Name of Project :
Peace Poster Contest
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Organizing Chairperson :
Ln Gan Chin Siong
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Date :
Saturday, 23-Sep-2007
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Time :
9.30am - 3.30pm
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Venue :
Giant Hypermarket
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Five clubs namely Lions Clubs of Johor Jaya, JB Mandarin, Masai, Permas Jaya and Taman Pelangi Indah had decided on 21st August
2007 during the first Organizing Committee meeting to jointly organize the Peace Poster Contest with the theme of “PEACE AROUND THE
WORLD”. Lion Sam Tay from Lions Club of Johor Jaya initiated this joint effort and thus he was appointed as the Organizing Chairman.
The first meeting was convened at the JJ Lions Dialysis Centre.
Charter President Liza Lau and his spouse, Tamer Lion Edward Lee (who attended on behalf of Lion Gan Chin Siong who was appointed
as the OC for our club but was unavailable for the meeting) were at the meeting and our club took up the job of printing of entry forms,
children’s colouring contest graphics, publicity and backdrop. Johor Jaya was in-charge of the venue and P.A. System, JB Mandarin &
Masai were given the registration job – JB Mandarin was in-charge of the colouring contest, while Masai took charge of the Peace Poster
Contest. Permas Jaya took charge of prizes, trophies and momentos.
The forms and the children’s colouring contest graphics were printed and brought to the second Organizing Committee meeting which
was held on 12th of September for distribution. In this meeting, our OC Lion Gan Chin Siong was present and he collected about 200 entry
forms to be distributed to SJK(C) Foon Yew 1, 2 & 3. The other four clubs distributed the forms to other different schools.
A Peace Poster Contest’s press conference was then arranged on the 25th of September 2007 at the Club House of the Chinese Press in
Taman Maju. Reporter from four newspapers, namely, Nanyang Sang Pau, Sin Chew Daily, China Press and Oriental Press attended the
press conference. Lion Edward Lee was the spokesman and he distributed the press releases in both Mandarin and English to the
reporters. Our OC Lion Gan Chin Siong also attended this conference together with other Lions from other clubs.
The 3rd and the final Committee Meeting was held a day after on 26th September, 2007 to ensure that everything was in order. Charter
President Liza Lau, Lion Edward Lee and OC Lion Gan Chin Siong attended the meeting to confirm that the jobs they had taken were all
duly completed. Lion Edward Lee also confirmed that a backdrop would also be arranged for the stage on the day of the contest.
Everybody was reminded to be punctual and also not to forget to bring whatever materials necessary for the contest.
The day of the contest finally arrived. Two categories of the contest were held, they were :
Category A - Colouring Contest for children below 11 years
Category B - “PEACE AROUND THE WORLD” Peace Poster Contest for children ages 11 to 13.
The Colouring Contest or Categori A attracted 65 children. There were 8 prizes comprising a pencil box and a trophy each and the winners
were as follows:
1. Koay Xin Li – 10 years
2. Goh Jun Hao – 8 years
3. Yeh Soon Yen – 9 years
4. Ang Yee Cheh – 10 years
5. Lim Chin Xi – 8 years
6. Fan Yi Ching – 10 years
7. Heng Lin Ni – 10 years
8. Jesslyn Tan – 8 years
“AROUND THE WORLD” Peace Poster Contest or Category B attracted only 20 participants from various schools. The response was so
poor mainly dued to the fasting month. Six prizes were awarded, and there were as follows:
1st prize - RM300 cash + 1 Trophy + 1 Certificate + 1 Dictionary
2nd prize - RM200 cash + 1 Trophy + 1 Certificate + 1 Dictionary
3rd prize - RM100 cash + 1 Trophy + 1 Certificate + 1 Dictionary
3 Consolation prizes - 1 Trophy + 1 Certificate
Every participant also received a Certificate of Appreciation for their participation in this Peace Poster Contest. The Certificates were
provided by the District.
Since five Lions Clubs jointly took part in this contest and each had a sponsored kit and thus five winning entries were selected during the
3rd Organizing Meeting held on 26th September, 2007. A decision had been made during that time to allocate the winning entries to the
respective five clubs by means of drawing lots and the results were as follows:
Lions Club of Masai - 1st prize winning entry
Lions Club of Taman Pelangi Indah - 2nd prize winning entry
Lions Club of Johor Jaya - 3rd prize winning entry
Lions Club of JB Mandarin - 4th prize winning entry
Lions Club of Permas Jaya - 5th prize winning entry
The following were the five winning entries which would be handed over to DC Peace Poster, Lion Eva Onn for judging at the District Level
to be carried out on Sunday, 18th November, 2007 at JB City Square :
1st Prize - Cheong Chii Farn, 12 years old (M), SJK(C) Johor Jaya
2nd Prize - Tan Ying Wen,13 years old (F),SMK Taman Daya
3rd Prize - Lee Pei Yee, 11 years old (F),SRK(C) Layang
4th Prize - Chew Xin Hui, 13 years old (F),SMK Sri Rahmat
5th Prize - Eunice Tham Jia Wei 13 years old (F), SMK Sultan Ismail
Participants came as early as 9.00 in the morning but the registration only started at 10.00 am. There was some slight delay and both the
Colouring & Peace Poster Contests started at 10.45 am. The duration for the Colouring Contest was one-and-a-half hours but later
extended to two hours. The Peace Poster Contest took about three hours to complete at 1.45 pm.
During the lunch break, Tadika Lindar and Roly Poly Wonderland performed dances to entertain the crowds as they were waiting patiently
for the contest results. In appreciation of their contribution, the Organizing Committee presented them with the Certificates of Appreciation.
Two contest judges by the name of Ms Tan Siow Fun and Ms Lee Li Chuen were invited by Lions Club of Johor Jaya to be our judges for
both the Colouring and Peace Poster Contests. As a mode of appreciation, they were presented with a momento and a Certificate of
Appreciation each.
The prize presentation was delayed till 2.30 pm and the ceremony went on smoothly without any hitches. The winners were also very
happy of their achievements. Our OC Ln Gan Chin Siong was also given the opportunity to present some of the prizes.
The function ended at about 3.30 pm and we wish to record our appreciation to the four Lions clubs, namely Johor Jaya, JB Mandarin,
Masai & Permas Jaya for working closely with us to make this event a successful one.
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