Response to poverty.

A helpful first step in thinking about working with the poor in any context is to discern whether the situation calls for relief, rehabilitation or development. Relief can be defined as the urgent and temporary provision of emergency aid to reduce immediate suffering from natural our man made crisis. Rehabilitation seeks to restore people and communities to the positive elements of their precrisis condition. Development is the process on ongoing change that moves all the people close to being right relationship with God, self, others and the rest of creation.

Work

Work is an act of worship. When people seek to fulfil their callings by glorifying God in their work, praising Him for their gifts and abilities, and seeing both their efforts and its products as an offering to Him, then work is an act of worship to God. On the other hand, when work is done to glorify oneself or merely to achieve more wealth, it becomes a worship of false gods.

Poverty

Poverty is rooted in broken relationships, so the solution to poverty is rooted in the power of Jesus death and resurrection to put all things into right relationship again.

Newsletter is necessary

Print a monthly newsletter to keep abreast others and to showcase our successes. Promote events, talk about the good already done and profile individual team members to give them well deserved recognition and to put a human face to the organization.

Oxygen Concentrators for loan

The Perak Chest Society in partnership with Lahat Road YMCA is providing oxygen concentrators for loan.  The machines are located at 15 Clarke Street (15 Jalan Sultan Abdul Jalil).

All users are to fill in this document:

PERAK CHEST SOCIETY

178 - 180A  Jalan Pasir Puteh

31650 Ipoh, Perak

Tel: 05-2556302   Fax: 05-2432145 

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HOME OXYGEN CONCENTRATOR LOAN PROGRAMME

Person or Patient who borrows oxygen concentrator (Users): 

Name: ………………………………………………………………………………………… 

NRIC No:  ……………………………………… 

Address: ………………………………………………………………………………………

                 ………………………………………………………………………………………

Date to return oxygen concentrator: ……….... / ………….. / …………...  

Signature: ……………………………………..

Terms of Agreement between Perak Chest Society and User: 

1.        The home oxygen concentrator loan programme is available to all members of the Perak Chest Society while in stock.  It must be recommended by a doctor and a referral letter is required.

2.        Oxygen therapy must be prescribed by a doctor.  The desired oxygen concentration, flow rate, frequency and duration of oxygen use must be made known and strictly adhered to.

3.        Users are to seek immediate medical advice if their condition worsen after using supplemental oxygen or if they develop side effects from oxygen therapy or while using the oxygen concentrator unit.

 4.        The oxygen concentrator is for medium term use only and must be returned to the Perak Chest Society within one month from the date of borrowing.  

 5.        Users are to use the oxygen concentrator in a proper manner and in accordance with the operating and maintenance instructions given.

 6         Users are not to make any alterations or remove any component from the oxygen concentrator.

7.        All Users must place a deposit of RM500.00.  Upon return of the oxygen concentrator in good working condition the User will be returned RM 400.00.  A charge of RM 100.00 is levied for servicing the machine upon return.  Should the oxygen concentrator be returned damaged the cost of repair will be further deducted from the deposit.
8.        The Perak Chest Society and its Board members will not be liable to the User for any injury, damage or death arising by reason of any defect in the oxygen concentrator or as a result of using the oxygen concentrator.

Witness:

Name: ………………………………………….

Signature: ……………………………………… 

Doctor:

Name: ………………………………………….

Signature: ……………………………………… 

Today’s Date:  …………… /………………/……………..

Publicise an Event

Some tips:

• Staple a card with information about the event onto existing handout tri fold brochures.
• Create photo flyers and hang them in places.
• Keep signs clear and uncluttered.
• Create custom countdown calendars to give away to generate  excitement and awareness.
• Create an oversized schedule of events and display it outside the venue several weeks before the event to help people get a sense  of what to expect.
• Talk up the event.  Call 3 -5 people outside your circle of friends to tell them about the event. Then seek their assistance to inform their circle of friends. 

How to write a grant proposal

First requirement is to identify and develop a project that supports the core mission.

Questions to be answered:

1. What do you want to do?
2. How much will this cost?
3. How long will it take?
4. Who will benefit from this project and how?
5. How does teh project fit within the mission of the organisation?

Prepare a good summary of the project followed by details.  Most people will just read the summary and decide whether to read on further.

Perak Chest Society will need a grant to purchase more oxgyen concentrators for loan.