St Nicholas Annual Report 2018

WE WALK BY FAITH, NOT BY SIGHT

ST. NICHOLAS’ HOME PENANG

ANNUAL REPORT 2018

A SHORT HISTORY OF

ST. NICHOLAS’ HOME

In 1926, the Medical Mission of the Anglican Church started St.
Nicholas’ Home with seven or eight crippled and blind children
in Klebang, Malacca.

In 1931, the Home moved with 16 children to Scotland Road,
Penang as we had outgrown the Medical Mission in Malacca.
In 1938, a generous gift by Lord Nuffield enabled the Board to
acquire six acres of property at Jalan Bagan Jermal and make
necessary alterations to the building which has been the Home
since then.

The Home concentrated on education for the blind of all races
and creed in Malaya and started a kindergarten for 28 blind
children in 1941. Thus St. Nicholas’ became the first institution
in Malaya to have started education and rehabilitation for the
blind.

Then in 1952, three more classrooms were built to cater for
the increasing intake. In 1954, a 10-year plan to build more
accommodation and facilities were launched. However, this
expansion was completed within 3 years with a generous grant
from the Social Welfare Lotteries Board of Malaya.

By 1959, the enrollment reached 74 children and a complete
Primary School for the blind was in session. In 1960, blind
students were integrated into main stream secondary schools.
As a result, many ex-Nicolites went through Universities and
became professionals in their chosen fields.

The Ministry of Education eventually recognized the important
role the school played and started to provide financial assistance
on a more regular basis.

At the same time, the Home initiated many other training
programmes and services to meet the growing needs of the
blind and visually-impaired community in Malaysia.

On 30th April 1997, the Ministry of Education assumed full
responsibility of the primary school and moved to a new premise
at Alma, Bukit Mertajam.

Currently, St. Nicholas’ Home is a multi-service institution
catering to the visually-impaired community in Malaysia. It is a
voluntary non-profit and non-governmental organization whose
work is supported by donations and volunteers. Our main aim is
to integrate the visually-impaired into the Malaysian society.

CONTENTS 2 Message from the President
3 Message from the Chairman
5 Message from the General Manager
6 Board of Directors
7 Trustees and Committees
8 One Big Family
9 Vision & Mission Statement, Quality Policy
10 St. Nicholas’ Home Events 2018
11 Taska St. Nicholas
12 Early Intervention Programme
15 Deaf-blind and Multi-handicapped Programme
19 Tandem Running & Cycling
21 Information Technology
22 Information Resource Centre
23 Vocational, Training & Employment (VTE)
27 Senior Citizens Report
28 Low Vision Centre
31 Volunteers Write-Up: Katja Förderer
32 Tribute to Our Volunteers
33 Financial Report
36 Donor Acknowledgement
42 Refresh & Rejuvenate

MESSAGE FROM THE

PRESIDENT

Hope is in the heartbeat of most people today. The atrocities and calamities in the
present world have dampened the hopes and aspirations of many people, especially the
poor, lonely, marginalized and the disadvantage ones. Thus, St Nicholas Home is bold,
forward-looking and wish to re-visualise and re-emphasise the message of Hope to all,
particularly the visually impaired.

It is our desire to give back to the society – the visually impaired – a share of human
integrity and dignity. The variety of activities is our aspiration and contribution to
ascertain the making of the impossible possible. Some of our year-long activities which
have intentional focused on leading the sighted people to appreciate the visually
impaired and vice-versa, includes Free Cateract Surgery for 20 patients, Run & Ride
for Sight, Hari Malaysia Walk, World Sight Day & White Cane Day, Online Learning
Resource, Indoor navigation App, etc. Our final aim is to see a progressive development
of a stage where the disadvantaged will not feel disadvantage anymore. St Nicholas
Home is only a halfway home and learning centre while the real home is where the
community of everyone living together, both the disadvantaged and majority. We need
each other to make this a reality.

All these will not be possible without the community at large putting ‘their hands
on the plough’ to toil the ground together. Your ideas, contributions, donations,
assistance, encouragement, support and presence do speak loudly and clearly to every
disadvantaged person. Do say ‘Why not me?’

Congratulations to all the Board Members, staff and members of the visually impaired
community for a good year past and wishing for many good years ahead.

The Most Reverend

Datuk Ng Moon Hing

President of St. Nicholas’ Home

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MESSAGE FROM THE

CHAIRMAN

Despite being a challenging year, the Home continues to
live up to its mission to provide education, training and
employment opportunities for the blind and visually
impaired ("BVI") people of the country. By the grace
of God and generosity of our donors, supporters and
partners, the Home will continue striving for the respect
and dignity of the BVI community.

The impact of the economic downturn is very evident this year and our fundraising team
continues trying to find new ways to raise funds to provide for the Home's needs. Faced
with a huge deficit, the SNH Board of Directors have called for even stricter budget
controls in the year to come. To date, every procurement has been checked to ensure
the most cost effective rate for every product and service. The Home has transparent
systems of record keeping, which assures donors that every donation is used carefully
to ensure maximum support for the BVls in our care.

On 11 October 2018, the Home signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Wawasan
Open University ("WOU") whereby WOU will host the St. Nicholas' Home Online
Learning Resource website on their server and provide technical support on Moodie
platform on which the Home's website is built. With WOU coming on board as our
project technical partner, we are confident that we would be able to achieve the goals
we have set to make accessible and equitable education a reality for the BVI students so
that they can compete on a level playing field with their sighted peers. The Home is also
looking into collaboration with Penang Digital Library to make the resources of Penang
Digital Library accessible to BVI students.

The Home continues to offer its usual programmes and services which are reported in
the following pages of this report. Intake of trainees is slightly higher than the previous
year. We are also exploring several self-generated income opportunities and will pilot
some of these in the year to come.

For the longer term, there are plans to redevelop the Home so some of the existing
buildings may have to be demolished or rebuilt. Conceptually, we are looking at putting
up a new multi-storey building and seeking to relocate our facilities and services to the
new building and either re-purpose or demolish the older buildings to become more
efficient in terms of land use. The Home is also looking to expand the capacity of the
senior citizens centre and create more conducive living conditions for the aged blind,
the only one of its kind in Malaysia.

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The Home had gone through a transition with a change of guards and some organisational
restructuring. The SNH Board have decided to appoint a General Manager in place of
an Executive Director to manage the operations of the Home, and is also trimming staff
through the process of rationalisation. In a year of significant change at the Home, the
Board of Directors have ensured stability in the transition and played a very active role
in supporting the process.
I am pleased to inform you that the Board of Directors has appointed Mr. David Chiang
Watt Ming as the General Manager of St. Nicholas Home. He is an electrical engineer.
He is married to Wendy Lee Mei Imm and has a daughter named Kristen Chiang Renn
Lee. I trust you will give him your fullest cooperation so that St. Nicholas Home will
excel in all fields. I would like to acknowledge Mr. Daniel Soon for his contribution to the
Home as its Executive Director for the last nine years and to Ms Doris Teh in stepping in
to take charge of the Home after Mr Daniel Soon left.
My sincere thanks to the Board of Directors, Board of Trustees, stakeholders, volunteers
and workforce who have devoted their time and knowledge to ensure the smooth
running of the Home and more importantly, mentoring and raising a new generation of
BVls in the country.
I would also like to thank every one of our donors - companies and individuals and
commend you for your commitment to the wellbeing of the BVI, and I look forward to
continued partnership with all our friends and supporters.

Rt. Rev. Dato' Charles Samuel

Chairman of the Board of Directors
St. Nicholas Home, Penang

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MESSAGE FROM THE

GENERAL MANAGER

Firstly, I would like to thank Dato Bishop Charles Samuel and the
Board of Directors of St Nicholas’ Home Penang (SNH) for giving
me this opportunity to serve here. I joined the organization on
the 5th of July 2019 and at the time of writing I have worked here
about two months and two weeks. Within this short span of time,
I have been exposed to so many events, people, meetings and challenges which just reflect
the enormous responsibilities that lie ahead of me. Thankfully by God’s grace, I have His
strength to depend on each day as I strive to realize SNH’s Vision and Mission.

I join this Home with a clear understanding that many have gone before me. Many leaders
have served at SNH tirelessly for years and brought this organization to where it is today. I
had the privilege in the past two months to meet two previous Executive Directors of SNH
namely Madam Catherine Cheong and Mr William Brohier (not forgetting the wonderful
support from Mrs Brohier). I would like to take this opportunity to thank them for their
tremendous contributions and service with utmost integrity in leading SNH during their
careers here. Not often noticed from the outside, a lot of sweat, pain and tears go into making
SNH a place where the Blind and Visually Impaired (BVI) are equipped with knowledge and
skills so that they can be independent.

