MAJOR CHANGES for Charity Street Fair

We now call this event RTK Charity Sale instead of The Charity Street Fair, organised by Rumah Titian Kasih and managed by Love The Person Next To You team members and volunteers. The following is its detail


Date: 1 February 2010 (might change later based on DBKL's date)
Time: (to be advised later)
Venue: Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur
Organiser: Rumah Titian Kasih

More interesting, this event will be held in conjunction with Sambutan Hari Wilayah Persekutuan 2010 which will be held in Dataran Merdeka, this 1 February 2010 (there may be changes to date and time depending on DBKL, we will advise you guys later on the confirmed date). There will still be stalls from Rumah Titian Kaseh (RTK) . For your information, RTK sells stuff for their income and most of the stuff (clothes, pastries etc.) are made by the single moms so that the orphans can have a better life.

Our idea is to give Rumah Titian Kaseh an opportunity to have a big day to sell their stuff and increase their revenue. Plus, they need to raise RM2.3 Million to prevent their house from being taken by the landlord. Furthermore, this would also help them to believe the world is still a better place. At the same time we hope that this event will expose Rumah Titian Kaseh to those who have a kind heart to help them in term of money donation and business opportunity.

As for us who are more fortunate, let us take this opportunity to have fun while doing charity. God's willing, our good deeds will be blessed and returned with better deeds.

There's no harm in helping these people by buying their stuff. Right? Plus, this is a free event guys, there's no entry fee whatsoever :)

It's Hari Wilayah Persekutuan and your time to do some charity. So don't miss this fun day out! Don't forget to bring your children, families and friends too..

And that's not all!! There will be a Performances, Pedicure & Manicure station, Reflexology booth, Jumbo Clothing Sale, and Art & Handcraft by the residents of Rumah Titian Kaseh!!

We will update you later on regarding the activities and entertainments!! Stay tune....

See you there!

The Charity Street Fair

The following is some information about this event.

Event Name:      The Charity Street Fair.

Date:                     Saturday, 30^th January 2010.

Time:                     10.00am – 2.00pm.

Venue:                  Bekas Tapak Permainan, Taman Tasik Titiwangsa, Kuala Lumpur.

Organiser:           Love The Person Next To You.

This event is our second event in Malaysia. The Charity Street Fair adapts from the idea of flea market. The difference in our event is that the seller in this market comes from Rumah-Rumah Kebajikan who sells stuff for their living. By participating in this event, these rumah kebajikan have a chance to increase their sales revenue. LTPN2U will just provide a place for them to sell their stuff and invite people to come to this fair. It is up to them how they are selling their stuff. The more hard work they put, the more money they will get. This will also expose them to a business opportunity if we get a good media coverage of this event. Having a chance to independently sell their handmade stuff, we believe this event will encourage their creativity, discipline and self-respect by lifting up their spirit to survive and learn. 


We need sponsors for this event. If you are interested in sponsoring us, feel free to contact us. For more information about this event, please go to this Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=248023974560&ref=ts

Update-A Visit to Rumah Titian Kasih Project

On Friday, 25 December 2009, LTPNTY had organised our first event in our hometown Malaysia. We have had a visit to a shelter home called Rumah Titian Kasih (RTK) in Titiwangsa. It was located just near the famous Istana Budaya. Mak Pah is the supervisor and founder of the organisation. In her early 50s, she is a very passionate woman with a noble heart to help people and loving them unconditionally.  RTK is probably the first shelter home owned by a Muslim owner in Malaysia.  There are about 51 orphanages. This home is not limited to just orphanages but also give shelter to others who need it. There are 20 single mothers who have been abused by their husband, 12 disabled people and 2 warga emas who also live there. The address and contact detail of Rumah Titian Kasih is as following:

Address: 62A-2 Lorong Maran, Jalan Kuantan, Tasik Titwangsa 53200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Blog: rumahtitiankasih.blogspot.com

Contact Person: Mak Pah, +6019-6455769

Located in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, this house’s location is very strategic for people to seek help. Kuala Lumpur as we know it is an ongoing city which is like a gold mine for people who are looking for money. But for some people who have been left behind and may have been forgotten by this urban development of Kuala Lumpur, Mak Pah comes in their way giving out a helping hand, taking them back up again and assist them to stand up. For those people, they can just come to this house and Mak Pah will try her best to provide them with what they need like food and a place to stay.

On that 25^th December, we arrived there at about 11.00 in the morning. When we arrived, we were surprised to see that there were a few people from Cyberview Sdn Bhd who were having their charity event there. For some reason, our schedule clashed with their schedule. When they were doing their games with the orphanage, Mak Pah invited us to have a chat with her. She told us more about RTK and what they do to survive. According to Mak Pah, they pay their rent and other utilities by selling cookies and some other traditional food like ‘kueh siput’. Mak Pah will teach all single mothers who live there to make these ‘kuih’ so that they can sell them. So, every penny collected is raised on their own effort. They also get a lot of help from NGO. Some will give donation, some offer help to sell their ‘kuih’ and some offer to advertise their house through blog and other internet page.  Mak Pah’s sincerity to help the unfortunate has opened a lot of eyes to help them as well.  And praise to god, they get continuous help until today.

After one hour of chat and interview session with Mak Pah, we then give out the clothes. There were 3 boxes full of clothes given to RTK. The orphanages were really excited to see those boxes knowing that there would be something new that they could wear. There were also some toys donated. They sorted out clothes for woman, man and children. After picking clothes that they want to wear, they put the remaining clothes back into the box. Those remaining clothes will be washed, hang and put in plastic cover to be sold as second hand clothes. This is another way for them to collect money to pay rent and all. We were touched to see how hard they work to get money and how strong their spirit is to survive despite being in their unfortunate condition.

At 1:00 o’clock in the afternoon, the boys were off to the mosque to perform Jumaat prayer. So, the girls stayed at home and play with the children. It was a very interesting experience to spend time playing with those children. We realised that those children just need someone to love them, spend time with them. They will easily feel happy if someone would give some attention to them. But Mak Pah reminded us to not make any promise to these children. They would feel very devastated if someone were to break that promise, so it’s better for us to not make any promise to them. If we want to do something, do it sincerely.

After about 2.00pm, they boys were back from the mosque. Spending a few more time with the children, we then make our way back home. It is hard to say exactly what we felt and what had we gained during that day because you can only tell it if you are there yourself. But what can I say is that it is so peaceful to see the children smile at you. These children look up at you when they see you, you can tell by seeing in their eyes that they want to be like you when they grow up. Since they don’t have any other brothers and sisters, there are no other people they can look up to other than you, who came to visit them, who are willing to talk to them and spend time with them. It is perhaps easy to please people, easier than expected if we do it sincerely.  I can smile tomorrow morning knowing I have done something good in my life today.

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cheers readers! :)