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SIBU, June 30: Bukit Assek assemblyman Chieng Jin Ek has pledged to assist and support SMK Sacred Heart in their efforts to install LED panels at the school hall.
He joined officials from the implementing agency during a site inspection to facilitate a smooth process and gain a better understanding of the school’s requirements.
“I was approached by the Sacred Heart School Old Students’ Association (SHOSA) secretary Eddy Puah onboard a flight to Kuching recently and he explained to me how the Knights of SHOSA had been raising money on their own in helping the school.
“From RM120,000 to refurbish the school hall sound system and two other lecture halls, to RM88,000 to help underprivileged deserving students and another RM400,000 a few years earlier to settle debts arising from the school’s massive redevelopment, I was deeply touched by how passionate former students are,” he said in a statement today.
Upon learning that SHOSA was seeking assistance in funding the LED screen for the school hall, he said it was an easy decision for him to lend support.
“How can you turn down a call for help from this group of former students who have risen again and again in aid of their alma matter,” he said.
The alumni expressed that they are willing to accept any form of assistance, big or small.
Chieng said he had long admired Sacred Heart School for producing students who remained passionate and grateful to the school, long after they have graduated. “Somehow you will always find many former students coming back, again and again to help their alma mater. I find this truly admirable and inspiring and I trust more would follow suit,” he said.
On the LED panels project, Chieng said he would do all he can to assist SHOSA. At the same time, he called on SHOSA Knights to step forth with proposals and to serve as consultants in this latest quest by the alumni.
“If you have expertise in this matter, reach out to your alumni or reach out to me. Let us work together to ensure that it is money well spent on a product that is value for money and serves the greater purpose,” he urged.
After the site inspection, Chieng was also invited to witness the handing over of financial assistance from SHOSA to two deserving students, one whom needed a pair of glasses, while another whose house caught fire. — DayakDaily
