Kluang Trip

Event Date: Saturday, 23rd November, 2013 - Sunday, 24th November, 2013
Time: 6:30am - 9:30pm
Location: Kluang, Johor
Organizing Chairperson: Leo Anastasia Budiman Salim
No. of Participants:  23 Monash University Leo Club Malaysia Members and 3 Non Leo Club Members

Background:

Objectives:

- Render services to the community

- To gain knowledge about sheep and goat farm

- To be grateful the environment and enjoy the nature

- A bonding opportunity among the members

Details:
On the first day Monash University Leo Club Members gathered at the university foyer, where we registered and got on the bus. After 3 hours journey, we reached UK Farm in Kluang which is the first activity of the trip. We went around the different areas which included, goat feeding and milking as well as feeding the ostriches and learning how the orang asli live. It was enjoyable as many of the participants saw and experienced new things e.g. Goats milk and ice cream. After the tour, the participants were dropped off at the hotel to freshen up before dinner. Games were played during dinner as part of the fellowship among members.

The next morning, the participants gathered in the hotel lobby at 7:00am for a light breakfast before departing for the hike at Gunung Lambak the second activity of the trip. After the hike which lasted about 2 hours, participants were dropped back at the hotel to shower, change and pack before checking out and heading for lunch. Once lunch was over, we headed over to the final activity of the trip which was the Rock House Visitation. The Rock House is a centre for the underpriviledged where there are around 50 children there. We played games with the children and helped to clean up and organise the house. The participants were divided into two groups where the first group went out to play with the children and the second group stayed back to clean. The Rock House Visitation ended at around 4:30pm where the participants gathered back on the bus and headed back to Sunway.

For More Photos, Please Visit Kluang Trip Day 1 and Kluang Trip Day 2

Raja Musa Tree Planting

Event Date: Saturday, 26th October, 2013
Time: 7:00am - 2:30pm
Location: Raja Musa Forest Reserve, Near Kuala Selangor
Organizing Chairperson: Leo Soh Keck Seng
No. of Participants: 25 Monash University Leo Club, Malaysia Members and 2 Alumni 

Background:
The Raja Musa Forest Reserve Rehabilitation Programme is a collaborative effort between the Selangor Forestry Department (Selangor FD) and Global Environment Centre (GEC) funded by HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad. 
The Global Environment Centre (GEC) is a non-profit organisation, established in 1998 to address key environmental issues of global importance – such as climate change, biodiversity and water resources. GEC is based in Malaysia but supports activities worldwide. Its key approach is to bring together multi-stakeholder partnerships involving communities, government agencies, private sector and others to address common environmental challenges.

Objectives:

·         - To raise awareness on preserving the environment and to tackle environmental issues such as global warming

·         - Gain practical experience on replanting trees in peat swamp forest, which had previously undergone deforestation and requires remediation.

Details:
Leo Club Monash University Members gathered at the foyer and departed on time to Raja Musa Forest Reserve where we drove in 6 cars. We arrive for registration and members were given bread and water and a briefing on the forest reserve and instructions were given on how to plant the seedlings.

The tree planting started at 10:00am straight after the briefing. The members were put into 4 groups and were allocated a lane each which consisted about 30+ trees. Planting the trees involved digging holes, placing the seedlings in and placing the designated markers in and filling back the hole to make sure the plant is secure. The terrain was quite different then what we had expected as there were many branches and small streams which we had to cross. Leos managed to plant over 210 trees.

At the end of activity, Leos departed back to Sunway for lunch and fellowship among the members.

For More Photos, Please Visit Raja Musa Forest Reserve