Wednesday, 30 September 2015

Lunch Box Kick starts at Blk 476A Pasir Ris Dr 6



September 30, 2015

Lunchbox Giveaway Initiative started by Dedicated Locals' Caring Community and Willing Hearts, kick started on this day at Block 476A, Pasir Ris Drive 6, with 90 lunchboxes given away to grateful residents in the estate.

Lim Bak Chuan Desmond
President of DLs' Caring Community
Service Before Self


九月三十日,2015


今天,德励关怀社连同愿之心,在巴西立6道,第476A座租屋发放了近90包饭盒给有需要的居民,他们都带着感恩和开心的心情,接纳了饭盒。

林睦荃
总裁
德励关怀社

Sunday, 27 September 2015

Moon Cake Festival 2015 - A Day of Giving (476A Pasir Ris Drive 6)



【Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well. – Voltaire】

This morning we completed our house visits at Blk 476A, Pasir Ris Drive 6. Our purpose is to go around the block assisting residence who need DLs' Caring Community and help them with the registration to receive the free lunch boxes daily.
Today is Moon Cake Festival. In appreciation for their support we have given out 600 Mooncakes and 600 cans of Lychee.

Happiness comes not from getting something we lack, but from the recognition and appreciation of what we do have. We wouldn't have achieved it without you. Thank you!
Happy Moon Cake Festival!
Desmond Lim 
Founding President
DLs' Caring Community
[Service Before Self]
中秋佳节百忙之中也要抽出时间与大家过佳节。在这么个团团圆圆的日子,我们的使命不只是确保家家户户每天有义工们送上的爱心饭盒;我认为我们更加需要让居民们感受到佳节的温暖与关心,这样才会有更多的动力!

今早跟义工们一起拜访了476A, Pasir Ris Drive 6的居民,除了推广我们的免费午餐活动之外,与此同时我们也分发了月饼和水果罐头给各不同族群的居民们,让大家一起感受中秋佳节的喜庆。


祝大家中秋佳节快乐!
愿您全家幸福快乐,
林睦荃
总裁
德励关怀社


All gift items are still in good condition, no past expiry products.

Gift Pack

It's Halal!

Getting ready...

Instruction dissemination

chatting with residents...







Delighted!


Despite all the sweating, we are still happy doing this for charity!










Saturday, 26 September 2015

It all begins - How DL's Caring Community was established




DLs' Caring Community (Dedicated Locals), was formed by Mr Desmond Lim and supported by a group of dedicated locals, who wanted to provide communal services to the unfortunates and assist to improvise citizens's welfare and essential needs to improve the living standards of the neglected.

It was established since 2011, as initiative group under the umbrella of
Singapore Democratic Alliance-Singapore Justice Party (SDA-SJP)and it was named as "Sinpo" which was later renamed as DLs' Caring Community in 2nd May 2013, and continue to function as a charity arm of the party.

Since our establishment in 2011 we have actively participated in:
(i) Helping students from impoverished families complete their studies smoothly through financial funding;
(ii) Collecting used laptops to have them repaired and donated to Bhutan kids;
(iii) Donating dry ration, food ration and rice etc to various charity organisations and individuals over the years;
(iv) Raising funds to rebuild homes in Philippines Typhoon Haiyan Relief;
(v) Sponsoring 100 gas cylinders to the flood victims in Kelantan and rebuild the school library;
(vi) Arranging for legal aid for destitute families in need; and
(vii) Collaborating with various organisations to actively identify and distribute lunches as well as organizing outings for the elderly citizens.
The list is not exhaustive; these are valuable takeaways from having spent time meaningfully, we are satisfied of what we have achieved and what we have done for others so far, and will continue to help others.
What people need are a pair of listening ears and those who will find means to better their lives - no matter how small the changes may be. Big changes always start from small steps.
With that, we leave you with a meaningful quote by an established English writer, Douglas Noel Adams, who said this, "To give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity and integrity."
DLs' Caring Community was incorporated in 31st March 2015 with Registrar of Society, Singapore as an independent charity entity, and the management and committee members has strongly pledged affiliated to SDA-SJP.

