Halloween Mocktail Party

We wanted to try out something new that would attract INTIANS attention and give them a chance to PARTY. Therefore, Leo Club of INTI IU had organized a Halloween Mocktail Party in conjunction with the theme “Party with the Dead”.

It was the very first Halloween Mocktail Party that organized by INTI IU Leo Club. It was opened for everyone including those who were not studying in INTI IU. The aim of organizing this event was to bring the relationships between the members and also the committees. Besides that, it was also aimed to raise funds for our next club event- Child Literacy. 

The event started from 7.30pm until 11.00pm on the 31^st of October 2011 which was the actual date of the Halloween. There was a free flow of snacks and drinks served to the people. Games, performances and open dance floor were prepared for them too. Various performances were prepared to entertain the people such as singing and magic preforming. We had awesome performances throughout the night. Our INTI IDOL, Celist and our VP of Activities, Kelvin Lee performances made the crowd to get into the party mood. Then, when the dance floor was open. BOOM. Most of us started to dance to the beats played by our DJ for the Night, LEO Derrick Ng.

The best part was that we managed to get our INTI students to wear costumes. We had Obama, Osama, vampires, nurses and so on. It was a successful event which brought a lot of joy and memorable moment for everyone. We are pretty sure that this kind of event will be organized more in the future. Hope more INTIANs will join us next time.

Written by,

LEO Tan Yi Shan

Child Literacy Project – Dive into a Book

Child literacy project themed “Dive into a Book” is another community service project organized by Leo Club of INTI International University. It was held on the 19^th November 2011, at Vinashini Home, Kuala Sawah, Negeri Sembilan. Vinashini Home is a home who adopts special kids who are mentally disable or have study difficulties. A total of 30 volunteers were involved in this event.

At 7.30am, all volunteers gathered in front of the Multi-Purpose Hall at INTI-IU. After a short briefing on what aspect we should notice and avoid when handling these special kids, we depart to our destination. All volunteers are divided into 2 groups, tutoring and library group. Tutoring group are the ones who tutor the kids. Library group are responsible to clean and arrange a library for the home.

At 8am, we depart from INTI-IU and reach there approximately at 8.30am. We were great by the friendly owner of the home. The owner and few workers guide the disable children into the activity hall and then our activity started. This is the first time the INTI Leos visited a home which have disable children. Therefore, everyone have no idea how to communicate and get close to them. But after a while, all the tutors manage to mix well with the kids. We prepared simple exercise, colouring, origami and some other activities for the children. All the children manage to participate well in our activity with the guide of the tutors.

As for the library section, the volunteers cleaned the home’s store room and turn it into a library. They move out all the stuff in the store room to another room. Then they sweep and mop the floor and wipe away all dirt and dust. After that, they move the book shelf and arrange the books into the book shelf. Besides, the volunteers also fix the athena onto one of the unused television. They also arrange all the computers, tables and chairs in the library. For the decoration part, the origami and colouring done by the children from the tutoring session were used. After our session with the kids end, all the volunteers helped out to clean the surrounding of the home. We depart for INTI-IU at 3pm once all our activity ends.

This Child Literacy Project is mainly organized to improve the understanding among underprivileged children and mentally disable children. The objective of this event is to increase the awareness about the importance of literacy among students by tutoring orphans. Leos gains new experience through this event because not often we get a chance to visit homes which adopt underprivileged children and mentally disable children. Although it was a tiring experience, however we still had a great time with all the children. Lastly, Leo Club would like to express our gratitude to all volunteers who spent one whole day with us in the home and make this event a successful one. Thank you so much!

Written by,

LEO Catherine Hooi

Community Service to Zoo Negara

Hi LEOs, here we go again. This is another community service organised by LEO Club of INTI International University.This time round, we went to Zoo Negara to serve to environment by being one-day volunteers on 5^th November 2011. A total of 43 volunteers from INTI IU were involved in this volunteering event. After almost one and half hour journey to Zoo Negara, we arrived at 7.45AM which is just 15 minutes before our volunteering session begins. We were greeted by the friendly zookeepers for a short briefing. The zookeepers divided the volunteers to different exhibits so that we can help them in the exhibits. The volunteers were divided into exhibits like elephants, giraffes, birds, reptiles, bears, savannah park, apes, research and development centre and many more.

The volunteers assisted the zookeepers to do the daily routines at the exhibits. The first task for many volunteers was to clean the cages of the animals. Some were asked to sweep the surroundings, and some washed the cages of animals. The types of work vary with different exhibits. After the cleaning process, the volunteers were asked to feed the animals. That was the last part of the daily routine. The volunteering session which started at 8AM with two an hour breaks finally ended at 4PM. All of us were so exhausted by the time it ended. But somehow, we still had some energy to walk around the whole zoo before we gathered to depart. The zoo was huge. We literally had to look at signboards every single time we want to make a turn. That huge, it was. We departed Zoo Negara and reached INTI around 5.30PM. 

The main reason behind this community service is to instill love and increase compassion for animals. It’s part of our duty as humans to care for animals, and this is a perfect opportunity for LEOs to work closely with animals and to know exactly how animals are treated.  LEOs were given a chance to gain new experiences because not often, we volunteer at zoo. Although it was a sweaty and tiring experience and for some, a gross one, we still had a great time being real close with the animals and experience a day knowing what’s a zookeeper’s life like. With this, LEO Club would like to thank all the volunteers for their contributions and involvement in this event. We’re glad that we had a group of energetic and lively volunteers.

Written by,

Leo Panii Malar

CERVICAL CANCER AWARENESS TALK

On the 2^nd of November, 2011 (Wednesday) from 4pm to 5pm, Leo Club of INTI International University had held a Cervical Cancer Awareness Talk at Seminar Room II, INTI International University. The main objective of the talk was to raise the awareness of better cervical care among the female staff members and also the female students in INTI International University.

            Our main speaker, Ms. Amy of Winalite Global Sdn. Bhd.(creator of Love Moon Sanitary Pads), was invited to give a talk regarding the importance of better cervical care and the risks of not doing so. Most of the participants were female and altogether there were 35 participants. Some of them were male.

            Ms. Amy had given the talk in a slightly humorous yet alarming tone. The talk was very informative as some of the cases discussed and highlighted in the talk are becoming more and more common among the female communities. Many of the participants were unaware of the risks of neglecting proper cervical care until they were informed about it during the talk. Therefore, many of them have gained a lot through the talk.

            After the talk has ended, some of the participants stayed to consult Ms. Amy, as she is a professional in Biogenetics. They consulted her questions and problems regarding personal hygiene for ladies. Of course, they were highly satisfied and pleased with her factual and informative advice.

            Conclusively, the event had succeeded in achieving its main objective. I hope that more and more people will pay attention to the risks of cervical cancer. It should not be a problem to be ashamed of when brought up for discussion as cervical cancer is the No.2 killer in the country for females. Regardless being a guy or girl, we all should work together in protecting ourselves or our female family members and friends as well.

Yours in LEO Spirit,

LEO Ho Li Fen

Organizing Chairperson

Cervical Cancer Awareness Talk