Installing a water heater and piping for a needy family

 

Partnering Homeless Hearts of Singapore to provide an essential item to help make the home a comfortable and happier one

Many thanks to our donors for providing this for the family.

Milk Powder for 6 kids

We thank SSDVP for partnering us to provide much needed milk to a family of 6 children in Singapore.

Many to Elizabeth and many others for looking out for the family and using our God given resources to help children He so loves.

Your in Christ,

Mill

 

Laptops for Myanmar - On-going

Taking opportunity to send functional laptops for educational use in the Don Bosco Schools. This is an on-going project we have.

This time we took the opportunity to send 2 laptops back to Myanmar with Sr Margaret. 

Many thanks to donors who responded quickly so we can get the laptops hand carried to a crisis stricken country.

If anyone have functional laptops they don't want anymore, do contact me. We can give it a purposeful second life :)

Partnering Canossaville to Share our blessings with 150 needy families in Singapore

Dear Frens,

Thank you to kind donors who reached out to bless 150 Singapore's poor families. 

Your generosity expresses the true meaning of Christmas. Your ability to share your blessings is a true inspiration to all.

The kids were very happy with the love packages (S$1982.50) distributed on the 23 Nov 2020 by  Canossaville.

Many thanks also to the Canossians for partnering us to help the poor.

God Bless,

Mill

 

Thank You Aloha Changi Resorts on behalf of the poor!

We wish to thank Aloha Changi Resorts for the donation of 21 sets of TV. The needy community who have no TVs in Toa Payoh, RC Zone 1, are now happily enjoying their new TVs :)

Special thanks to Sim Yong, Peter Ng and Irene Leong for all your efforts in getting the TVs to those who need them.

God Bless,
Mill

Charity may be a very short word, but with its tremendous meaning of pure love, it sums up man's entire relation to God and to his neighbor.- Saint Aelred of Rievaulx (1109-1166)

Partnering Red Dot Traffic to provide under-privileged children with educational opportunities

We wish to thank Red Dot Traffic Golf Charity 2013 for their successfully fund raising for the under-privileged. 

On behalf of  under-privileged kids who have received special educational assistance through Morning Star's Nova programme, we wish to thank Red Dot Golf Charity Committee for their generosity and effort in providing this educational opportunity for under-privileged kids to get the help they need to start out their young lives right.

Special thanks to Kitch Lum and Eugenie Sia for the heart and care that was put into this project.

The 2013 children participating in NOVA have done so well that we are looking for more friends of Project Kyrie who might want to participate in this project in 2014 to put more under-privileged kids through the NOVA Programme.

The best way to stop poverty is to stop the vicious cycle of poverty. 

The difference between children whose parents have money and children whose parents have no money is that the latter lack the cultural capital provided by their parents.

Reaching out to needy and under-privileged kids at a young age and by providing them with the proper guidance and extra mentoring will we enable them not only to achieve better grades but be guided from young on how to make good decisions which will be crucial, later in their lives.  

So friends of Project Kyrie, if you would like to raise funds through your private activities to put more under-privileged children to participate in this hugely successful programme called NOVA , pls do contact me as there are more children waiting to join this programme :)

(NOVA) Programme - Nurturing One’s Valuable Attributes

Mission NOVA is a learning support programme for discouraged and under-achieving children.

The objectives of the programme are as follows :

•         To give the pupils strategies to cope with learning in school
•         To empower the parents with parenting skills that complement the project to bring about a positive impact on pupils’ learning      
•         The facilitator/s will be in school daily to guide the pupils in the programme
•         Each pupil will be given an Individual Educational Plan (IEP)
•         Pupils will be taught strategies and skills to cope with learning
•         Pupils will be taught ways to affirm and receive affirmation from peers
•         Pupils are coached in social behavior
•         Pupils are taught to take charge of their lives (rules and consequences)

The programme is run daily after school for a period of 2 years for the selected child, unless she is able to ‘graduate’ earlier after a year. This programme also works on a small facilitator-pupil ratio of 1:8. 

The programme details are as follows :

The schools selected will identify pupils from Primary 1 to 5 for the programme.  All the pupils identified will be from families with financial difficulties.

The identified pupils are severely under performing as they lack the home environment to support them and some may even lack a proper space to reinforce what they had learnt in school or to complete homework. 

While many of the identified pupils may have parents who try very hard to help, they may be unable to because of their own lack of education or work/family difficulties.  

With the NOVA programme, the school is most certain that these under privileged children will be able to meet their ability as they will be closely guided and taught the strategies required to succeed. Most importantly, this programme reaches out to their parents as well to equip them with the parenting skills required to nurture their daughters in a warm and loving relationship.

The total cost per year for the 16 pupils is $80,640, at $420 per child per month (inclusive of lunch).

The estimated cost of start-up furnishing of allocated room (with tables and chairs in clusters) would be $3000-$4000.

If full funding is secured the programme will be able to commence for selected children

The selected school will have to identify the space for the programme in the school and will begin furnishing the room once we are able to confirm that we have the funds to start it. 