The Bible teaches us that all of us are made in the image of God (Genesis 1:27). All of us and
that includes those among us who have disabilities or special needs. It is a privilege to be in
an organization where the BVI irrespective of race and religion are treated with dignity and
care. With this founding principle, we at SNH will strive and continue to provide the best
possible services for the BVI not only to the people of Penang but to the whole of Malaysia.
We will not discriminate any BVI who wants to join us on grounds of race or religion.

We at SNH are working very hard to manage the expectations of all our stakeholders such
as members of the Board of Directors, Trustees, Committee members, ex-Nicholites, the
public, our donors and our staff to make SNH the place of choice for the blind in Malaysia.
We are at the stage where we need to rethink what we have done well before, what we
are going to do better now and where we will be heading in the future. We have a long
history, we have the right resources and we have a great team here in SNH. Our people is
our greatest asset. So what we need to do is work together as a team and bring this place to
the next level.

I wish to thank all the donors and volunteers who play an important part in our ministry
here. We appreciate the donations and the energy you have contributed to this home. Even
though you might think you do not contribute much, I can assure you that even the smallest
effort counts for us. Continue to join us, donate generously and volunteer your time with
us. You will see that through your contributions, you are changing the lives of the Blind and
Visually impaired who come to us. Soli Deo gloria.

David Chiang

General Manager of St. Nicholas’ Home

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BOARD OF

DIRECTORS

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LIST OF BOARD MEMBERS & 78 9 10 11
TRUSTEES FOR YEAR 2018

1. Dato’ Lt. Cdr. (Ret) G. Thyagarajah Co-opted Member
2. Mr. Roy Chai Synod Representative/Hon. Treasurer
3. Mr. Richard Alan Reddaway PCC Representative
4. Mr. David Chiang General Manager
5. Ms. Kathireen K.Rajamanickam Synod Representative
6. Ms. Petra Oon Legal Advisor
7. Mr. Ooi Hock Tiam Co-opted Member
8. Ven. Dr. Stephen Soe Synod Representative
9. Rt. Rev. Dato’ Charles Samuel Chairman Board of Directors/Trustee
10. Dato’ Dr. Sharom Ahmat Co-opted Member
11. Dato’ John Alexander Rodgers PCC Representative

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TRUSTEES & COMMITTEES

STAFF COMMITTEE

From left to right
1. Dato’ Lt. Cdr. (Ret) G. Thyagarajah
2. Dato’ Dr. Sharom Ahmat
3. Dato’ John Alexander Rodgers

TRUSTEES

From left to right
1. Ven. Dr. Stephen Soe

2. Rt. Rev. Dato’ Charles Samuel
3. Ms. Catherine Cheong

FINANCE COMMITTEE

Seated from left to right
1. Ms. Stephanie Yeoh
2. Mr. Lee Kong Beng
3. Mr. Roy Chai
4. Mr. Heng Fi Nian

Standing from left to right
5. David Chiang
6. Bob Ang

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ONE BIG FAMILY

1. Nalina 17. Thiva 33. Rajambal
2. Bob Ang 18. Nurul Syahirah 34. Moses
3. Mohd Shukri 19. Mogana 35. Anjana
4. Sylvian 20. Salachi 36. Asriyah
5. Gobalkrishnan 21. Siti Nor Fatimah 37. David Chiang
6. Darmen 22. Nur Fadzlina 38. Tin Cheng Hong
7. Ku Mohd Yussof 23. Sabudin 39. Mohd Zawawi
8. Lee Cheng Imm 24. Mohd Ezwan Affan 40. Manogran
9. Kaartihini 25. Wan Nabila 41. Adeline Khoo
10. Stephanie Ong 26. Azura 42. T. Saraswathi
11. Mohd Hezren Hazzrol 27. Murni 43. Pat Chan
12. Mohd Hassan 28. Stephanie Ann 44. Gomathi
13. Lim Yew Yi 29. Revathi 45. Nur Atikah
14. Cecilia 30. Noor Syafawati 46. Parameswary
15. Oormiladhhevi 31. Kesuma 47. Nurshafinas
16. Thanushaalini 32. Premala 48. Siti Nuraishah
49. Zakiah
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Our Vision

Our Vision is of a nation that is free of barriers, where blind and
visually-impaired persons are not discriminated against; to have the
same rights and responsibilities, share equal opportunities and the

quality of life that is available to their sighted peers.

Our Mission

Our Mission is to provide education, training and employment
opportunities in a caring environment, thus empowering blind and
visually-impaired persons to fully participate in society while helping

to promote the prevention of blindness.

Quality Policy

We are committed to comply with the requirements and continual
improvement of our quality management system for the provision

of efficient, effective and sustainable services to the Blind and
Visually-Impaired Persons to develop their potential and exercise

their rights to a life of dignity.

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ST. NICHOLAS' HOME

EVENTS 2018

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1. Run and Ride for Sight 5. White Cane Day
2. Sports Day 6. Staff and Volunteers Appreciation Dinner
3. Merdeka Day Celebration 7. Graduation Day
4. St. Nicholas’ Home Carnival

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TASKA ST. NICHOLAS

(OKU PENGLIHATAN)

TASKA ST. NICHOLAS Gross motor activity
was built in 2014 to – Sand Play.
provide day-care service
for children with visual Dayson is exploring the
impairment. We take Brailler.
in children from ages
three to six, who are Indoor group play – Sliding,
totally or partially blind. Climbing and crawling
The children stay in the
TASKA from 9:00a.m. to
4:30p.m. (Day Care). Our
staff is trained in-house
by the centre’s tutor and
also attend KAP(Kursus
Asuhan Permata). This is
a holistic programme that
helps children with visual impairment develop to meet
their fullest potential.

We focus our efforts on equipping the children with
various skills:

• Self-help skills
1. eating and drinking on their own
2. dressing themselves
3. taking care of their belongings
4. toileting and bathing
• Mobility - able to move around on their own.
• Motor skills as fine motor and gross motor skills to

strengthen their muscles

We also engage the children in both indoor and outdoor
exercises. Our curriculum also covers Braille numbers,
the Braille alphabet, Mathematics, Practical Life,
Sensorial Language, Culture, Music and movement.

Our aim is to equip them with skills needed to become
independent individuals so that they will be able to
integrate within the community.

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EARLY INTERVENTION

PROGRAMME

The Early Intervention Programme in 2018 had thirteen children from the northern
regions of Malaysia, including Penang, Kedah, Perlis, and northern parts of Perak. EIP
is an outreach programme in which home-based training is provided for children under
the age of seven with visual impairment. The training under EIP covers development of
thinking skills through to training in daily-life skills. Home-based training is important
for small children to enable them to learn in an environment in which they feel safe and
with people they are familiar with. Children who graduated from EIP are prepared to
progress to the next stage of their lives, which is enrollment in school.

Claire looking for a specific coloured cube. Group play with Amins cousins.

Humairah lacing the buttons Ming Sheng is spelling out the colour yellow.
through the string.

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Nabilah is placing the sticks while counting Nabilah trying to sort out cubes into the
out the numbers. respective coloured plates.

Jannah is having a drink on her Humairah trying to reach Zahirah is trying to kick

own. for the gym ball. a ball.

OUR HOPE FOR RITH

Rith was only four years old when he Rith and his brother looking at the direction
was referred to the Early Intervention of the teacher's finger.
Programme at St. Nicholas’ Home. He was
diagnosed with multiplanar nystagmus
with bilateral optic nerve atrophy when
he was only two years old. Despite having
low vision he was a happy and active child.
He loved playing with his siblings and
family in the house. Initially he was a bit
apprehensive with his teachers..

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Over a period of time, Rith began to warm up and play
with his teachers. He began actively engaging in all the
activities which included play therapy. We started to see
progress in his cognitive thinking and fine motor skills.
His vocabulary also improved and he was able to answer
questions addressed to him in short sentences.

His parents were very happy that Rith had improved so
much and were very thankful that he was growing up at a
normal pace, like his siblings. However, in March last year,
we noticed that he had been talking and interacting less
with everyone, including his parents.

We urged the parents to take him to the hospital for a
thorough check up. He began receiving speech therapy
when he was not responding to the environment around
him. A subsequent visit to the hospital revealed that he
had hearing, as well as visual impairment.

Understandably his mother was very concerned about
the pace of Rith’s development, which had been slowing
down since he was diagnosed with hearing loss in mid-
2018. He was given a hearing aid which would be beneficial in improving his learning
ability as he was being prepared for formal schooling. As teachers, we had to change and
revise our teaching approach for Rith to suit his current needs.

We encouraged the parents to send him to a community-based rehabilitation center to
improve and enhance his development. We have high HOPES for Rith as he learns and
develops his skills, inspite of his current condition.

