selangor 

 Person In Charge : Darwina (The teacher), BHLB 

 Our Special Children : 
Underprivileged, multiracial, special needs children ages from 6-14 years old. Boys and girls.

 Our Goal and DATELINE : 
101 boxes by FIRST WEEK OF JUNE!!! 

 Item Needed : Books, Stationeries, learning aid - picture dictionaries, clothing (New or used) or other items that you think perfect as a surprise for your new friend. 

 SHOEBOX only. One family one Carebox, we won't stop you if you're excited to prepare more :-)) 

 DO REMEMBER TO INCLUDE 
A return envelope with your address and a stamp in each box. Every good deed deserved a proper thank you. 

 IMPORTANT NOTICE:
 NO items in MONETARY FORM. 
DO NOT SEAL the box/es for security purposes.
NO food stuff.

DO have fun filling and decorating your Careboxes :-))

Tuesday 8 May 2012

Our Mission!

Big Hearts, Little Boxes 

BHLB aims to paint a new outlook on charity. We are opening another channel for families and members of the society to get involved and spread their love, goodwill, friendship and care by participating, supporting and contributing in our CareBoxes Shout Out. 

BHLB will constantly be on the lookout for underprivileged children with needs that we all can lend a hand to chip in. Once spotted, a Shout Out begins. Families can support and contribute to the Shout Out by preparing a shoebox (or more), filled in with items (used/new) + a return envelope with their address and stamp, transform the box into a nice little surprise Carebox and drop it a drop off point. Remember, items that might worth little to us, means a lot to others. As they say, One person's junk is another person's treasure. 

 In the spirit of giving and receiving, the children will be sending their thank you notes to the supporting members. Every good deed deserved a proper thank you. Let the fun begins, let's create a smile and friendship through a box! 

 IMPORTANT NOTE: 

Big Hearts, Little Boxes is a non profit group. We aim to instill the spirit of goodwill in the community. To demonstrate to the society that Goodwill and Charity does not require big commitment. Therefore, for the moment, BHLB prefers NO items in MONETARY form to be included in the Careboxes. 

 What is a CareBox Shout Out? 

 BHLB will be on the lookout for underprivileged children and will note down a little checklist on their current needs. You might be surprised on how simple items that we take for granted in our daily lives, can be something that is important to them. Our preloved items, simple stationeries, small toys etc. A Shout Out is a call for support from the members of society. Parents, children and everybody can participate by sending out a CareBox specially dedicated to these children, and perhaps keep a line of contact with these special children just so they know that yes, they have friends who care. No extra effort or big amount of money needed. It'll only cost you a little of your time, your creativity and the amount of money you'll spend probably be less than what you'd spend in Secret Recipe at one go. 

What is a CareBox? 

 A simple shoebox, filled with simple items such as stationeries, books (used/new), toys (used/new), clothing items (used/new), notebooks and anything according to the current listing published for each Shout out. Supporters then decorate and personalize their Careboxes meant for each child. Each box will also include a return envelope with your address and a stamp. These boxes will then be dropped off at the designated Drop Off Point. 

Why include Return Envelope? 

 In the spirit of giving and receiving, these special children will be sending their thank you notes to the supporting members. Every good deed deserved a proper thank you.

 ********************************************************************************Please take note that this Shout Out is done based on goodwill and trust. But at the same time, we cannot overlook the security of these special children. Thus, we wish to keep the line of communication between supporters and these children secured, safe and properly monitored. *********************************************************************************

Our Flow of activities

 ♥ Big Hearts, Little Boxes (BHLB) → Identify kids with needs → Conduct paper procedures ei. Parental Consent Form, List of Needs, Logistics, Datelines → Shout Out → Members' Support and Pledge → Supporters Prepare CareBoxes → Send to Drop Off Point → BHLB handover Careboxes to kids → Line of Communication (thank you notes, updates etc.) between Supporters and Kids opens (monitored by BHLB). ♥ 

 Big Hearts, Little Boxes – Behind the Scene. 

This informal group was created and administered by Marsuhaila Maaris a resident of Shah Alam, Malaysia, and Penny Rose Ruidavet, currently residing in Amman Jordan. Both were childhood friends, now mothers driven to make a difference. 

 The CareBoxes Shout Out programme was modelled after 'Smile in A Box' programme hatched by humanitarian organizations and expatriates community in Amman Jordan for local underprivileged or refugees children around the country. A few mode of operation were altered to suit the country and society. 

 Our main goal is to highlight the plights of special children with material needs that can easily be fulfilled by other members in the society. We wish to create an opening for the members of society from different walks of life to reach out, lend a hand and get to know each other. 

 We would like to paint a new outlook on the idea of Charity and Goodwill for Malaysian society in general. Charity and goodwill does not mean to hand out money and forget about it. There is more to it. We need more exposure for our young generations - for them to understand that reaching out to help others can be rewarding, fun and does not require too much efforts. We hope that the children we reach out to, will know that there are people out there who care for them. That they have a friend in us. 

 Together, let's make a child smile. One step at a time.