The Hunger Battle - 30 Hour Famine 2014 - " Kick Out Hunger "

30 Hour Famine 2014 - Kick Out Hunger!! 

The Official 30 Hour Famine 2014 Poster :) 

More than 100 students from Wesley Methodist School Kuala Lumpur ranging from Form 2 to Form 5 starved together for 30 hours on the 5th and 6th of July. With the theme "Kick Out Hunger", our hunger warriors steeled their tummies for 30 hours for the greater good of others.

30-Hour Famine is a no food only water camp which gives campers a first-hand experience to the struggles faced by the less fortunate in the world we live in. By joining the camp, all proceeds from donations would be forwarded to World Vision Malaysia, which is an Evangelical Christian humanitarian aid, development, and advocacy organisation.

The event kicked off at 905am, where it is the official time for the fasting to begin. We had our opening 

opening ceremony  at 9:30 a.m., chaired by Guest of Honour President Elect of the Rotary Club 

KL DiRaja Dr. Hardeep Singh, Rotarian Wan Rasul, as well as Ms. Rachelle Gan, a representative of 

World Vision Malaysia. The event was officiated by Dr. Hardeep Singh, followed by a brief 

introduction to 30-Hour Famine by Ms. Rachelle Gan. 

The ice breaking session includes three games, which are the "Blanket Game", the "Alarm Talk" and "Find Your Family" .We then quickly proceeded to our first Famine Challenge, which requires a few of the group members to be "handicapped". Participants went through a tiring yet fun session of games and had a great time completing Famine Challenge I. 

Participants enjoying a ride in their cardboard joyride :D 

A briefing on Famine Challenge I 

A team that consists of "disabled" members 

Famine Challenge II is less physical and more mental where each group is given a country to be discussed, and at the end of the session, a sketch is presented by each group to show the others the product of their discussion. 

Group discussion on Netherlands 

Under age driver tsk tsk 

Mystery game was hectic and spine-chilling, nevertheless the participants managed to survive through the eerie night and headed back to their dorms for good night's rest. 

                         

                  The Black Raven                                                              Terrorists - Bang Bang ! 

                            

Ladies, and Jeannie :) 

The next day, we had Famine Challenge III and IV, allowing participants to understand how it feels living in poverty. The "Capture the Flag" event was exciting and managed to get everyone hyped up to defend their own bases . We also had a war cry chanting session, where the participants chanted with their hearts out to achieve the most energetic war-cry award. 

       Participants half-dead before morning exercise

  The Butt-Grinding Game ; Caterpillar Crawl 

Our final activity was station games, and the participants had to spend their last resource of energy and complete all 8 stations before getting ready to have their break fast. Station games went on splendidly and the facilitators had a good time "torturing" the participants during their final hour of fasting. 

    Don't splash me anymore! :(( 

                                                                                  

Our amazing OC of this event, Mr Ong Kar Yan 

 PARTAYYYYYY!!~!~!

At 3.05pm, the hour has arrived where the participants gratefully wolfed down the light yet hearty meal we prepared for them along with a chilled cup of Milo. The event was a huge success and we are happy that we managed to raise donations AND awareness regarding poverty in the third-world countries. The sum collected is around RM13,500.00 and all proceeds of this event will be donated to World Vision Malaysia to help eliminate poverty. We thank all of you for the continuous support towards our club and hope to see you next time. 

                                              The Organizing Committee! Thank you guys :))

Last but not least, our group photo :) 

Thank you for reading! 

Dispatching Dreams, Interact Club of Wesley Methodist School Kuala Lumpur '13/'14

Annual Cross Country ; "Face the Race, Pace to Raise"

Run, run, run as fast as you can!

Themed "Face the Race, Pace to Raise", this year, the Interact Club of Wesley Methodist School Kuala Lumpur held our annual Cross Country run on the 12th of April 2014, at the Lake Gardens. This Cross Country run was initially organized in 2007 to provide financial aid for the Johor flood victims. Since then, our club has continued to organize a Cross Country run every year to raise funds for the underprivileged. 

We were honoured to have Mdm Chia Loy Tian, our school principal and Guest Of Honour, Presiden Cham Kam Fatt present at our event on that day. After a short morning exercise lead by Int. Bryan Bin and Int. Tan Zhi Hao, the event started off with the lower secondary girls, which are the Form 1's and Form 2's.

A beautiful weather in the morning to run :) 

Students during the final briefing

Lower secondary girls starting the run! Go Go Go! 

A tight competition for the upper sec boys (Y)

Mr Nathan & Mr Siva having a casual chat about KH and Add Maths ;) 

Such motivating friends indeed ;)

    

 Wonderful expressions of our beloved runners :O :D :P 

Eveready-Poser !

Our strong water-boys posing a tough look ! 

   

Our Interactors did not miss out on snapping some shots as well :D 

A little bit more!! 

They made it!! :) 

A well-deserved rest after the long run ! 

 Few of our winners from the run! Congratulations!!

