Help the Children 2019 in East Java, Indonesia

Dear Fellow Rotarians

1. Rotary Club of Singapore will be launching its 11th-year edition of  the Help the Children Project 2019 from 6-8 September 2019 (Friday to Sunday) in the cities of Malang and Batu, East Java, Indonesia. Rotarians and Family Members are most welcomed.

2. This year's project aims to provide basic school-going necessities such as uniforms, shoes, stationery, bags and school fees for the whole academic year, for 1,302 elementary school children from 60 schools. We will also be visiting the Bhakti Luhur Orphanage in Malang, which houses over 350 children and young adults with various physical and mental disabilities. Bhakti Luhur is also the site of 2 of RC Singapore’s Global Grants.

3. Flight details are as follows:
     6 September 2018 (Friday): SIN - SUB (Surabaya) SQ 930
     Depart: 0750hrs Arrival: 0905hrs
     8 September 2018(Sunday): SUB - SIN MI 225
     Depart: 1840hrs Arrival: 2155hrs

Kindly book your own flights and inform us of your participation via drshahul14@gmail.com

4. Hotel accommodation, transfers, transport and food during the trip will be arranged on your behalf. Kindly provide your full name, room preference (single/double/family) and flight details (if different from above). 

5. Please find attached the programme for the weekend in September.

We look forward to your participation. Based on previous years' experience, we expect between 50-70 participants from outside Indonesia. This will exclude another 50-60 Rotarians and Family Members from our Partner and Sister Rotary Clubs in Surabaya, Malang and Batu. Thank you.

Project Leaders
Dr Shahul Hameed, District International Service Committee Chair
Varun Gulati (co-Leader), International Service Committee
Mamta Shahani, International Service Committee Chair (2019/2020)
Hon Member Mohan Vaswani

*This year's project will be jointly organised with the District International Service Committee (DISC)*