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Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Character Developement - CIP in NURSING HOME...
Dear Jeremiah,
I am attached to Gift of Love, which is an old folks home-cum-food relief center for the poor.
It is founded by Mother Teresa and located at Marymount Center, 790 Thomson Road, Singapore 298142.
It is a 1) humble old folks for the poorest of the poor (i.e. those who can't effort to pay anything for its residency), and 2) a food relief center where the poor family collect ration on Saturday afternoon.
It is located up
Marymount Hill, which is near the nursery opposite MacRitchie reservoir. Its contact number is 6,251,6004.
Its Mission / Vision ""To quench the infinite thirst of Jesus by laboring at the salvation and sanctification of the poorest of the poor, the unwanted, unloved, lonely, abandoned and homeless. To proclaim the Word of God by our prayers and spiritual works of mercy."
You may contact the superior Sr Mary Treslin, MC, or any of the sisters; and explained to them you would like to render your services in its home. Just tell them that you have heard about the place from Alfred Pang.
The lunch time is 11:00 pm, nap time is 12 to 2 pm. I am usually there on Sunday afternoon 2 to 4 pm. As at 3 pm, we will pray the divine mercy and at 3:15 pm, i will usually play a video unless there are visitors.
The list of activities that you have proposed is OK, as the old folks love outdoor activities and song. However, some of them are senile and may be hot temper. Thus, you may have to put up with a few of days. You will know by the way they behave.
The Christmas is also the season where we will prepare to distribute free gifts and food to 500 over families and old folks living in the neighborhood. You can also assist them. In short, please choose the area of work that you are inclined or have a liking to do it and you find it enjoyment : ) If you find the place is inconvenience, you can also try any of the following agency found at
http://www.catholicwelfare.org.sg/fundedagencies.htm though I do not know them well.
I can be contacted at 97648531.There are many Youtube about Mother Teresa e.g.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF0eQ_Ktuj0. There is also an official website at
http://www.motherteresa.org/.
Thank you and Best Regard.
Interaction with Home's residentsBefriend, feed, help with errands and directly take care of our residents in ways such as, accompanying residents for their appointments or outings.
Assist in Residents’ Exercise Sessionse.g. assisting residents during their daily exercise sessions and i! nteract with residents suffering from dementia especially in the morning sessions.
Organising indoor and outdoor activitiesHelp to organise activities for residents. We prefer to volunteer on a project rather than regular day-to-day basis. e.g. organise indoor activities for residents on an adhoc basis.
However, I also wish to highlight that as my course, Diploma in Nautical Studies requires us to sail, our volunteer work may only be on an adhoc basis.
The Above is reply due to Jeremiah's efforts in writing to the Nursing Home.
any one who is interested, please let me know so that i can pass the names to Jeremiah, he will then laise with the Nursing Home.
Thanks for reading.
Steven.