GRADUATION 2018

Congratulations to our four students from the Early Intervention Programme who had
graduated and have been able to attend SKPK Alma, Penang and SK Wan Ahmad, Perlis.

Rith is trying to fit the shapes into the Rith looking at the shape to sort it.
sponge puzzle.

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DEAF-BLIND &
MULTI-HANDICAPPED
PROGRAMME (DBMH)

Deaf–blind refers to a combination of hearing and
visual impairments. Probably the most well-known
person with this combination of challenges was the
famous and influential Helen Keller. However, most
children who are categorized as deaf-blind are
side-lined educationally because of their visual and
hearing impairments. Deaf-blind persons face many
challenges as they try to make sense of the world
with very limited sensory input available to them.
Families, teachers and caregivers also face challenges
as they try to communicate with the handicapped child.
Orientation and mobility are also major concerns, as the
child needs to learn how to move about in the world.

The St. Nicholas’ Home Deaf-Blind and Multi Handicapped Programme is the first of
its kind in Malaysia, providing services solely for children with visual impairment and
other associated disabilities. This programme began in 1997 with seven students
and four teachers. It is a residential programme for children who are deaf-blind and
multi-handicapped, ranging from 7 to 18 years of age, irrespective of race or religion.

After assessment of the situation of each child, he or she is assigned to a class.
Additionally, an Individual Education Plan (IEP) is designed for each student depending
on his or her needs. Activities are designed to help the children achieve significant
growth and acquire basic living skills. Their development and achievement for each year
are assessed by means of an annual progress report.

In 2018, the St. Nicholas’ Home DBMH Programme started the year with an enrollment
of ten students, including one new admission. Eight of the students were residential and
two were day scholars.

The instructional component of the programme included training in self-help,
communication, visual, psychomotor, social, mobility and motor skills. The children
were divided into three groups according to their level of functioning, with the higher
functioning group participating in additional fine-motor and cognitive activities.
Self-help training in feeding, dressing, and toileting were provided as needed, and
each child received individual language and motor education training. In addition,
physiotherapy sessions were held for all students. The purpose was to help the students‘
development and ensure that all of them were safe and comfortable whilst they were
being guided through their individual tailormade physiotherapy programmes. This
approach enabled our children to access their learning environment to the best of their
ability.

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The Sky’s The Limit. Hope but never expect; look forward but never wait.
NEW CLIENT
This lad, Vind*, was born with a condition known as glaucoma, which became severe
when he reached the age of 14. Due to his condition, he needs assistance to manage his
daily routines. However, when he was six years old, he was sent to a special needs school
for primary students followed by secondary education until he reached the age of 13.
He was exempted from the school because he had difficulties in learning, showed lack
of attention, and his progress was significantly slower
than the other students. Despite being a slow learner,
he was able to communicate in Tamil, which was his
mother tongue, but Malay (our national language) and
English were still beyond his reach. Apart from having
glaucoma, he was also diagnosed with some degree
of mental retardation, which inhibited his poor social
skills. Therefore, his parents enrolled him in the DBMH
programme for training and in helping him acquiring
independent living skills.
* Not his real name

HELEN KELLER DAY

In conjunction with Helen Keller Day, an “Awareness Programme on Deaf-Blindness”
was held at St. Nicholas’ Home on 27th June, 2018. There were simulation activities on
deaf-blindness provided for all staff, trainees and volunteers from INTEL Multinational
Company.

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OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES

SHORT TERM IMPACT – Highly beneficial in providing important educational and
social benefits for children with developmental disabilities.

LONG TERM IMPACT – Benefits the children directly and helps with changing society‘s
attitudes towards people with disabilities, allowing them to become part of their
community.

I can sing... Exploring different inserts Siti loves to mingle

Cameron Highlands trip Feeling the texture of flowers
Cameron Highlands trip
Outing at Times Square

Finding the pigeons

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DBMH DAILY ACTIVITIES

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1. Daniel learning to fold

clothes

2. Merdeka Day Celebration

3. Gardening – Jason loves to

water the plants

4. Kitchen Activity – Siti is

preparing egg sandwich

5. Physio – Sarvin is doing

Tandem walk

6. Play Theraphy – Siti enjoys

playing in the water

67 7. Physio – Daniel is trying

the paddle

YEAR END GRADUATION

In 2018 two students, Jason Ming Kuang and Nirnisha graduated from the programme,
as they had both reached the maximum age of 18. We wish them well and have great
HOPES for them.

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TANDEM RUNNING & CYCLING

Running and cycling have been my passion for as long as I can
recall. Both of these activities sound simple, but they are
not for our blind and visually impaired friends. When
the opportunity arose for me to guide those who
wanted to enjoy exercise but needed a little extra
support, I quickly accepted the challenge.

I can still remember one of my first experiences
on a tandem bicycle with a visually impaired
partner behind me. It was during the “Ride for
Sight 2016” when I was paired with Dharma
(hope I got his name right). Nobody had warned
me about his style of riding. I have since learnt
from my seniors there should be constant
communication and coordination between the
pilot and pillion rider during the ride.

This constant communication helps the pillion rider to
visualize and anticipate what is going to happen. Dharma
realized the importance of this, gave his full cooperation and made
the extra effort to “train me up.” In the end, we both not only survived but succeeded
brilliantly and had a wonderful experience. Since the success of my first effort, I have
continued to enjoy volunteering as a pilot right up until today.

One of the most memorable events for me was accepting the challenge of the 160km ride
to Perlis. It was well organised and with lots of pushing and encouragement, everyone
made it safely. It was a gruelling experience in intense heat, but I will never forget it.

Apart from tandem cycling, I was also asked to become an escort for running events
since the start of the year.

My experience of cycling in tandem led me to the false
impression that escorting a visually impaired partner
for running events would not be too difficult. I was very
much mistaken because, besides being the eyes of the
person we escort, we also need to be extra careful and
look out for obstacles along the route.

Since safety is paramount, I try to guide my partner and
ensure that he does not run too near the road kerbs. I
also have to help him avoid potholes or running into
oncoming objects or people. It is a big responsibility,
especially in the crazy traffic and uneven pavements of
Penang!

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Synchronisation of the pace is crucial so that both of us will not tire out. So how do
we hold on to each other and what distance do we maintain between us? This requires
practice with a great deal of trial and error. Thus, my usual partner, Cikgu Lim Yew Yi
and I prefer to use a hand towel and a distance of 30 to 50 cm apart.

Cikgu Lim and I had participated in regular events including the Peace Run and BMW
run. For the Peace Run, the preparation started in May even though the event was in
August. During our usual practices at the Penang Botanical Garden, we would discuss
our strategies. I would share some of my running experiences while we built our stamina
for the forthcoming events. I gave him tips on breathing as he tended to run out of breath
easily.

Cikgu Lim was quite ambitious and his target was to go below 1 hour for the 7 km run.
I respected his wish and we trained hard to accomplish it. Ultimately, on the day of
competition, we managed to clock 54 mins 52 seconds. Kudos to him as he exceeded his
target. I could not have been more proud!

For this event, it got smoother because of WK Toh (hope I got his name right). Toh was
kind enough to ride his bike and escort us along the way by carrying our water bottles
and muscle relief spray. We were able to stop a couple of times for water and spray
breaks. Thanks, Toh!

For the BMW run (6km, actual run was 7km), I worked with the organiser to sponsor
our St. Nicholas' Home team. With corporate and social responsibility in mind, they
agreed to sponsor four pairs. On top of the well-organised route and nice t-shirt, every
participant was given a 'BMW steering wheel' finisher medal to take home. Everyone
completed the run within an hour. Great job!

Running with a visually impaired friend is indeed a different experience compared
with riding a tandem bicycle with one. But each is fulfilling in its own way. By having an
opportunity to be part of this voluntary work with St. Nicholas' Home, I have learned
patience, appreciation for what I have, and also, that we must help each other in
whatever way we can. Kindness starts from simple things like this.

The sheer joy and happiness written all over my partner’s face keeps me doing what
I love (running and cycling). But escorting them makes it much more meaningful than
simply getting exercise for my own good. I can now say that being sighted is a blessing,
and assisting visually impaired persons to enrich their own lives is a privilege. Thank
you, St. Nicholas’ Home and all the friends that I have met through this activity. You guys
are awesome. Keep up the good work!

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INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY

COURSES AND WORKSHOPS

The objective of this course is to give the blind and visually
impaired (BVIs) people the necessary computing skills
and to increase the BVIs’ confidence and expertise in
the IT field. We believe that by mastering IT, our trainees
will be able to improve their academic performances,
employment opportunities and career prospects in our
increasingly IT driven world. Most importantly, we hope
that our trainees will leverage on their IT knowledge,
thus become successful and positive contributors to our
society and nation.

