Mdm Chua - Volunteer at work

Hi volunteers,

In case some of you do not know, Mdm Chua is an elderly volunteer (:

Take a look at this article posted in Touch Community Services' website.

http://www.tcs.org.sg/make_a_difference/volunteer_at_work.html

Source: http://www.tcs.org.sg/make_a_difference/volunteer_at_work.html

Once a Client, Now a Volunteer

Mdm Chua

Once a client, now a volunteer! Mdm Chua was living with partial vision and dependent on others for two decades. In 1999, the TOUCH Seniors Activity Centre (TSAC), a social and recreation centre for the elderly in Geylang Bahru, extended a helping hand to her. On the advice of a staff from the centre, she went for an eye operation in 2001. After removing the cataract, Mdm Chua decided that it was time for her to help others in need, especially the elderly. She became a volunteer with TSAC.

Mdm Chua went through months of training at TSAC in Geylang Bahru. The 80-year old now buys and delivers food to the frail elderly staying near the Centre, visits them in hospital when they fall sick and checks on them regularly to ensure that they are fine.

Her transformation – from client to a volunteer – is remarkable. Mdm Chua’s story touched many hearts and was even featured on television and in the newspapers. Help us help more people like Mdm Chua - a life touched is a life changed.

-Margaret