The event ended with the prize giving ceremony where the principal gave out the prizes to all the winners, from the runners to the highest donors. Prizes were awarded to the top 10 runners of each category, highest donor, second highest donor and highest class donor from each form. The highest donor received an iPhone 5C and the second highest donor received a 2-day 1 night stay at Sunway Resorts Hotel and Spa. The highest class donors of each form received a hamper. With the generous support of everyone, we have successfully raised RM100050.00!! The money raised will be donated to various charitable organizations and homes. 

A selfie after the event by the Interactors! 

Group photo with our dearest principal, Madam Chia! :D

We are truly grateful for the support given by everyone, because this event would not be a success without it :) So to all teachers, parents, students, ex-students, and sponsors, we offer our sincere gratitude for the undying support for this event, and your contribution will definitely leave a smile on the faces of the underprivileged.  Once again, we thank you for making this event a success, and thank you for joining us make a difference in the lives of someone else out there :) 

Thank you for reading! 

Dispatching Dreams, Interact Club of Wesley Methodist School Kuala Lumpur '13/'14

WMSKL Interact Club 40th IU Day - A German Getaway

The Interact Club of Wesley Methodist School held its annual and also its 40th International Understanding Day on the 28th of February 2014. The theme this year –A German Getaway, promoted the understanding of the vibrant nation, Germany. This event was planned over the course of the two months, January and February. We gathered to plan and practice during our weekly meetings on Wednesdays, and with sweat and blood prepared with all our hearts the best that we can give for our IU Day. On the day, a rough number of 700 people attended this event which comprised of interactors from other schools, Wesleyans, teachers, parents, rotarians and the guest of honor. The event kick started at 3.45p.m upon the arrival of the Guest of Honour, The head of arts and culture Miss Kathrin Heidl, the Rotarians, President Chan Kam Fatt, Past District Governor Mustapha Ma, Past President Frank Lim Hook Hing, Rotarian Mohd Nor Halim, Rotarian Wan Rasul, Rotarian Jimmy Lim, Rotarian Mohan Sigh and our principal, Mdm Chia. After they were seated, the opening ceremony began whereby the interactors of the club re-enacted short war scene to hype up the mood.

Our Interactor dressed up as an Easter Bunny; a mythical creature originated from Germany 

After that, the emcees for the event made their jaw dropping entrance.

Int. Jeannie Hor & Sheena as our Dynamic Duo emcees :D 

The Dancers of the Interact Club made their appearance soon after. The dance sequence was split into three parts and was a tale about four witches. 

The soldiers ! 

 Aaaaaand the ferocious witches !

Our IU Day dance crew ; IUDD 4.0

The sketch performed by the sketch team told a story of how a boy named Julian how he learnt the true meaning of “family” after reading his mother’s journal about her sacrifices during war. 

One of our few scenes from the heart warming and hilarious sketch! 

Before the event started, the information group set up a couple of booths displaying information about Germany. They also had a performance slot during the event in which they did a talk show, further explaining German facts. Several speeches were also made throughout the event.

Rotarian President Chan Kam Fatt giving his speech

Our guest of honour,Miss Kathrin Heidl presenting her speech

Cute info group girls ^.^

A talk-show themed info presentation

In the image above ; Mr Einstein(right) telling Ms Heidi Klum(left) a joke ;)

The informative info group :D

Kudos to the deco group for creating a German atmosphere in our whole event hall!

Last but not least, a mandatory group photo of the members of WMSKL Interact Club!

The event ended at 5.30 p.m. and refreshments were served. The event was a huge success, hats off to the talented and hardworking Interactors of the Interact Club ’14, our beloved I.U Directors Ashvinnie Sivakaran and Leow Tjun Wei, and the teacher advisors, Madam Norhayati Baharom, Madam Vicky Ganesan and Mr Choo.

We hope that all those who attended had a great time and got to know more about Germany! Thank you for your unending support and we hope to see all of you again next year! :D 

Thank you for reading! 

Dispatching Dreams, Interact Club of Wesley Methodist School Kuala Lumpur '13/'14

Visit To Rumah Orang Tua Ampang

Two days right after school  started, the Form 5 Interactors paid a visit to Rumah Orang Tua Ampang on the 4th of January. We departed from school at 7a.m. and arrived at the old folk's home by 7.45 am. We received a warm welcome from the manager, where he briefly told us the usual activities of the residents in the old folk's home and their locations. Rumah Orang Tua Ampang consists of 60 elderly with both female and male residents, and was established in year 1953. Following that, the Interactors divided ourselves into several groups to visit and chat with the residents there. They were all a friendly bunch and conversations were made easily with each of the elderly.

The manager briefing us about the Old Folk's Home

Int. Joanna wheeling an uncle back to his room :)

One of the residents took a picture with a WIDE smile

This aunty has a never-fading smile on her face! :D 

This uncle shared his story with us about his early years in Kuala Lumpur! 

Interactors singing some Chinese songs to the elderly ♫

Aunty clapping to the rhythm of the song ♪♪

It was an eye-opening experience for all of us that went, as it taught us a lesson to always respect the elderly and also to take care of our parents, especially when they're at their older days. We hope to be able to visit them again, even though the time we had together was short. 

Thank you for reading! 

Dispatching Dreams, Interact Club of Wesley Methodist School Kuala Lumpur '13/'14