*As with most programmes, each family may be asked to pay a token sum monthly to ensure their child’s regular attendance unless the family’s financial situation is absolutely dire. This is a negotiable point with the donor.

* Donations are tax deductible

What better fun than to organise a fun-filled event and to help children for a life time? :)

God Bless,

Mill

Thank You, NACLI for the 163 mattresses

Dear Frens,

On behalf of the families, we wish to thank NACLI  for blessing Singapore's and Indonesia's needy families with the 163 pcs of very good condition mattresses.

We would also like to thank our partners on the ground for the heavy work and high cost of distributing these mattresses to people who need a good mattress to sleep on in Singapore and Batam.

It is very heartening to know that there is so much goodness in the world :)


God Bless,
Mill

"The Lord can use me like a ray of sun to brighten the day."

- Blessed Maria Euthymia Üffing (1914-1955), Feast Day September 9

Helping Myanmar

Dear Frens,

I have been in the Catholic school system all my life and the religious Sisters have been a great blessing in my life.

Whether we , convent girls, were then believers or not, the presence of Sisters hovering over us, taking care of us, just having their presence in our lives whilst growing up have made a definite difference in introducing God and love.

Myanmar is poor in many ways and the people there especially the children and youths will benefit so much as we did, to have Sisters ministering to them and devoting their lives to them in ways big and small.

Project Kyrie have presented to the Canossian Sisters $23,700 yesterday for the formation and living expenses of 2 Myanmar novices to be in Singapore training to be nuns for the next 2 years. After the 2 years, they will return to Myanmar to serve the community there.

This has been a wonderful privilege for us to share and participate as 2 women offer their lives to bring Glory of God to a country where Christ is not widely known.

We wish to thank Joseph, Maria, Esther, Susanna, Susan, Francesca for making this possible.

May we also pray that the novices Maria Ja Awn and Antonia Mya Mya Lone be the face of Christ to many, as they answer the call of our Father to lay their lives for the poor.

God Bless,
Mill

Project Kyrie partners Gloria Patri & Toa Payoh RC to bring Christmas cheer to the elderly and the less privileged \o/\o/\o/

Dear Frens,

Christmas is again round the corner and there is no better time to share our blessings and surround the elderly and children with their families, with Christmas cheer.

Most of us are so blessed. We look forward during this Christmas season to turkeys, Christmas feasts, 

get-togethers at restaurants, holidays, Christmas gifts of your heart's desire or just being happy knowing you have provided for your children and seeing them joyful and happy.

This Sunday, we got together and threw a small party for people in our community who treasure these small gatherings because this little effort we put out there is their party, is their get-together, is their time at a restaurant, is the fun for themselves and their children... and most of all, the little effort we put out is  an affirmation that they live amongst people in the community who care for them and want them to be happy.

If you have time, do watch our video :)

If you feel you would like to participate and contribute for future similar events, do let me know. If you wish to do your own and need a consult, feel free to contact us. There is always a reason to celebrate and share what we have!

Video of Christmas Event 2012

Special Thanks 

To Donors for providing the scrumptious buffet

meal... Conlash, Patrick and Helen for providing

the biscuits and sardines... Ricky for the 150kg of rice...

Henry Wu for providing the goody bags of

chocolates and sweets and for the kids and

belgium biscuits for the adults...

Thank you also to Geeta for making the beautiful

Christmas Cake, Peter Ng for the NTUC vouchers...   

Jay Gee Melwani Group,Tara, June Foo & Team for donating the

denim jeans... Sager Pt Ltd, Gilbert for giving us

the Polo T-shirts... Helena & Daniel of Emicakes for

the delicious butter cakes... 

Last but not least to everyone involved in the project 

for singing, jumping,dancing, putting up the decorations, packing the goody bags, taking precious time out to collect and transport all the items to make the event meaningful and successful... 

And to all thank you for taking time off on a Sunday afternoon to spend time abringing joy to others.

THANK YOU!

Merry Christmas!

May our Good God Bless everyone with good health and cheer!

yours In Christ,

Mill

time bringing joy to others.

Partnering Beyond Services to start guitar classes for under priviledged kids

Dear Frens,

It is so inspirational especially to me when I can see God's hand in providing for the poor through us.

I was thinking when I accepted this project that it would take quite abit of time to find 10 used guitars in order to start a class. It is really good that children find themselves in music as music is not only healing but can also bring beauty into their lives and the troubles they may find themselves in.

God had other plans and when he moves everything falls into place almost in an instant. From the time I sent out my smses to the time all these guitars were bought and gifted it took less than 2 days. What's more beautiful is that every single guitar came with it's own bag, strap, tuner and pick.

We wish to thank Alice Tan for her support in paying for the guitars, June Foo for making the call to connect us with Davis Guitars and Janet and Chris from Davis Guitars who gave us a $160 guitar at a discounted $101.60 and threw in all the guitar accessories.

Without everyone's help, this class and the years of joy that many kids will have, will not have been made possible.

Also many thanks to many other friends of project kyrie who responded as soon as they received our smses. Without you and your kindness to respond to those who have little, we would not have been able to reach out to as many people as we have.

