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Hello, hello! A day after the biggest event of the year for us elves yet we’re still hopping about basking in the afterglow of yesterday’s brilliant charity bazaar. We remember sitting under the starsin the wonderful Luther Centre. Making goodies to raise funds for the disabled and eating bountiful amounts chocolate like two greedy mythical German children were our main staples of the day and we enjoyed every second of it. Words cannot describe a more beautiful way to spend the festive season. It was such a sight for sore eyes to behold organizations from all walks of life gathering in one room in a building in Petaling Jaya, uniting for just four hours to help the individuals and living things that we hold so dear to our hearts. Humans and animals that do not have a say in their rights and cannot express their thoughts and feelings due to their natural disabilities. Yesterday, our center, Bangsa Ria Home for the Physically and Mentally Disabled shared a table with another society that sheltered abandoned animals. Inadvertently, we heard every story about every unfortunate dog and cat as they explained them to the visitors that stopped by. I remember how they spoke so passionately about the animals as if they were their own and until now, I still remember the names of each dog that was found stranded in Shah Alam or Kepong. I realised then, that the truest Christmas spirit is the joy in helping others and yesterday was a day to celebrate that happiness.
While last year, they had Saint Nicholas spreading Christmas Joy, this year they invited an orchestra to add to the merry ambiance.
From Pachebel’s Canon in D, Can you feel the love tonight? to the magnificent (and my utmost favourite) compilation of the Lord of the Ring’s Pillars of Stone, Riders of Rohan and Return of the King by Howard Shore. This is a snippet of the performance (please forgive the state of the videos as height is not our forte so we had to abuse the zoom button):
And whilst the orchestra music continued to ignite the Christmas atmosphere, shoppers roamed the floor picking up trinkets and foods as they went.
Of course, as night closed in, people simply sat down and enjoyed the music:
There was the much anticipated lucky draw (that we craft elves always hope to win but always miss). It is the natural stand-out of the whole event as the prizes are very luxurious, those of which include a two night stay at the Renaissance hotel etc. These are the jolly folk who announced the winners:
Oh, and how could we forget! Let’s step back in time and view our lovely stall all prepped up for the next four hours of Christmas extravaganza.
Some of the items sold by the other volunteers at the Bangsa Ria Home for the Physically and Mentally Disabled:
Well, what an ending to a wonderful day to give back to charity. Stay tuned to the next post in which we display our personalized charms version 2.0 (made entirely out of scratch) as well as our sudden flair for origami (as seen in the pictures above) and the art of quilling.
And finally, just something to look forward to as always: