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Issue 3, Volume 2011

Art for Life

Life In A Bauble
- What is it worth? Gearing for 2011
Harvest's Sneetches Doing What You Love
- Star-Me-Not Strumming Passion into Their Hearts
Table of Contents
Programme Director's Note Page 3

Harvest Sneetches Page 4 - 5

Children's 2010 Christmas Party Page 6

Artwork Page 7

Teachers' Activities Page 8

Life in A Bauble Page 9

Kapar Kids Programme Pictures Page 10

Acknowledgements Page 11

Upcoming Events Page 12


Focus for 2011
Here's wishing you a happy & prosperous Lunar New Year as we wrap up 2010 with a
Christmas party for the kids in December & usher in the Chinese New Year with exciting
programmes lined-up for the next six months!

Inculcating real passion for the art form in the kids - do what you love, love what you do, be
the real you - will be our focus for 2011. Given the situation of the kids we deal with, they
often have no parents to drive them or guide the & their minders giving divided attention to
so many children, led us to think about the 3 hours per week that each child spends with us.
This 3-hours would be the only time to impact them & internalise our motivation & instill
that passion that would remain ignited for as long as they live!

EXPOSURE that turns into EXPECTATION to be met with fervour which then expresses into
EXHIBITION! When you expose a child to the world of opportunities, the possibilities of life,
their world of creativity will open up with such resoluteness that the sky becomes their limit.
We raise the bar & reinforce the commitment we have in their ability. When we put them in
the spotlight, they have nowhere to escape but to perform. What follows is the validation
that comes in the form of appreciation & applause. This gives them the affirmation to carry
on to the next level.

Programmes will be consolidated & bundled according to respective disciplines while we


seek to partner you & your organisation as a sponsor for the specifics such as the dance
programme etc. such as the Yellow Happy Feet.

Do drop us a line to see where & how we can fit you into our plans to bring 2011 to the
many kids who will take this year to perform to their level best.

Yours truly,
Josh Lee
Programme Director
joshua.lee@start.org.my
Harvest Sneetches
Harvest - Sneetches
Sneetches is a story from books by Dr. Seuss that has important moral
values, portraying the senselessness of prejudice and discrimination, and
also a lesson of materialism and entrepreneurship.

Wikipedia describes Sneetches as a group of vaguely avian yellow


creatures who live on a beach. Some Sneetches have a green star on their
bellies, and in the beginning of the story the absence of a star is the basis
for discrimination. Sneetches who have stars on their bellies are part of the
"in crowd," while Sneetches without stars are shunned and consequently
mopey.

This miracle project would have easily taken 3 to 6 months to conjure up


but it only took 1 month to whip up a cast of 50 kids to sing, act & dance,
made possible by supporters, parents & sponsors of Harvest as part of the
Outreach Programme 2 (OP2) to reach the urban hardcore poor & refugees
located in Sentul. HGH Convention Centre, Sentul is owned by MCA, the
Malaysian Chinese Association & this musical is about the segregation &
that discrimination is not a virtue.

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Children's 2010 Christmas Party!
Kid's Aspirations & Hopes Illustrated
by Themselves!
Annual Teachers’ Getaway in Kampar, Perak
It was a time for bonding as the teachers at StART ventured beyond the compound of the academy
into the wild for a 3 days/2 nights of planning & evaluating the year for the year ahead. They joined
Leroy, who was once a guitar teacher at StART, now the General Manager at Grand Kampar Hotel, to
de-stress over an audacious attempt at caving!

Weaving through the huge stalactites & stalagmites, every teacher had to crawl through frigid cold
waters of the river & guano (bat droppings)! Our guitar/bass teacher, Vincent Ramesh, overcame his
paranoia of heights & of water! There was much input of ideas from all present after getting dunked &
plunked into such situations!

Agathian’s Deepavali Visit


The Agathian Shelter Home in Petaling Jaya
graciously invited Joshua & Rachel for a visit in the
spirit of the Deepavali celebrations in their place of
comfort, serving the best of Indian food they have to
offer! The kids were exceptionally hospitable as they
enjoyed spending time with their teachers.

Urgent Needs
We are in need of these stated below, if you can meet our needs, please
email us at joshua.lee@start.org.my :-

• A van & a driver to fetch kids to & fro their homes.

• Second hand piano


Life in a Bauble

We were told his eye condition was severe, and Budimas home. Many like him, have such
needed to be referred to an opthalmalogist. He backgrounds when they end up in a home. It
doesn’t have much time. If he reaches the age takes a little probe to find out their ordeal and
of 8, his condition would be permanent. That’s it’s no rocket science to figure out how much
when we found out that in the recent eye-check love they are lacking.
conducted by Ciba-Vision, that a padlock was
smashed on his head when he was 5 by his Send some love their way by sending yourself
stepmom. He was defending his little sister. He over to see how their needs can be fulfilled in
suffered a concussion & as a result, affected his whatever little way you can. Whatever you sow
eyesight. He & his siblings have landed in on earth, you are sowing in heaven!

StART welcomes Jonathan & Pojoo!


Jonathan Raja, our Programme
Assistant, has been the silent hero
behind the scene, fixing things &
assisting the Programme Director
earning him the StART's version of the
title OKU - Orang Kuat Utama! His
cheerful disposition has been the a
key feature of StART!

Pojoo Sim has assumed the role of a


Programme Coordinator with the
assignment of being the Strategic Planner
for StART!

With the addition of young & vibrant


individuals, you can look forward to a
marvellous year with the kids!
Kapar Kidz Programme...!
A big thank you to Dutch Lady Milk
Industries Berhad for continuing their
sponsorship for the second year! An
additional five cartons have been added
to the existing supply of ten cartons
cartons per month to nourish the 300+
kids who attend classes at StART.
Believing in wholesome nutrition &
growth, Dutch Lady will be collaborating
with StART to organise excursions to
milk farms, health forums & other
activities for the kids to let them
experience & learn how milk is
processed.
If you would like to be a part of the
holistic development for the kids at
StART, please get in touch with Joshua
Lee at +6012-6511656 or
joshua.lee@start.org.my

UOB Bank has just confirmed the sponsorship of our Art and
Design Programme for the next three years!

Each student at their respective levels, grouped as Platinum, Gold,


Silver & General, will receive an art kit to spur them along.

Planned road trips to galleries, museums, batik factories and


various workshops will greatly enhance their view of the world &
hopefully accelerate their creativity in their pursuit of art.

Our Art studio will be redecorated & rebranded with UOB’s


presence!
Upcoming Fundraising
Events!
StART 100km + X-tra Mile Community Run (June 2011)

Ultra marathoner, Alex Au-Yong will be running 100km on a route that will take
him pass at least 10 suburbs.

In the suburbs, the X-tRA Mile Run will take place as


running enthusiasts, families and the community can
run alongside Alex to cheer him on for a minimum of
3.21km (2 miles) with a small fee.

Participants get to take home a certificate and a


goodie bag.

Corporate sponsors can sponsor a 10km zone within the 100km route. Each 10km
is RM10k. Sponsors and staff can run along side as well.

Route is being mapped out now & will pass major suburbs. +
Alex will run back to
StART (a grueling 14 hours later).

Annual Concert (12 and 13 Sept 2011)

A Star-studded concert featuring the likes of Jacklyn Victor, Reshmonu, Guang


Liang, Juwita Suwito & Winnie K who will co-perform with the real stars of the
night - 150 kids from StART.

The gala night will feature amazing dances, singing and drama & StART-UOB
Gallery will also be featured at the lobby.

Friends get to own a piece of the art work by purchasing the premium items on
sale that night. All proceeds will go to StART.

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