Celebrating the 25th VR operation.

 

(from left: Sdr.Tan Joon Choo, Sdr.Ramalingam, Sdr.Khoo Kay Chee, Sdr.Cheah Poh Seng, YB Sdr.Wong Hon Wai, Sdr. Ang Say Teik, Sdr. Joseph Tan, Sdr. Lee Eng Oo and Sdr.Ernest Chee.)

On June 12th, our DAP Air Itam branch Voter Registration team gladly posed for the above group photo at Sunshine Farlim Bandar Baru Air Itam as we ‘commemorated’ our 25th operation that evening.

It was not the statistical satisfaction of 2,500 registrations our branch VR team netted over the 3 months since we started the campaign in April that gave us a sense of pride to commemorate the occasion but rather, it was the joy of having successfully fostered a close-knit team of diligent branch members during the course of the campaign operations that gave us a more meaningful reason to celebrate.

Here are some pics showing the relentless effort of our 'happy family' VR team at the various venues of our operation to get as many of the 200,000 eligible but yet to register fellow Penangites to sign up.

 At our weekly Wednesday's Farlim Pasar Malam operation...

... our weekly Saturday's Sunshine Farlim operation.

...at the occasional Sunday morning Air Itam Market operation
  (just in front of our ADUN service Center).

 and ad hoc operations such as Wesak Day at the Malaysian Buddhist Association, Burmah Road.

On every of the 25 operations we had, it was clearly the awareness of the nuturing presence of joyful teamwork as well as the earnest patronage of our Air Itam ADUN, YB Wong Hon Wai that gave this community service project such a relentless driving force.

Changing Voter's constituency Service.

In response to the many inquiries and requests we have been receiving pertaining to Changing Voter's constituency from people who have relocated, we are happy to inform that SPR representatives will to be with us at our weekly JOM DAFTAR UNDI Community service at Sunshine Farlim supermarket in Bandar Baru Air Itam on this Saturday 12th June 2010 to provide changing of Voter's Constituency service.

NOTE: Changing of voter's constituency can be done at all POST OFFICES during their operation hours.

Kg Melayu Warga Emas Registration Day

The Air Itam community had two events running simultaneously on the morning of Mothers Day (9th of May).

While our regular Voters Registration Team members were up and sprightly doing their stuffs at Sunshine Farlim, Bandar Baru Air Itam that morning, just about a kilometer away, Pakcik Ariffin (pic on right) and his JKKK Kampung Melayu members were equally busy running the Warga Emas Registration service at the residents' community hall there.

With the village loud speaker making periodic announcements inviting senior citizens of the kampung to the community hall for this event', folks soon started arriving and members of the JKKK in red uniforms were there at hand to assist and to welcome the senior citizens into the hall.

Folks were given queuing numbers before they took their seats.

  By 10am most of the seats were taken and reporters seated at the front row, armed with their notebooks and cameras were all set and ready ...

"The RM100 may be just a paltry sum but it is nevertheless, our small token of sincere appreciation for your contributions to the Penang state in one way or another during your younger days. We have not forgotten you and what you have done for the state and country...."

The registration service began immediately after the opening speech and YB Wong personally attended to some of the Warga Emas applications and inquiries .......

before rushing over to Sunshine Farlim to give moral support to our Voter Registration volunteers there....

YB Wong having a chat with some young eligible
voters who were waiting for their turn to be registered at Sunshine Farlim...

Announcement: Voter Registration @ Malaysian Buddhist Association, Burmah Road, Penang on Wesak eve night.

VR service EVERY SATURDAY at Sunshine Farlim!

In view of the good response we had for the past 2 weekend 'JOM DAFTAR UNDI' (Voters Registration) campaigns at SUNSHINE FARLIM, we are happy to announce that our VR Team is continuing this community service there EVERY SATURDAY from 5pm to 10pm.

Please relay this good news to your friends, colleagues, relatives, neighbors or anyone and everyone you meet ........ Remember, your action and small effort today to get them registered & vote will help determine a better tomorrow for all Malaysians!

 Our Air Itam Voters Registration Team @ Sunshine Farlim on Labor's Day.

 

Saudara YB Wong assisting a shopper to register.

JOM DAFTAR UNDI venues on Sunday 9thMAY

Here is the list of venues for the JOM DAFTAR UNDI campaign to register new voters on Sunday 9thMay2010.

Also, please note that SPR officers will be at Sunshine Farlim from noon to 5pm to attend to voter’s change of address.

Pre-Launch publicity @ Night Market

Date: 28th Apr.2010
Venue: Farlim Pasar Malam 

Upon catching wind that citizen Journalist from Malaysiakini, Mr.Jimmy Leow and other reporters from the Chinese media were coming to interview our ADUN on our weekly night market operation, our VR (Voters Registration) team decided to make that April 28 Wednesday night a mini pre-launch publicity event for the then forthcoming statewide 1st MAY VOTERS REGISTRATION CAMPAIGN.....
(Pic above: CJ Jimmy Leow video-taping sdr.YB Wong Hon Wai)

Sdr.YB Wong Hon Wai discussing with Sdr.Chow 

as Sdr.Khoo and Sdr. Joseph Tan got in the thick of action....

With a larger than the usual team of volunteers from our Air Itam branch and a dozen more comrades from Sri Delima and Paya Terubong branch turning up and bustling around in their bright red new campaign uniform, we were obviously a head-turning sight there. 

As we expected, the hustle and bustle of our 'men in RED' and our periodic loudhailer announcements attracted many curious visitors passing by and that gave us the opportunity to spread greater awareness of the week-long VOTERS REGISTRATION campaign.

the smiling ADUNS ...Sdr.YB Wong Hon Wai (Air Itam) 
and Sdr. YB Yeoh Soon Hin (Paya Terubong)

While our 'red soldiers' were busy filling out the registration forms, answering inquiries or spreading out to woo potential eligible voters, our two ADUNs (Sdr.YB Wong Hon Wai and Sdr.YB Yeoh Soon Hin) were seen stationed at the forefront distributing colorful campaign balloons to little children and exchanging smiles and greetings with their parents and other passersby. 


It was indeed a night well-spent and the great teamwork of our close-knit members once again reiterated our belief that  
when we have fun  
working and bonding as a team..... 
SUCCESS is just INEVITABLE!

Way to go, mates!


Here's the link to CJ Mr.Jimmy Leow's video reporting on that night-

http://www.malaysiakini.tv/video/19189/dap-beefs-up-new-voters.html