This year, we had 17 trainees registered in our January to May/June intake of The
International Computer Driving License (ICDL) programme. However, due to health
problems, two of the trainees dropped out from the programme. 15 trainees registered
for 4 modules of the ICDL exams which are Computer Essentials, Online Essentials,
Spreadsheet and Word Processing and passed successfully. Most of the trainees went
on to continue their studies upon completion of the ICDL programme.

We also introduced a new programme called The Unix/Linux System Administration
course for the trainees who were interested in becoming system administrators. The
course was presented in the Linux environment; however, examples from other versions
of Unix were given throughout the course. This course was conducted by Mr. David
Hathaway, a blind trainer who had a lot of experience in the IT world. Two of our ICDL
trainees joined the course together with our IT instructor and IT officer. This course was
conducted within 3 months from July to September 2018.

Besides that, we also conducted two IT camps for 3 schools. IT camp is a short course for
primary and secondary school students and the syllabus might vary, depending on the
teachers/students requirements.

For our Online Learning Resource Programme (https://vle.snh.org.my), we had managed
to introduce the programme to more schools through roadshows throughout the year.
Unfortunately, due to server problems, the programme
was on hold for a few months. On 11th October 2018,
an MOU was signed between SNH and Wawasan Open
University to solve the server issues. More materials have
been uploaded into the programme since then. Teachers
and many volunteers have helped us in producing more
braille materials for this programme. We look forward to
more users to be registered under this programme and
more educational materials uploaded during 2019.

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INFORMATION RESOURCE
CENTRE

The Information and Resource Centre
which has a trained staff of three comprises
of the library, Braille production unit and
Brailler repair service, which continue to
serve users around Penang and nationwide.
We continue to run the Braille introduction
workshops for visitors and promote the
importance and use of Braille.

This year we started with an experienced
intern, Ming Soon from Johor, who had
completed his Form 6 studies. While awaiting
his results and university placement, he
spent his time assisting us from January to August. Ming Soon completed his IT training
with us two years ago after Form 5. Later Hidayah who hails from Kedah, joined him in
June after her IT training ended. This work experience exposed both of them to a variety
of tasks and assistive devices as they helped our braillists in planning and teaching
Braille classes for fellow trainees, the various processes of Braille transcription and
involvement in our special events.

To commemorate Louis Braille Day, we got our new staff and volunteers to go through
the Dot, Dot, Dot activities. During the short four-hour session, they learnt about
Braille and reading material for the vision-impaired and experienced how the blind use
the computer and other assistive devices. A small handful of staff who went through
these activities last year went on to experience sewing and the use of the white cane.
Most of those who participated took away invaluable lessons. A fun time was had by all!

We are indebted to Ms. Goh and Mr. Vasudevan, who spent close to four months moving,
going through and cataloging the old Braille books. A long overdue tedious task! It also
provided several great workout sessions for the IT students, who formed a human chain
to move a lorry-and-a-half-load of books downstairs for recycling.

We are also grateful to
our committed volunteer
typists, donors, sponsors
and all other volunteers
who helped us complete
numerous assignments
and events on behalf of
St. Nicholas’ Home.

Volunteers enjoying their Learning Braille.
lunch while blindfolded

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VOCATIONAL TRAINING &
EMPLOYMENT (VTE)

Ever wonder what it is like to
walk in total darkness? No
idea? Switch off the lights, get
yourself blindfolded and now
start walking to explore the
new surroundings. Frightening
experience, is it not?

Exploring the world of
darkness by learning different
skills to adapt to a new
environment; using a white
cane used by the blind to
navigate the way, detecting different textures so as to identify the correct pathway,
climbing staircases, using pedestrian crossings with sound activation and escalator
using Braille. All these skills require constant practises to build up self-motivation and
increase self-confidence. These rehabilitation skills can be acquired by signing up as a
new trainee at St. Nicholas’ Home, Penang. We offer two intakes per year; January and
July. Call us at 04 229 0800 or visit us at the Home for further discussions.

Customised daily living skills such
as home cooking, house-keeping,
money matters and social etiquette
are just some of the skills taught to
the blind and visually-impaired (BVI)
new trainees. After completion of
rehabilitation skills, they are given an
opportunity to continue vocational
training in pastry making, massage
techniques, Information Technology
(IT) and handicraft. Some aspects
of vocational training can enable
them to explore job opportunities
available and to engage in certain
enterprises. Through employment or engaging in their own enterprise, they are able to
secure a sustainable income and are empowered with the sense of self-accomplishment
supporting themselves and their loved ones with dignity.

Besides soft skills such as communication, English language, learning new mobile apps
and personal grooming, trainees are also involved in recreational activities such as
excursions, cycling on tandem bikes, taking part in sports events and attending various
events during festive periods.

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MASSAGE TRAINING CENTRE

Trainees conducting foot reflexology for customers Hui Shi practising body massage
with her instructor

Loh Chun Chien doing foot
reflexology with Bumah Devi.

PASTRY MAKING TRAINING

Madam Teng putting Tan Beng Hooi kneading Siti Nor Aien preparing
ingredients into a bowl dough for making bread. chocolate for shortbread.

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PENANG INTERNATIONAL DENTAL Senior lecturer
COLLEGE (PIDC) supervising the
– 27 MARCH 2019 students’ work.

Fourth year dental students together with two Trainee’s oral
lecturers conducted oral check-ups and gave check-up
a talk on oral health to the blind and visually- conducted by a
impaired (BVI) trainees and staff. It was part lecturer and a
of the college's initiative to contribute back to dental student.
society and it served as a platform for these
future dentists to interact professionally with
people from all walks of life.

SPORTS DAY – 28 APRIL 2018

Slow and steady to finishing Vicky and Rishan doing two Team members guiding fellow

line in “Clog Run” event. by two in Siamese Twin Run members in Housewives’ Run

A mermaid and an octopus spotted in the back field of St. Nicholas’ Home? This year’s
theme for the annual Sports Day, “Sea Underworld,” got everyone excited decorating
their own team house with lots of sea creatures, sunken treasures and other interesting
backdrops. Besides the usual events, such as tug-of-war, field events and various
matches, we created a fun filled event! It was a yester-year childhood game from the
70s “hop-scotch” for volunteers’ competition and were very well received!

ESCAPE THEME PARK – 28 JUNE 2018

Jumping on trampoline and go karting were some of the activities suggested to the
trainees to explore. They out-did each other on each jump to compare who had the
best method and longer swing. Challenging one-self in go kart by figuring out how to
manoeuvre were the most amusing antics that drew laughter.

“Here I go”, Ashuardy jumping Lu Ching Hong and Ooi Soon Loh Chun Chien and Dharma
trying their hand in go karting.
on trampoline. Wei engrossed with petting a

goat.

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PASTRY UPGRADING WORKSHOP
– 19 SEPTEMBER 2019

We were grateful to
have Chef Khai Hun from
Double Tree Resort, Batu
Ferringhi conducting a
half-day baking workshop
on 19 September 2018.
The pastry trainees
enjoyed baking banana
cakes, velvet cake and
chocolate brownies. They
were able to replicate the
products well and they even modified the quantity of some ingredients to cater for the
health conscious. The end products sold like hot cakes!

WHITE CANE DAY – 20 OCTOBER 2018

57 participants from various organisations such as Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad
(KTMB), Malaysian Resources Corporation Bhd (MRCB) and Prasarana Bhd (Rapid Ferry
& Rapid Bus) sent their staff for training on awareness of blindness, sighted guide and
hands-on training on how to guide the blind safely at the newly built main transportation
hub in the northern region; Penang Sentral Butterworth. The staff were blindfolded to
navigate their way with white canes and some were trained to escort and guide the blind.

Escort leading the “blind” at Suganya showing the “blind” Demonstration to use an
the staircase. the correct method to hold escalator.
the arm of sighted guide.

Jayah demonstrates the correct method of Jayah giving presentation on sighted guide
holding the white cane. to the participants

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SENIOR CITIZENS’ Elizabeth
helping with
CENTER REPORT the appeal
letters
The problems and challenges faced by the aging
population both in Malaysia and worldwide are ongoing
and getting worse. The number of Malaysians aged 60 and
above is projected to increase to 2.3 million in the year 2020.
Apart from an increase in the aged population, the aged are
also living longer, as indicated by an increase in life expectancy.
It is a great challenge to support and care for them in today’s
society, where extended families are becoming fewer and
fewer even as the elderly live longer and longer.

Malnutrition is also expected to be a major problem among the
elderly. This is due to changes in dental hygiene, dietary habits, poor
dentition and types and amount of food consumed.

Healthy aging depends on health promotion and disease and injury prevention. Having
a healthy lifestyle from childhood and good health maintenance throughout one’s
lifetime can contribute to a happier life for our elderly citizens.

