IN COLLABORATION with the Employment Provident Fund, Lions Club George Town launched its ‘Start Saving Early’ campaign by sponsoring students with RM50 each.
During an assembly at SMK Tunku Puan Habsah, members of the organisation presented a total of RM10,000 to students under the initiative.
SMK Tunku Puan Habsah headmistress Ruzana Zakaria thanked the established club and its branch for the latest initiative and their continued support over the years.
Among its charitable contributions, the Lions Club has provided school shoes, spectacles and food aid to students, amounting to RM2,300 per month.
Organising chairman Lion Francis Lim highlighted the importance of cultivating the habit of saving from a young age.
“Today, it may be just RM20 a month, but with time, discipline and the power of compounding, little by little can become something big,” Lim said.
Second Vice District Governor Lion Onnie Goh Hong Aun said investing in the younger generation would help build a better future and a stronger community.
“We believe that investing in our young generation today will help build a better and stronger community tomorrow.
“With our partnership, we are able to make this meaningful project a reality,” Onnie said.
The students who attended the event were from Forms Three to Five.
Also present at the event were Lions Club Georgetown president Kenji Tan and KWSP George Town branch head Makeswari Arumugan.
Story by Ammar Mikhail Aamer
Pix by Noor Siti Nabilah Noorazis