God Bless,

mill

Celebrating a day with the under priviledged \o/\o/\o/

Dear Frens,

What better way of spending your 70th birthday but to be like Jesus and throw a feast for all.

So that's just what Paul Raj did yesterday. On his 70th birthday, he threw a feast for 250 people, guests from the handicapped home, kids from Children's home in JB, poor families from Singapore, the old, the blind, the sick..practically for all who would come.

Paul Raj has been the man on our team, working with Project Kyrie helping the poor and the needy in every which way he can for many years and his efforts for the poor started way before he even joined us to reach out to those who need our help.

Project Kyrie would like to honour him for his life of kindness to others.

We took this wonderful opportunity to bless wonderful people in difficult times with rounds of gifts lucky draw and rounds of NTUC food vouchers giveaways to bring a spark of happiness and excitement to light up their difficult situations for the day.

We would lik to thank all frens of Project Kyrie for participating in this celebration by providing all the lucky draw gifts and food vouchers from NTUC. Thank you also so much for the children's goody bags, the colouring sets and the chocolates!

We managed to put all these gifts together in 2 days before the party as we realised that it's such a gd opportunity for us to share with many who have not as much as many of us. We raised a $1,100 for food vouchers and had 18 gift wrapped lucky draw items that included a microwave, fans, rice cookers, hot water airpots and many more. Special thanks to Mark Foo, Belinda Ang,Theresa Sim, Lynette Yap, Aunt Maria, Peter Twang, Joseph Tan, Geraldine and Geeti Lian, Patrick Chan, Susie Choinh and Chia Yi.

Many Thanks also to Geeti, Augustina and Stella for volunteering their day to administer the lucky draw and to bless the poor with their company!

Last but not least 'All Glory to God' \o/\o/\o/


See Photos Pls click this Project Kyrie Logo!  

Thank You and God Bless everyone!

Mill

Partnering Takashimaya to bring fitness to the less priviledged

Dear frens,

We wish to thank Takashimaya and all friends of project kyrie working at Takasimaya who have taken the effort to help the underpriviledged secure wonderful gym equipment to keep them healthy and fit.

We are where we are in our jobs, in our careers,in our lives because we are able to effect decisions and broker assistance to the needy.

Helping our neighbours and fellow men is a lifestyle. With a sense of charity in our hearts at all times, we are open to a new awareness of how so many things can be done to help and make a difference in the lives of others. At the same time, we will also always be in touch with the knowledge that we are so blessed with such abundance in our lives.

Thank you to management of Takashimaya, Jerina and her team for this gift of love.

God Bless,

Mill

Let's Leverage to Help the Poor and the Needy!

Dear Frens,

My day started like this:

10am - class

Things to do today -  organise the pick up of 31 sets of computers and monitors for distribution to the needy given by Informatics Campus.

11am - Transport by volunteer still not confirmed for pick up today at 4pm

12pm - Transport still not confirmed but volunteer trying his best. Pray.

3pm - Call from volunteer's friend to pick up computers on his behalf with a van instead of his lorry. Trouble... Van is not large enough to transport all the computers. Problem!

3.05pm - Rack my brain whilst having a late lunch after class. Remembered a friend who runs an ambulance service. Try, call for help!

3.30pm - one van and two ambulances race to pick up 31 computers and 2 lap tops.

5pm - work done

10 computers arrives for local sg families
10 computers goes off to start of a new day care centre
11computers on its way to JB orphanage and homes
2 laptops sent to stat a computer class in kupang Indonesia ( need 8 more!)

Moral of the story:
Be who you are
Be where you are
Be available when you can
And this would make a world of difference to the those in need!

Many thanks to all who have come so generously and willingly to help the poor. Special thanks to informatics for the computers, medic network for taking time out to rescue computers for the poor, also to Chris Bek, Samuel, Eric and all his helpers.

God Bless,
Mill

* we are born to love, we live to love and we will die to love still more - St Joseph Cafasso (1811-1860)

With God All is Possible!

What can God do with an old 10yr old van that we alone can't?

This is a short testimony how a little old van that was heading towards the scrap yard gets a new lease of life!

Few months ago, whilst I was at West Mall with 15mins to spare before a movie, whilst gaping at some cakes, a good friend with the Canossians said 'hi' to me. Before long, she was asking me if I wanted an old van to export to a 3rd world country for the poor. Of cos I said 'Yes'! . I reckon it's my job to just say 'YES' and God's job to find a home for it.

And of cos HE did!

This is what the van is now :)

We are like the old van aren't we? When we are touched by God, we transform.

An obsolete old van touched by God is now a new life-saving ambulance that will last many more years and save many many lives!

Friends, if each of us avail ourselves to say 'Yes' to helping the poor, God will do the rest. What we can't do ourselves we have but to ask around and there is always one of us who can always do something wonderful for His Glory.

Many thanks to the Canossian Sisters, Budi, Christopher and all involved to make this project a success \o/\o/\o/





God Bless,
Mill