Retirement homes for the elderly are ideal, especially when there is no extended
family available, because they allow the seniors to live somewhat independently in the
company of others of the same age group and enjoy the security of having professional
helpers nearby. St Nicholas’ Home has the responsibility of housing seven visually-
impaired seniors. We care for them and give special attention to their nutrition so as
to allow them to enjoy an active life. We have a newcomer to our senior support team,
Mr. Lee Kat Min, who is well known for his calmness and dedication to making others
happy. Our senior citizens consist of Elizabeth, the queen of evergreen songs, who loves
to sing, and Choy Yoke Chin also known as Joy, a lovely, quiet lady who enjoys listening
to oldies. They make a nice team!

Our great food lover, Lee Kow Chye (also known as John), keeps himself fit by walking
regularly in the morning, afternoon and evening. At times he is accompanied by Mr.
Lee Kat Min and Elizabeth. Their passion is tasting and promoting local delicacies to
their friends, which motivates them to walk off those treats. Among all these seniors
we have two interesting folks, Bobby Seng and Moh Weng San (also known as Andrew).
The latter is a philosopher in his own right, a very knowledgeable person with a special
wisdom of his own. The seniors maintain their independence and share their experience

through working in the Appeals Department. They
are dedicated to their work and have a sense of pride
about what they contribute to St. Nicholas’ Home. The
joy and happiness within them is the medicine they
use to keep themselves going. The seniors are not left
out in this caring society. ‘Hope’ is still there, even if it
cannot be seen. There are still plenty of caring souls
in this world to support those who need it.

Robert, Lee Kat Min, John, Lee Toon
Kheang and Andrew having a chat.

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LOW VISION CENTRE

The Low Vision Centre at St. Nicholas’ Home has continued providing opportunities and
facilities for the visually impaired. Over time, the Low Vision Centre has upgraded its
products and services to help its clients lead happier, more productive lives and enjoy
a better lifestyle. Often, with just a bit of modification and adaptation, a person with
low vision can improve his/her mobility and independence. Below is a tabulation of the
services provided by the Low Vision Centre in 2018:

Products / Services Number of People Served
New cases 35
Follow-up cases 12
Support services 182

General screening 336

EYE SCREENING

The Low Vision Centre team has been conducting general
eye screening sessions at schools and public events. In
2018 screening was conducted at the MITM Travel Fair,
Colourful Run, SK Francis Light and SK Tan Sri P. Ramlee.
The main purpose of the eye screening conducted at
primary schools is to raise awareness of and to detect
refractive error early in youngsters. The students
identified with refractive error were given referrals for
further vision assessment by an optometrist.

General eye screening for public during MITM Travel Fair at Low Vision team conducting
SPICE ARENA. basic visual assesment for
primary school students

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CLINICAL SESSION

Low Vision clinics were held at St. Low Vision team during World Sight Day 2018
Nicholas’ Home Low Vision Centre once at Penang General Hospital.
a month. An optometrist and team from
Penang General Hospital conducts the
sessions free of charge to identify those
who require further visual assessment.
In 2018 eight clinical sessions were
carried out, benefitting a total of forty
clients.

Encik Fazrul, Optometrist from Penang General Puan Syuhada, Optometrist
Hospital recommending the assistive devices that are from Penang General Hospital is
suitable for our Low Vision clients conducting visual assessment for
Shemala during our monthly Low
Vision Clinic.

PRESENTATION OF ASSISTIVE DEVICES SPONSORED BY ALICE
SMITH SCHOOL

An event for the presentation of assistive devices to seven students in need took place
on August 19, 2018. The event was held at Tunku Hall and a press conference was held to
publicise the event, which in turn helped to raise awareness. Mr Daniel Soon presented
the devices to the students.

Presentation of Assistive
Devices for the students
sponsored by Alice Smith
School.

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PUBLIC AWARENESS AND OTHER EVENTS

The Low Vision team took part in eight Awareness Programmes in 2018. A summary of
the events are as follows:

Events Organizers
Blindness awareness Council of Churches
Awareness and exhibition MITM Travel Fair
Awareness and exhibition during St. Nicholas’ Home, Penang
Carnival Day
OKU Day Occupy Beach Street
Free Lasik Carnival Optimax, Penang
World Sight Day 2018 • Penang General Hospital
• Hospital Sultan Abdul Halim,
White Cane Day
International Disability Day Sungai Petani
Signing of MOU for free cataract Penang Sentral
surgery DELL, Penang
St. Nicholas’ Home, Penang & Penang
Adventist Hospital

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY

The Low Vision Centre has shown Memorandum of Understanding Signing
growth in terms of low vision assistive Ceremony with Penang Adventist Hospital for
devices. We have purchased electronic Free Cataract Surgery for Needy Patients.
magnifiers with high-tech features
and specifications that can improve
the vision of the visually impaired for
reading and writing. Their features
include making things bigger, brighter
and bolder, while enhancing luminance
and colour contrast and reducing glare.

We are grateful to all our sponsors and donors who have provided funds or other
support for the activities detailed above. Without them, we would not be able to serve
our clients as well as we do, nor benefit the larger community in the early detection of
vision problems.

With your generosity, you have provided “Hope”.

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VOLUNTEERS WRITE-UP

KATJA FÖRDERER

“WHEN YOU LEARN, TEACH. WHEN YOU GET, GIVE”
Everything seemed to be so far away but finally a dream has come
true. To become a volunteer fills me with pride.

My name is Katja Förderer and I am from the Lake Constance
in Germany. After I graduated from my high school in summer
2018 I decided to complete a volunteering service through AFS.
During my school days I did some internship in social services.
In this case I was quite curious and interested in working with children abroad. The
combination with work and a cultural exchange appealed to me as well.

Indeed, it was a conscious decision to go abroad for a full
year but also a chance of a lifetime.

During my stay in Malaysia I had the opportunity to gain
experiences for my entire life e.g. receive a different insight
of the way of life and to contribute to my self development.

I have never worked with disabled people before. In this
case I was more excited than I imagined. Since August 2018
I had been working with the DBMH, the Deaf Blind and
Multiple Handicapped programme which is specialized to
train and educate children with special needs.

Soon I realised what it really meant to work with multiple-
handicapped children. It requires working with infinite
responsibility and patience. Our daily duties, in a nutshell,
are designed to educate and train the children.

We prepare a special schedule for every child with the aim of providing successful
training to improve the skills of each of them. We train the children in the fields of
cognitive development, daily living skills and motor skills.

Every day is filled with diversification to give the children the opportunity to experience
different activities designed to enhance their independence. Every Monday we have
Music Activities with the children. Music is a big pleasure for them. They love singing and
dancing a lot! On Tuesdays the children can set their creativity free. It is Time for “Play
Therapy”. Wednesday is Outing Day. In this case we give the children the opportunity
to explore and cope in new surroundings like parks, beaches or museums. Thursday is
Kitchen Day Activity and Friday is for Gardening.

The work with the children filled my time at St. Nicholas' Home and made a huge impact
on me. The children have grown very close to my heart and I appreciate every moment
I spend with them.

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TRIBUTE TO OUR

VOLUNTEERS

We would like to thank all our volunteers who have rendered their assistance and
contribution in assisting us in enlightening the lives of the people here in St. Nicholas’
Home, Penang. We may not be able to recognize every individual or organization

but your help is greatly appreciated and we pray that God Bless you.

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FINANCIAL REPORT

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT Grant Thornton (AF:0042)
ST. NICHOLAS' HOME, PENANG 51-8-A, Menara BHL Bank
(Incorporated in Malaysia) Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah
10050 Penang
Malaysia

Report on the Financial Statements T +604 228 7828
F +604 227 9828

We have audited the financial statements of St. Nicholas' Home, Penang ("Home"), which comprise the balance
sheet as at 31 December 2018, and the income and expenditure account, and notes to the financial statements
for the financial year then ended.

Directors' Responsibility for the Financial Statements

The directors are responsible for the preparation of these financial statements so as to give a true and fair view
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in Malaysia. The directors are also responsible for
such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable preparation of financial statements that
are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditors' Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our
audit in accordance with approved standards on auditing in Malaysia. Those standards require that we comply
with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial
statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the
financial statements. The procedures selected depend on our judgement, including the assessment of risks
of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk
assessments, we consider internal control relevant to the entity's preparation of financial statements that give
a true and fair view in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for
the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity's internal control. An audit also includes
evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates
made by the directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our
audit opinion.

Opinion

In our opinion, the financial statements give a true and fair view of the financial position of the Home as at 31
December 2018 and of its financial performance for the financial year then ended in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles in Malaysia.

Grant Thornton
No. AF: 0042
Chartered Accountants

Date: 15 May 2019

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DONOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
YEAR 2018

APPRECIATION TO ALL OUR DEAR DONORS

The Board of Directors, Staff, Trainees and Residence of the Home would like to take
the opportunity to thank all donors for their contributions (regardless of the quantum)
both in cash and kind. Your invaluable assistance has helped the Home serve without
ceasing for the past 92 years and for this we are truly grateful.

