Jalan Amal Mesra with T.Y.T. Yang di-Pertua Negeri Pulau Pinang at Bukit Bendera

The Majlis organised a charity walk up on Penang Hill for members, on Sunday, 5 th March 2023 called the “Jalan Amal Mesra bersama T.Y.T. Yang di-Pertua Negeri Pulau Pinang.

The event was attended by more than 150 participants comprising the Majlis’s members as well as some of their family members.

Registration for participants started at 6.30am at the lower ground station began, after which participants were ushered into the train in batches through the fast lane of the station.

At 7.45am, our Patron Tuan Yang Terutama Tun Dato’ Seri Utama Ahmad Fuzi Bin Haji Abdul Razak, Yang di-Pertua Negeri Pulau Pinang arrived, and the President together with the Majlis Pengurusan members were on standby to received His Excellency.

T.Y.T Tun was then escorted into the train, and together with the Majlis Pengurusan members, were taken up the hill with the morning breeze grazing the coach. Upon arrival at the hill top, all the participants had already gathered at the ‘Dataran’ waiting eagerly for the VVIPs to join them. They had earlier been given some light warm-up exercises such as body stretching and aerobic dance.

T.Y.T. Tun then flagged off the walk and personally led the participants to walk from the ‘Habitat’ through to the ‘Curtis Crest Tree Top’ and the suspension bridge. The journey throughout covered almost 2.5 kilometres, ending at the “Bel-Retiro” bungalow, the T.Y.T. Tun’s official bungalow on top of Penang Hill.

A reception was held at the garden of the ‘Bel-Retiro’ bungalow whereby participants of the walk were treated to a sumptuous brunch which comprised among others; ‘nasi lemak’, ‘roti jala’, ‘ayam goreng kunyit’, ‘sambal udang petai’, curry chicken, assorted kuih, coconut jelly, fruits and hot as well as cold beverages.

The event also saw the participants being entertained by music led by a charismatic emcee. After brunch, the highlight of the walk was the presentation of donations to three (3) charitable organizations. The Homes who were represented by their representatives, each received cheque from the donors, witnessed by T.Y.T. Tun. The recipient for the donations were St. Nicholas Home for the Blind, Shan Children’s Home Penang and the Children’s Protection Society.

The Majlis thanked the respective donors who came forward to donate to the charitable cause.

The Majlis then presented Certificates of Appreciation to the following organizations for their support towards the successful organizing of the Charity Walk;
i. The Penang Hill Corporation, ii. The Habitat, iii. Angkatan Pertahanan Awam Malaysia
iv. NatureWalks at Penang Hill and v. Residents’ Association of Penang Hill

Our patron T.Y.T Tun was kind enough to allow all participants of the walk who converged at his bungalow ‘The Bel-Retiro’, to tour the inside of the colonial building.

The President presented on behalf of the Majlis, a beautiful souvenir to our beloved T.Y.T. Tun which was a rare ‘Tiger Orchid’. It was sourced specially from Penang Hill.

The President wished to convey his heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all members, the organizing committee, the Majlis Pengurusan for making this event a tremendous success!

See you all in the next event, 2nd half of 2023!

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