The management and committee members as follow;
President : Desmond Lim Bak Chuan
Secretary : Ernest Pak
Treasurer : Harminder Pal Singh
Assist Treasurer : Jaclyn Teo
Committee members:
Sunny Wong Way Wei
Ong Teik Seng
Lim Kim Soon
Rudy Rohaine
Kelvin Ong
Aminnuddin Bin Amin

Currently, we are providing free daily lunch boxes to 400 senior folks and needy families in the North East constituencies.
We hope we can reach out 1000 senior folks and needy families before 31st March 2016.
We are looking forward for your kind support and do join us and be part of our volunteers. Drop us an email: desmond@dlscc.com or heartforthepeople2001@gmail.com

With Best Regard
Desmond Lim Bak Chuan
Founding President
[Service Before Self]

Sunday, 20 September 2015

Impromptu call - Help is on the way




Sep 20, we visited Blk 162, Yishun Ring Road, Blk 126, Yishun Street 11, and Blk 701B, Yishun Ave 5. 
The residents were delighted to see our Team and very enthusiastic to help us to do a checklist of the total number of needy who require our daily supply of free lunch everyday between 9am to 12 noon at the pick up venue @Blk 701B void deck.

In fact today's visit led by Desmond Lim Bak Chuan was impromptu to us volunteers because he received a request at the nick of time from an elderly who lives alone @Blk 126. Mr Tan contacted Desmond in panic because he lost his job and as a result he doesn't have the financial ability to even buy himself a proper meal. 

Thanks to DLs Caring Community Mr Tan managed to get a temporary job as a security guard while continuing to receive free lunch everyday. This reminds me of the saying "WHEN GOD CLOSES A DOOR, HE OPENS A WINDOW." Life is a wonderful thing to be able to care and share! 

The Team also met his neighbor Mdm Yin by chance as she opened her door and after hearing her neighbor's plight, she shared with us that she is suffering from Stroke (Cerebro infarction). She was very touched after knowing there is a charitable organization by the name of DLs CC aka Dedicated Locals Caring Community that actually delivers free lunch in the community. 

Today, she registered with us for assistance. But this is not the only surprise of the day for Mdm Yin because with God's grace we "stumble" upon her friendly neighbor Mdm Ang who offered to help Mdm Yin to collect the free lunch and bring it to her doorstep everyday unconditionally.....a friend in need is a friend indeed! Our society need more kind people like this to care and share for one another isn't it?

Last but not least, Desmond Lim as usual did not even utter a word about his background. Let's care and share my dear friends! Have a blessed Sunday!

昨天有一个住在义顺集选区的老人家亲自打电话给林先生叫他今天一定要过来这里,不然的话这个陈伯伯会饿死。因为他年纪大所以被辞退(对雇主而言这好像是理所当然)。试问,一个老人家突然间失业,身上也没有多少钱所以他很担心接下来的日子没饭吃,生活上也会遇到开销的问题。其实他有钱只不过他把钱借给了公积金局才不够钱吃饭!陈伯伯知道林睦荃不是这一区的议员所以他一时之间太难过太受挫才第一时间想到林先生每天都有在送饭给居民吃。



即使不是 PasirRis-Punggol 的居民,我们也照样会陪他一起去帮忙。这不叫“踩过界”。这叫人情温暖!谁叫陈伯伯只记得林睦荃?

林睦荃就是这么在乎老百姓有没有饭吃,有没有把身体照顾好;没有的话他一定会让义工们去送饭。假如老人家生病了他还是会带他们去看医生,分文不收!这是发自内心的关怀,虽然这届没福气当上议员但是他还是喜欢做自己。他喜欢帮助别人。

帮陈伯伯解决他生活上的问题之后我们本来想搭电梯下楼但是不偏不倚碰到陈伯伯的邻居就很好奇的站在她家门口问我们是不是RC 派来协助陈伯伯。就这样她也认识了林睦荃,同时也和我们分享她的困境。这位女士中风所以手无法像正常人一样灵活所以她很努力地紧握着铁门与我们聊也想问一下可否跟陈伯伯一样每天有人送饭。我们也帮她处理这方面的援助。



世界上有些东西是可遇不可求的。林先生他也没料到同一座组屋有好些居民还真的非常需要社群的帮助!更巧的是我们在楼下遇到那位女士的邻居何女士,她竟然很豪爽地奉献她的时间,说她愿意每天在楼下帮忙等义工送饭的时候帮忙把饭盒亲自拿上去给那位行动不方便的好朋友好邻居。。。真的是超感动的!

任务完成之后林睦荃又再指着大伙儿的 T-Shirt 跟居民说他也是送饭的义工,绝口不提政治。我们就这样忙了大半天开开心心地各自回家!

**We need volunteers. Please email desmond@dlscc.com or heartforthepeople2001@gmail.com
We are Singaporeans for Singapore and always ready to help the needy