CORPORATE / INSTITUTIONAL 33 DELL GLOBAL BUSINESS CENTRE SDN BHD
34 DIPA ENTERPRISE
35 DKLS INDUSTRIES BHD
1 ADTAX ADVISORY CONSULTANCY SDN BHD 36 DOUBLEWOOT ENTERPRISE
2 AG AGENCIES SDN BHD 37 DRS CASTING SUPPLY SDN BHD
3 AGENSI PEKERJAAN UNIK SURIA SDN BHD 38 DUNVILLE ASIA PACIFIC SDN BHD
4 AGROW CORPORATION SDN BHD 39 ECA C&E SDN BHD
5 ANALOG DEVICES SDN BHD 40 EMAS JAYA ELECTRIC SDN BHD
6 AQUAMECH CORPORATION SDN BHD 41 EMPAT MATA SAWIT SDN BHD
7 BANGKOK AUTO PARTS SDN BHD 42 ENG LEAN PRINTING PRESS SDN BHD
8 BHL METAL INDUSTRIES SDN BHD 43 ENG WAH HOME CENTRE SDN BHD
9 BLU SCENTS AROMATHERAPY 44 EP EQUIPMENTS
10 BOSSARD (M) SDN BHD 45 EURO CHEMO-PHARMA SDN BHD
11 C F UNIFORM SDN BHD 46 EXCEL FORCE MSC BHD
12 C.S.L. THEAN YEANG AQUARIUM (M) SDN BHD 47 EXIM MIND RESOURCES
13 CANGGIH SANUBARI SDN BHD 48 EXPLORER TOURISM NETWORK SDN BHD
14 CENDERAMAN DEVELOPMENT SDN BHD 49 EXPRESS VALUE SDN BHD
15 CHAN & ASSOCIATES 50 FARBEN TECHNIQUE (M) SDN BHD
16 CHEAH OPTOMETRIST 51 FARLIM GROUP (M) BERHAD
17 CHEONG & COMPANY 52 GALA HOUSE RESTAURANT & BAR
18 CHIA MOON GARMENTS (M) SDN BHD 53 GEORGE TOWN WORLD HERITAGE INCORPORATED
19 CHIN HEONG (PG) SDN BHD 54 GLOBAL SPECTRUM VENTURES
20 CHIN HERR INDUSTRIES (M) SDN BHD 55 GOAL JET TECHNOLOGY
21 CHIN WELL FASTENERS CO. SDN BHD 56 GOH BROTHERS TRADING
22 CHING & COMPANY 57 GOLDEN HIGHWAY LANDMARK SDN BHD
23 CHONG SENG MARKETING SDN BHD 58 GRANT THORNTON
24 CHOO BEE METAL INDUSTRIES BERHAD 59 HANLIM TRADING SDN BHD
25 CHUAN CHOU TRADING 60 HARP HENG SDN BHD
26 CHUAN LEE FOUNDRY 61 HATHIJA HOLDINGS SDN BHD
27 CIAS CONSULTANTS SDN BHD 62 HCMS MANAGEMENT SDN BHD
28 CITY PLANTATIONS SDN BHD 63 HD PLASTIC SDN BHD
29 CKG MARINE SHIPYARD SDN BHD 64 HL WEALTH MANAGEMENT SDN BHD
30 CKP RESOURCES
31 CONQUEST FIRE ENGINEERING SDN BHD
32 CREATIVE RUBBER PRODUCTS SDN BHD

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65 HONG GUAN PERNIAGAAN 110 LB3G TRADING SDN BHD
66 HONG HWA SPORTS & STATIONERY SDN BHD 111 LEE HOCK CHENG & BROTHERS SDN BHD
67 HOON & CO 112 LEE KOK TEONG TRADING
68 HUP CHONG FURNITURE SDN BHD 113 LEE TRADING (BOAT) COMPANY
69 HYDRO GREEN TECHNOLOGY SDN BHD 114 L’OCCITANE MALAYSIA SDN BHD
70 INDUSCOR SUPPLIER (M) SDN BHD 115 M. KANESAN & ASSOCIATE
71 INNOVATIVE FORMULA SDN BHD 116 MANDARIN PIE
72 INNOWELL MANAGEMENT 117 MATOMEK PRECISION DIE SDN BHD
73 INSTRUPARTS ENGINEERING SDN BHD 118 MESSRS LEE FOOK LEONG & CO.
74 INTER POTENTIAL SDN BHD 119 MICRODIAN SDN BHD
75 IPOH LANDS SDN BHD 120 MKP AUTO PARTS SDN BHD
76 IPOH LEARNING & TRAINING INSTITUTE SDN BHD 121 MMK SPICES SDN BHD
77 J. P. PRINTERS SDN BHD 122 MOI TEIK SENG & PARTNERS
78 JACSUI SDN BERHAD 123 MONEY TRADING
79 JEC SDN BHD 124 MONT FAMOUS SDN BHD
80 JELUTONG DEVELOPMENT SDN BHD 125 MOTOR JASA ADJUSTERS SDN BHD
81 JOLAC ENGINEERING SDN BHD 126 NCS CRUISE (M) SDN BHD
82 K. B. TAN & CO 127 NEW DAMAH TRACTOR PARTS SDN BHD
83 K. C. TAN ENTERPRISE SDN BHD 128 NIBONG TEBAL PAPER MILL SDN BHD
84 K. N. LEE KNITTING INDUSTRIES SDN BHD 129 OH TEIK AUN & CO
85 KANG AI WAH (MIND ENGLISH) TRAINING CENTRE 130 OPTIMA TRICON SDN BHD
86 KATHERINE FLORIST 131 ORIENTAL MAX SDN BHD
87 KEAN CHIEW TRADING CO. SDN BHD 132 P. H. G. ENTERPRISE SDN BHD
88 KEAN SENG HEONG VENTURE 133 PALANI ADVOCATES & SOLICITORS
89 KEJURUTERAAN LETRIK SERI (M) SDN BHD 134 PANTAI HOSPITAL PENANG
90 KELISA INDAH PERMAI MGT & ENGINEERING SDN BHD 135 PAYPAL
91 KENNEDY BURKILL & CO BERHAD 136 PEKERJAAN UNIK SURIA SDN BHD
92 KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES MALAYSIA SDN BHD 137 PENTECH SOLUTION SDN BHD
93 KHAW CHIAP HENG SDN BHD 138 PIKTOCHART SDN BHD
94 KHENG LIM HOLDING SDN BHD 139 PLASMOST ENTERPRISE SDN BHD
95 KIM SAN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING SDN BHD 140 PLEXUS MANUFACTURING SDN BHD
96 KIM TRADING CO. 141 PREMCOURT DEVELOPMENT SDN BHD
97 KLINIK BERSATU 16 JAM SG. ARA 142 PRESAF SOLUTIONS
98 KLINIK DOMINIC SONGAN 143 PROTECH ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
99 KLINIK MATHEN 144 REESE FASHION ACCESSORIES
100 KLINIK PERGIGIAN KOH 145 ROSEMARY DE CHI WELLNESS CENTRE
101 KLINIK PERGIGIAN THANA 146 RTME MANAGEMENT SERVICES
102 KOE HEART SPECIALIST & PHYSICIAN 147 S.S.H. HARDWARE SDN BHD
103 KONG CHUEN REFRIGERATION ENGINEERING SDN BHD 148 SAF PRECISE ENGINEERING
104 KONG GUAN SAUCE & FOOD MFG. CO. SDN BHD 149 SAM ENGINEERING & EQUIPMENT (M) BHD
105 KONG JEE TRADING SDN BHD 150 SEAH OPTICAL CTR
106 KONG LONG HUAT CHEMICALS SDN BERHAD 151 SENG HUAT HANG SDN BHD
107 KS DANCESPOT SDN BHD 152 SENG KONG MOTOR
108 KUAN & HO SDN BHD 153 SEQUOIA MARKETING SDN BHD
109 KUAN AH SIEW PLASTIC INDUSTRIES SDN BHD 154 SIGHTLESS VISION

