CHARITY MOTORING TREASURE HUNT 2011 - News

Extracted from The Star (8th Aug 2011)
Ex-shuttler with brain damage receives aid

IT was a poignant moment for the father of a former state badminton player who suffers from brain damage after a road accident when the Bayan Baru Welfare Association donated RM5,000 to the family.

Holding back tears, Oon Beng Teik, 50, received a mock cheque from the association’s representative David Yim at a restaurant in Sungai Ara on Thursday.

Oon’s daughter Him Yee, 21, suffered serious head injuries after her motorcycle collided with a car. 

   Noble deeds: Oon (fifth left) receiving the mock cheque from event organiser Heng Yak Hoi (second left) and Yim (left) while representatives from the Penang Fu Yi Haemodialysis Centre receive the mock cheque for RM10,000

The mishap also saw the death of her friend who was riding pillion last September.

Oon said the contribution would be used to partially settle Him Yee’s medical fees.

“I have exhausted my savings and have since spent more than RM240,000 to help my daughter including sending her over to China for treatment,” Onn said.

“I am grateful for the assistance and contributions from various parties including the Lions Club, and the Bayan Baru Barisan Nasional. I am confident that Him Yee will get better because of your help,” he said.

The sum was collected from the association’s treasure hunt event, which was held on July 23.

The hunt began at the Sunshine Square shopping complex in Bayan Baru and ended in Hat Yai, Thailand.

Yim who is also the Bayan Baru Barisan Nasional coordinator, said Him Yee had represented Penang since her primary school days prior to the accident, so the association felt compelled to help her.


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Extracted from The Star (28th Jul 2011)

Annual treasure hunt raises RM60,000

THE 15th Annual Charity Motoring Treasure Hunt 2011 was a huge success with RM60,000 collected.

The recent event, organised by the Bayan Baru Welfare Association, Lions Club of Bayan Baru and Bayan Baru Cultural Organisation, attracted 224 participants in 56 cars.

The participants were flagged off by association adviser Datuk Wong Kam Hoong at Sunshine Square in Penang. The 2D/1N hunt took them to Changloon in Kedah and onwards to Hat Yai in Thailand.

Wong thanked donors for their generosity.

“Your kind participation shows that you share our vision and commitment in creating a caring and sharing society,” he said in his speech at the flagging-off ceremony.

The team of Chuah Wei Teong and Teoh Choon Keat emerged champion. They won RM1,500, RM500 Sunshine Square shopping vouchers and trophies.

In second spot were Chu Chee Siang and Tan Gun Hoon who won RM1,000, RM250 Sunshine vouchers and trophies.

Mak Siew Wah and Khow Han How won the third prize of RM750, RM100 Sunshine vouchers and trophies.

The amount raised will benefit the Bayan Baru Welfare Association’s Education, Medical and Disaster Relief Fund, the Penang Fo Yi Haemodialysis Society New Building Fund in Permatang Damar Laut and Oon Him Yee, a former Penang state badminton player who is suffering from brain damage due to a road accident.

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Extracted from The Star (16th Jun 2011)

Hunt to benefit accident victim

A FORMER Penang badminton player will be among the beneficiaries of the 15th Annual Charity Motoring Treasure Hunt 2011 organised by the Bayan Baru Welfare Association.

Oon Him Yee, 21, who suffers from brain damage due to a road accident in August last year, is bedridden and dependent on her parents who are not well-to-do.


Event assistant organising secretary David Yim said Oon had played for Penang since her primary school days prior to the accident.


Association chairman Heng Yak Hoi said the money collected from the event would also be channelled to the association’s Welfare, Education, Medical and Disaster Relief Fund as well as the Penang Fo Yi Haemodialysis Society’s new building fund.

Heng said they hoped to raise RM80,000 from the treasure hunt which will be held on July 23.
He said the hunt, themed ‘Charity Treasure Hunt with a Heart’, would be flagged off from Sunshine Square Bayan Baru and end in Hat Yai, Thailand.

“We hope the public will support the event to help our beneficiaries,” Heng said.

He said the entry fees for four persons in a car is RM588, three persons (RM488) and two persons (RM388). The fees include breakfast, goodies, T-shirts, Thailand insurance, petrol voucher and one night accommodation at a hotel in Hat Yai.

He said the 10 top finishers will win prizes, with the champion getting RM1,500 and Sunshine vouchers worth RM500.

Entry forms can be obtained at Sunshine Square’s consumer service counter, Pertama Otomobil on Jalan Masjid Negeri or the association at No 55, Persiaran Mahsuri 1, Sunway Tunas before July 12.

The Bayan Baru Cultural Association and Lions Club of Bayan Baru are the co-organisers of the treasure hunt. For details, call Heng (016-4448678) or Chai Tsing Boo (016-4208602).