The world of Tzu Chi (Vol.109)

2019 • 04 34 On February 18 and 19, 2019, the Hindu community celebrated Masi Magam, a religious festival,withaprocession fromthe ancient Hindu temple on Harmony Street to the Arulmigu Sannasi Malai Andaver temple on Cheng Street, before returning to the ancient temple the following day. After the procession, staff from SWM Environment Sdn Bhd promptly cleaned up the site, along with a group of Tzu Chi volunteers. Since eight years ago, the volunteers would station themselves around the temple to collect discarded recyclables and promote the concept of recycling. Devotee R. Usha Davi praised the volunteers’fastidious efforts in clearing the streets of litter. Karthi a/l Nadarajan, a volunteer in the temple kitchen, admired the volunteers’ resilience in gathering discarded recyclables in spite of the scorching sun. ocal News Recycling Efforts at the Masi Magam Procession Malacca 2019.02.18 – 02.19 Reported by Lim Siew Choo & Yong Siew Lee Photograph by Yong Siew Lee Mahendran a/l Subramanium, 36, worked as a lorry attendant before he was involved in a hit-and-run accident a year ago. He injured his left leg, adversely affecting his mobility and leaving him unable to work as he had to rely on a leg brace for support. His family has since been depending on his wife, who works as a janitor, for their livelihood. Proper, regular meals were a luxury for the family of five. Upon learning of Mahendran’s plight, Tzu Chi volunteers visited this family to deliver material relief, besides offering to subsidize transport fares for his two school-going children. Mahendran and his wife were moved by Tzu Chi’s timely assistance in the form of material supplies, as well as care and concern from the volunteers. Material Aid for Impoverished Indian Family KL & Selangor 2019.03.02 Compiled by Ng Cau Hong Photograph by Khor Kok Chin