Funds in good hands

In conjunction with Moon Cake festival, the supporter of The Recyclists, Liuligongfang threw us a moon cake party at its beautiful shoppe gallery at Pavilion. Volunteers, committees & performers at the No Plastic Bag Concert were invited to the delicious do.

We took the opportunity to present cheques to our beneficiaries - Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) & Independent Pet Rescuers (IPR).

Representatives from all organisations from left - Nanyang's (The Recyclists' fundraising partner) Sarryan Cho, IPR's MNS's Melissa, Peter Ong and Lily, from Liligongfang.
of course we had the vivacious duo putting the party together - Nell Ng & TP Lim.
The babes of the party (also performed at the concert in July), from left - Zalina Lee, Janet Lee, Nell Ng & Chelsia Ng.
Guests & performers - Vernon, Terese, Alfred and a sibling.

The buffet
A good portion of our fund came from the sale of this Liuli pendant - The Hope Pendant


Watch this space and our official website for more updates on our coming projects and activities :)

In the media - Liuligongfang launches`The Hopeful Pendant' to raise fund for The Recyclists - Nanyang Siang Pau, May 1, 2008

A meaningful meeting with Liuligongfang founders Loretta Yang and Chang Yi at their Malaysian outlet in Pavilion in late April to discuss our plan to work together on animal welfare. Journalist from Nanyang Siang Pau was present to report.

The write-up was published on May 1, 2008 - click on image to read the article
(correction - The `Hopeful' pendant is priced at RM 220 per piece, not RM 22 per piece)

Some of us from the committee were present (TP Lim, Peter Ong and Janet Lee), together with Independent Pet Rescuer volunteer cum animal welfare worker, Nicole Ann Thomas, we shared our inspirations with Loretta & Chang, on building social awareness & infrastructure in caring for stray animals & pets. To aid The Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) and Independent Pet Rescuer (IPR), The Recyclists are working closely with Yayasan Nanyang Foundation.

We attended the launch of Liligongfang exhibition opening at Pavilion on May 2, where it also marked the beginning of the sale of 1, 500 pieces of specially designed `Hopeful Heart' pendants by Loretta Yang. Half of the sale proceeds will be contributed to The Recyclists projects.

Watch this space for more updates and notices on activities to come!