Published: Fri, 16 Dec 2011
PUCHONG: The multipurpose hall in Kampung Lembah Kinrara is now safe for use by residents after a state-sponsored makeover.
Despite more than two decades of disrepair, villagers had continued to use the building for recreation before the upgrade.
“We played games like ping-pong and carrom in the dilapidated hall. We had to make do with what we had,” said 55-year-old villager Ibrahim Salleh.
The hall, built by hand by villagers in 1990, has new wiring for fans and lighting, security wire netting on the windows, and cement flooring, as well as new zinc roofing.
The makeover was carried out by a Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ)-recommended contractor and cost RM27,000, which was contributed by the office of Kinrara state assemblyperson Teresa Kok.
“Renovations to this hall have been long requested by the villagers. Hopefully it will now be more comfortable for them to run programmes here,” Kok said.
Kok attended the opening ceremony of the hall, and also presented financial aid to representatives of two nearby surau and a religious school on Dec 12.
Al-Siddiq surau chairperson Mohamad Taib Piti, who received RM7,176, said they would be using the aid to fund their programmes.
Al-Rahman surau chairperson Syed Ahmad Kamal Syed Noordin added that he was thankful for the aid, which would be used for maintenance of the surau.
Puchong Batu 13 primary school parent-teacher association president Ghazali Abu Hanifah also thanked Kok for the funds, which will be used for a new school block.
He was also moved by how the monies were garnered through a fundraising dinner at Puchong Indah, which saw a turnout of multiracial guests on Nov 9.
“I was touched when I saw the hall filled with all races to lend their support,” Ghazali said.
According to Kok, proceeds from the fundraising dinner were distributed to the two surau and schools based on the number of tickets sold by each body.
She said this was proof that Puchong residents were moderate and looked past religion to lend a helping hand as long as it was for a good cause.
Selangor Times
Hi Teresa,
Well done!!
Keep up the good work!!!
Teresa,your constituents will not be surprised if the candidate BN choosed to stand against you in the coming GE lose his/her deposit.
Where was Umno the last 54 years.To busy looting the coffers and gerry mandering.Building mansions,keeping showcases mistresses,having high end cars and most importantly forgetting who put them there.
When Umno was in power, the standard reply from their reps was Take it or Leave it. Instead of helping the poor, these reps were busy ‘acquiring knowledge’ overseas, an euphemism for going on state-sponsored holidays at the expense of taxpayers.