By KT Leong
Persatuan Kebajikan Amal Makmur Negeri Perak (PERKAM) organised a celebration on 24 October at Sentra Mall Ipoh, in conjunction with World Sight Day, with the official campaign slogan and core theme being “Love Your Eyes”.
Based on the theme, a coloring contest was held for primary school children aged between 7 and 12 in three different categories.
A total of 110 students from 11 schools took part in the coloring contest.
It was not just a coloring contest but it was also to instill the importance of eye sight and eye health care among the school children and their parents.
The event organising chairman and secretary of PERKAM, K. Nachemutu said the event would also raise awareness about blindness and vision impairment. As well as put emphasis that premature vision loss can be treated if it is detected at an early stage of the problem.
The students were also given free eye screenings by MOG Eye Wear Group during the event.
The event was graced by special guests, Dato’ Dr Jasvinder, Singh Senior Ophthalmologist of Hospital KPJ Ipoh, Dato’ Seow Yong Chin, CEO of Sentra Mall, Football Legend Dato’ M. Karathu and Prof. N. Suppiah.
Coloring Contest Champions
Category A (7 and 8 years)
Mohammad Iq Bal bin Arsyad from SK Tanah Hitam
Category B (9 and 10 years)
Yusrina Binti Azhar from SK Klebang Jaya
Category C. (11 and 12 years)
Lee Tian En from SJK C Ave Maria Convent.