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155 SIN HAI TAT TRADING SDN BHD 173 TEK SENG SDN BHD
156 SITHAM & ASSOCIATES 174 THE GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY (PERAK) SDN BHD
157 SMART OXYGEN SDN BHD 175 THYE HUAT CHAN SDN BHD
158 SRS CONSORTIUM 176 TIEN TIEN ENTERPRISE SDN BHD
159 STEPPE STRUCTURE SDN BHD 177 TONG HEER FASTENERS CO. SDN BHD
160 SUCCESS INTERIOR DECORATION 178 TORAY MALAYSIA SYSTEMS SOLUTION SDN BHD
161 SUM HING ENGINEERING WORKS SDN BHD 179 TUCK LEE CARPENTER & CONTRACTOR
162 SUNWAY GRAND SDN BHD 180 TUSIDHIS SPICE MARKETING (M) SDN BHD
163 SURYA HOLISTIC WELLBEING PRODUCTS 181 UNITECH QS CONSULTANCY SDN BHD
164 SYARIKAT WELLCHEM SDN BHD 182 V.M. MUTHU & COMPANY
165 SYMBIOTICA SPECIALTY INGREDIENTS SDN BHD 183 VOLCANO NAME PLATE SDN BHD
166 TADIKA MERDU SDN BHD 184 WAH AIR COND & ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
167 TAI SENG CHAN SDN BHD 185 WAH KWANG HAI KEE SDN BHD
168 TAKAYAMA REED (M) SDN BHD 186 WORLD EXPRESS (M) SDN BHD
169 TAMBUN INDAH LAND BERHAD 187 YEW MANAGEMENT
170 TAN CHENG BEE & MUI GEK REALTY SDN BHD 188 YL MACHINERY TRADING
171 TAN KOK JOO HOLDINGS SDN BHD 189 YOONG SEN ELECTRICAL MACHINERY SERVICE
172 TEH SOON KEE & PARTNERS 190 YOUGUAN HARDWARE SDN BHD

OTHER ORGANISATIONS 23 PENANG LAY BUDDHIST SOCIETY
24 PENANG SOO ASSOCIATION
25 PENANG TAMIL COUNCIL OF CHURCHES
1 APG SCHOOL BAHRAIN 26 PERSATUAN BUDDHIST KEDAH TENGAH
2 BAYU TIARA APARTMENT KARATE GROUP 27 PERSATUAN GUJARATI PULAU PINANG
3 BUPPHARAM TEMPLE PERAK ROAD 28 PERSATUAN KOO KONG CHOW, TELUK INTAN
4 CHE HOON KHOR MORAL UPLIFTING SOCIETY, 29 PERSATUAN KUAN YEN LING SEP, PERAK
30 PERSATUAN PENGANUT DEWA HEAN BOO THEAN
PENANG 31 PERSATUAN PENGANUT DEWA HEAN HONG SAN AYER
5 CHINESE METHODIST CHURCH AIR ITAM PENANG
6 CHINESE METHODIST CHURCH JELUTONG ITAM
7 CHUNG HWA CONFUCIAN HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS, 32 PERTUBUHAN HUI YIN SEH
8 CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF LOURDES 33 PERTUBUHAN PENGANUT DEWA IM YEOH THUAH
9 EMBASSY OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
10 GRACE ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH (CHARITY)
11 HEONG GIAM SI TEMPLE 34 PERTUBUHAN PENGANUT DEWA SHI JIA MO NI FO
12 HOCK TEIK CHENG SIN TEMPLE 35 PIBG SRJK (C) HAN CHIANG
13 HOKKIEN HOAY KUAN P.W. 36 POH ERN SI CHARITY GROUP
14 INTI COLLEGE PENANG 37 PPC INTERNATIONAL PENANG
15 KADUN PULAU PINANG 38 PUSAT JAGAAN KANAK KANAK HELLEN
16 KINGDOM ASSEMBLY 39 PUSAT KHIDMAT RAKYAT PARLIMEN BUKIT BENDERA
17 KOTA BHARU BAPTIST CHURCH 40 QUINNS BAPTIST COLLEGE
18 MALAYSIA BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY 41 SEGI COLLEGE PENANG
19 PCGPHS - STUDENT ACTIVITY FUND 42 SEH TEK TONG CHEAH KONGSI
20 PENANG BAPTIST CHURCH 43 SERVICE CIVIL INTERNATIONAL PENANG
21 PENANG CHINESE KINDERGARTEN
22 PENANG CNY CELEBRATION 2018

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44 SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST ENGLISH CHURCH 55 ST. PETER’S CHURCH, IPOH
45 SJKC PHOR TAY 56 STRAITS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
46 SMJK SACRED HEART 57 TABERNACLE OF PRAISE
47 SOON CLAN ASSOCIATION & YOUTH SECTION 58 THE CATHOLIC CHURCH BUTTERWORTH
48 SRI SATHYA SAI BABA CENTRE OF PENANG 59 TOKONG HOCK SOON KEONG TELUK INTAN
49 ST ANDREW’S CHURCH, PARIT BUNTAR 60 TOKONG ULAR
50 ST JAMES CHURCH 61 TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH
51 ST MARTIN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH 62 TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN KOLEJ, IDAC 617/18
52 ST PAUL’S CHURCH, PENANG 63 UPLANDS SCHOOL - YEAR 3
53 ST. JOHN AMBULANS NC20 64 VICTORY LUTHERAN CHURCH PENANG
54 ST. LUKE’S CHURCH, TELUK INTAN

FOUNDATIONS 7 THE BUDIMAS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
8 TOP GLOVE FOUNDATION
9 TRUSTEES OF LEONG SAN TONG KHOO KONGSI
1 HONG LEONG FOUNDATION 10 TUN SARDON FOUNDATION
2 KWONG WAH YIT POH PRESS BHD-CHARITY FUND 11 TUTOR’S FUND
3 LEE YAN LIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION 12 TAN SRI SAW SENG KEW MEMORIAL FUND
4 LIM LEAN TENG FOUNDATION
5 MAH SING FOUNDATION
6 STAR FOUNDATION
20 CHEAH SEE KHENG
INDIVIDUAL 21 CHEAH SENG CHEN
22 CHEN MUN PENG
23 CHEW CHONG CHIN
1 ABU HASSAN BIN AHMAD 24 CHIN ANNIE
2 ALFRED KOO AH NGEE 25 CHIN CHI YUEN
3 AMY HEAH SIEW CHOO 26 CHONG TON NEN @ PETER CHONG
4 ANDY CHUNG YEW CHOONG 27 CHOO SAM KEN
5 ANG ENG BENG 28 CHOP SIN HUAT
6 ANG ENG CHEW 29 CHUA HENG CHEW
7 ANG HWUI TEE 30 CHUAH BOEY TEEN
8 ANNA GOH 31 CHUAH HOOI HOOI
9 ANNE LIM LAI MENG 32 CHUAH SI CHIAT
10 BEEVI 33 COLLIN ANG & FAMILY
11 BEH PANG KEAT 34 DATO DR PRASHANT VASANT NADKARNI
12 BON ESTATES SDN BHD 35 DATO’ JOHN ALEXANDER RODGERS
13 CHAN CHEE CHONG 36 DATO’ LEE HAU HIAN
14 CHAN CHEE HIN 37 DATO’ SAW ENG LOCK
15 CHAN FOEK NING 38 DR ANG CHOR HOOI
16 CHAN FOEK SIUW @ JUSUF TJANDRA 39 DR OOI ENG HOE
17 CHAN KOK HONG
18 CHANG SEONG HENG @ CHEN SEONG HIN/NG YOKE

KENG
19 CHE SALMAH MD RAWI

WE WALK BY FAITH, NOT BY SIGHT 39

40 DR SUBHAYOGA S A/P PONNIAH 85 LIM CHIN HOW
41 ELAINE HIEW YI LIN 86 LIM EE KIM
42 FOO JY MING 87 LIM JIN CHOW
43 FOO SHIANG WYNE 88 LIM KEAN YAP
44 GEH CHOH TIAK 89 LIM KIM KHEAW
45 GOAY LEAN TEE 90 LIM KIM TING
46 GOH MING TONG 91 LIM LAY HOON
47 HARLEEN & GURLEEN KAUR 92 LIM SEW ENG
48 HENDRY LAKSANA 93 LIM SHOOK YING
49 HO MENG KWONG 94 LIM SOK FUNG
50 JACQUELINE TEO AI LIN 95 LIM SUAN BEE
51 JASON KOAY KAI BOON 96 LIM SUAN IM
52 KHAW KAR TENG 97 LIM SUAN TIN
53 KHOO KAY LEONG 98 LIM TEONG HAI
54 KHOO TENG CHYE 99 LIM WEI KHOE
55 KHOR CHUI WOON 100 LIM YEW MENG
56 KU SAU HONG 101 LIO CHEE YEONG
57 LAM FOOK SHIN 102 LOH HING HUCK
58 LARRY CHEAH 103 LOH KIAN CHONG
59 LAU KHENG KEAT 104 LOH WAN YING
60 LAU KHENG TAT 105 LOO AH KAM
61 LAU KHENG TEONG 106 LOOI HONG YEAP
62 LAU THENG CHIM 107 LOW IT LIANG
63 LAU YAN HONG 108 LOW SOOK HENG
64 LEE AH NYA @ LEE SIEW YONG 109 LOY BOON HOR
65 LEE BENG FUNG 110 MADAM LIM POH CHIN
66 LEE CHIEW KHIM 111 MADAM LIM SIEW ENG
67 LEE CHIN HOCK 112 MADAM NG YOKE KENG
68 LEE CHYN YING 113 MANOGARAN A/L P. LETCHIMANAN
69 LEE GEOK TIN 114 MAYGALA DEVI RAMADASS
70 LEE GUAT CHOO 115 MOI TEIK SENG
71 LEE HONG OON 116 MRS LEE SAW YEE
72 LEE KIM ENG 117 NG CHOO HOCK
73 LEE LI PENK 118 NG KUM KEONG
74 LEE LYE HIN 119 NG KWENG SIM
75 LEE SIEW YONG 120 NG LEE FONG
76 LEE SOW NAM 121 OH CHIN CHONG
77 LEE THENG HOOI, CHUAH BOEY LAN & FAMILY 122 ONG HUI SIAN
78 LEELAVATHY LETCHUMANAN 123 ONG KEE WEI
79 LEONG FOOK HENG 124 ONG LYE HONG
80 LEONG SING YIN 125 ONG PHUN HONG
81 LEOW YOKE NGOO 126 ONG POH ENG
82 LIM AIK HOON 127 ONG TENG LAM
83 LIM CHEA LIN 128 OOI BEE HONG
84 LIM CHEE SIN 129 OOI BEE HONG

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130 OOI JOO GUAN 161 TEH CHIN FOO
131 OOI POH EAN 162 TEH CHOON KEAT
132 OOI SIEW EAN 163 TEH FONG YUN
133 OON PENG KENG 164 TEH SOON KEE
134 POH CHENG KIN (IMO GOH CHOON NEO) 165 TEH SWEE CHEE @ OOI SWEE CHEE
135 POH CHENG KIN (IMO POH CHENG HEE) 166 TEH YU HENG
136 POH CHENG KIN (IMO POH ENG SUAN) 167 TENG HOOI PHENG
137 RAJAKUMAR @ SUBRAMANIAM A/L SETHURAMAN 168 TEOH AH GUAN
138 SEE CHIA JIE 169 TEOH EE PING
139 SEW LEE CHUEN 170 TEOH KIM CHYE
140 SHANMUGAM A/L KALIMUTHU 171 TEOH SOON CHON @ UJUKA TEOH /TAN HOOI @
141 SOON KON YIN
142 SRI TJANDRA @ CHAN A TJONG AYIRA TAN
143 SUPPAMMAL & FAMILY 172 TERLOCHAN SINGH A/L CHARAN SINGH
144 TAI YEE HUEY 173 THE LATE MR SAW KHAI CHIN
145 TAN AI JIEW 174 TSAI YUNG CHUAN
146 TAN BOON SENG 175 UJAGAR SINGH A/L UDHAM SINGH
147 TAN CHENG KIN 176 VARANANI OON SIEW ENG
148 TAN CHIN GHEE 177 WANG KAI MENG
149 TAN CHIN SIANG 178 WONG CHEE SENG
150 TAN CHUAN CHYE 179 WONG LAI YOONG
151 TAN ENG BENG 180 WONG LAY KENG
152 TAN HOOI @ AYIRA TAN 181 WONG LEONG GHEE
153 TAN JIJ SOON 182 WONG WEI CHEONG
154 TAN MEI LENG 183 YAP SOON HIN
155 TAN POAY SENG 184 YBHG DATO’TAN SU CHIN
156 TAN SIEW GAIK 185 YEAP SEAOU BENG
157 TAN SRI LOW HOCK PENG 186 YEOH HIN KOK
158 TAN SUE CHEIN 187 YEW KEM HO
159 TAN SWEE CHAW 188 YEW WEI TARNG (610613-07-5493)
160 TAY TEONG SIEW 189 YIP KAM FATT
190 YONG BEE LOON
191 YONG KOK WOO

ENDOWMENT FUND


1 ANG PEI SOO

2 IMO KOAY SIEW HONG

3 LAU LAY FOON

4 OOI LIANG SAN

5 TONY NG & ASSOCIATES SDN BHD

WE WALK BY FAITH, NOT BY SIGHT 41

REFRESH &
REJUVENATE

Through specialized massage, shiatsu
(traditional Japanese massage) and foot
reflexology, our team of professionals
with visual impairment can help you
achieve your healthy lifetime goals, all
in a relaxing and therapeutic setting.

Our therapists possess abilities and
reflexes that are naturally focused to
spot and ease nerves and muscles on
the physical human frame by sheer
precision and sensitivity of touch.

Experience and recharge TREATMENT
your health with our expert MENU
hands and our sincere hearts
at SNH Wellness Centre • Full Body Massage Therapy*
• Head, Neck, Shoulders & Hands*
There are so many benefits of massage
and if you have never had one before – • Therapeutic Back Massage*
now is definitely the time to get one! • Shiatsu*

We encourage you to have regular • Foot Reflexology*
treatments to prevent illness and • Foot Reflexology with Neck &
maintain a state of wellbeing.
Shoulders massage Therapy
Call now for your appointment at • Feet Soaking followed by
04–229 7560 or 011-1048 5911
Foot Reflexology
Opening hours: Tuesdays – Sundays
From 10.00a.m. – 7.00p.m. *with or without oil
Closed on Mondays

42 ST. NICHOLAS’ HOME PENANG | ANNUAL REPORT 2018

OUR WISH LIST
Quantity Estimated Pricing
No. Item Requested per unit

Training, Teaching Aids & Classroom Furniture RM200
RM400
1 Study Chair And Table Set (THPC + SMK3) 10 units RM330
RM1800
2 Full Height Swing Door Clip On System With 3 Shelves (FC15) 2 units RM600
RM40
3 Half Height Cupboard (ST-110) 2 units RM89

4 Smartphone-Huawei Honor P20 Plus 6GB RAM 128GB 1 unit RM140
RM700
5 5FT Standard Desk (SD51) 1 unit RM4,500
RM2,500
6 First Aid Kit 12 units RM1,600
RM1,350
7 IKEA BEKVÄM Step Stool (50cm) or similar 1 unit RM350
RM800
Office Furniture & Equipment RM350

8 TTF Boltless Rack 4 units RM84,000

9 Prestar 300kgs Platform Trolley -Made In Japan NF-301 1 unit RM2,200
RM639
10 PA System 1 unit RM2,2869
RM179
11 Air-Conditioner 2.0 HP (Daikin or Panasonic) 2 units RM400
RM3,500
12 Air-Conditioner 1.5 HP (Daikin or Panasonic) 10 units
RM1,250
13 Air-Conditioner 1.5 HP (Daikin or Panasonic) 10 units RM1,960
RM390
14 Cupboard 5 units RM320

15 Metal Shopping Cart ( Big size) 3 units RM20
RM50
16 File Cabinet L1175 x W295 x H1745 2 units RM110
RM85
Vehicles RM60

17 Toyota Avanza 1.5 S (AT) 1 unit RM3,500.00

For Computer Lab

18 Dell Inspiron Desktop 3668 10 units

19 DELL 23 Monitor: S2319H 10 units

20 Laptop DELL New Inspiron 14 5000 (5480) 10 units

21 Seagate 1TB Expansion 2.5-Inch Portable Drive 10 units

22 Color Printer with scanner 1 unit

23 Panasonic Air-Conditioner 3HP 2 units

Kitchen & Hostel Equipments

24 Commercial Butchers Block ( Height 4 ft. ) c/w stand 1 unit

25 Europa Valencia 688E 52 Liter Electric Oven 1 unit

26 Stainless Steel Thick Wok ( 35 inches Diameter ) 1 unit

27 Stainless Steel Non stick wok with glass lid ( 14 inches Diameter) 1 unit

28 100% Cotton Single Size Blanket 50 units

29 100% Cotton Single Fitted Bedsheet 50 units

30 Stainless Steel Chafing Dish (height: 2 inches) 3 units

31 Stainless Steel Chafing Dish (height: 4 inches) 3 units

32 Stainless Steel Chafing Dish (height: 6 inches) 4 units

Physiotherapy Sensory Room

33 Tools and equipment for physiotherapy sensory room 4 units

IS SEEING LIGHT IN SPITE
OF BEING SURROUNDED

BY DARKNESS

ST. NICHOLAS’ HOME PENANG

(Serving Malaysians with Visual Impairment Since 1926)

Locked Bag No. 3031, 10990 Penang, Malaysia
4, Jalan Bagan Jermal, 10250 Penang, Malaysia
Tel: 04-229 0800 Fax: 04-227 8590
Email: info@snh.org.my Website: www.snh.org.my