Friday, June 12, 2015

"WE ARE FAMILY" BOOK LAUNCH ON 28 MAY 2015 AT MODESTO'S KOTA DAMANSARA RAISED RM 536,350 FOR HOPE ANIMAL SHELTER IN JOHORE! AMAZING AND CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERY KIND HEARTED SOUL WHO DONATED TO THIS GOOD CAUSE!

KEE@FSWMAG.COM
THE 'WE ARE FAMILY' BOOK PROJECT RAISED RM 536,350 TO BUILD  HOPE ANIMAL SHELTER IN JOHORE. PET LOVERS PAID RM 5,000 PER PAGE TO APPEAR IN THE BOOK WITH THEIR PET AND THIS IS DATO KEE HUA CHEE WITH HIS BEST FRIEND AND PET AND SON!
DATO KEE HUA CHEE AND HIS DARLING SON DEDIONE KEE

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TEAM LEADER OF 'WE ARE FAMILY' PROJECT NANCIE FOO'S SPEECH AT MODESTO'S KOTA DAMANSARA THE STRAND

'WE ARE FAMILY' BOOK PROJECT RAISED RM 536,350 TO BUILD HOPE ANIMAL SHELTER IN JOHORE!
HOPE ANIMAL SHELTER---BEFORE 
AFTER!
NANCIE FOO AND HER PAGE IN 'WE ARE FAMILY' BOOK!
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"Welcome to the official launch of 'We Are Family' coffee table book!

I am so happy and honoured to see so many friends, supporters, animal lovers and pet keepers. 

Thank you for making time for us and I am sure I can speak on behalf of the 2,000 dogs, cats and other pets at HOPE Animal Shelter when I thank everyone here for sponsoring and donating in cash and kind.

Isn't Modesto a wonderful place? For those who have never been here before I can tell you Modesto Kota Damansara is a hip and happening venue as it is operated by veteran party maker Bob Wong! Bob has kindly co-sponsored today's event so let's give him a big round of applause! Thanks Bob, for helping us.

Today's event is not a glamorous function for a good reason.This is because we need every ringgit for HOPE Animal Shelter and we
are not wasting our hard earned cash on unnecessary expenses. 

So when Bob agreed to help with the food and venue, we grabbed the chance as we want all the money we raised over the last 2 years to go towards the animal shelter in Johore.

How did WE ARE FAMILY book start?

It was dog lover Carven Ong the famous fashion designer who told me about Aunty Jia Jia who is the ultimate dog lover and pet promoter! 

I met Aunty Jia Hia in 2013 in Johore Baru and she told me about HOPE Animal Shelter. Most pet owners are happy to donate RM 50 or RM 100 or even RM 1,000 to a good cause but how
many of us are willing to sell our own house to build an animal shelter? 

Aunty Jia Jia has done that!

Now she is living with the 2,000 stray and abandoned dogs and cats in a temporary animal shelter! Now this is something to be admired!

Carven and I rounded up like-minded friends and we decided to help raise funds. The 11 members of the We Are Family committee are:-
 1. Carol Lee - Mrs Universe 2013
 2. Carven Ong - Top Malaysian fashion designer 
3. Datin Seri Joneser Choi - Mrs Asia Pacific 2014 
4. Cynthia Tee - Jewelry designer 
5. Edward Ho - Fashion designer 
6. Lim Hwa Hong - Architect 
7. Thanuja Anantha- Miss World/Malaysia 2009. Model, Actress, Tv Host 
8. AlistairTan - Journalist 
9. Lisa Yong - Animal Activist 
10. Joyce Yong -Animal Activist

and also to our partners:

1. Datin Winnie Loo - Founder of A Cut Above salon 
2. Celebrity photographer- Alvin Loh 
3. Perfect Point Make up.

From the start, we agreed every ringgit collected would go to HOPE Animal Shelter and all miscellaneous expenses  would be borne by every committee member. No personal bills were deducted from the total amount raised!

Like all fund raising, it was very difficult to ask friends and corporations for money but luckily we have thick skins and went around cap in hand asking and begging for donations.

It was daunting and challenging , a very dynamic and engrossing experience from start to finish but we are delighted to announce in one and half years we managed to raise RM 536, 350!

'We are Family' and Hope are very fortunate our honorable Prime Minister shares our passion and concern for ethical treatment of pets and other animals in Malaysian society.  Although he is not with us today, he sends his warm support for the ongoing drive to raise funds for Hope building shelter.

Why are we doing this?

We want to build a society free of animal abusers and make it a crime to abandon, abuse and ill treat animals. Some think just because they are animals, they have no rights and we can play with them and dump them when we are bored with them. Remember every animal has parents or siblings and more important---feelings--- just like us!

Sadly in our country, cruelty towards animals is so common as the authorities don't have the time and resources to investigate and punish the abusers.

So we need to educate Malaysians to care and respect animals. They are God's gift to us and we should love them the same way we love our
family members. Those who keep dogs and cats treat them as family which is why we chose the name 'We Are Family' for the book.

Animal shelters in Malaysia require a lot of money to operate as many strays and abandoned pets are simply left to these shelters, often without a word.

The animals are just thrown into the compound with the pet owners driving quickly away!

We need support from the Corporate sectors, to include animal shelters in their CSR programs though I understand human needs must come first.

Our journey to assist HOPE Animal Shelter in building new shelter is just the beginning so please help to spread the word through your networking.

We hope sponsors are happy to continue to support our fundraising campaign.

Helping animals give us and them Love and Life!

While over half a million ringgit sounds a lot, HOPE Animal Shelter needs more than RM 1 million to build so we are only halfway there!

We hope housing developers and contractors especially those in Johor can help by donating recycled materials and surplus building materials and equipment like cement, wood, stones and anything useful for construction. Furniture manufacturers can also donate old chairs, tables, desks etc as well as lamps and lighting.

Please pass the word around as some of you may have contacts who can help.We need assistance both in cash and kind and if you know any pet food suppliers who would like to contribute dog food, please contact us.

We are all pet lovers here so imagine if you are not around to look after your darling doggie or precious pussy and they become homeless
and their lives are at risk. I look at my 2 dogs and shudder to think how they will suffer if I am not around. 

Likewise the abandoned dogs at HOPE Animal Shelter once had loving owners but are now left to fend  for themselves. To us, our pets are truly our family!

So we still need your kind donations!

Once again I would like to thank the sponsors, celebrities and media for your never-ending support and to the We are Family team -thank you again for your continuous efforts and dedication. 

I am proud to be part of this dynamic team and look forward to a future of continuing support for our vision and objective."
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DATIN WINNIE LOO AND JENNIFER ONG
BEFORE
AFTER
JENNIFER ONG, BOB WONG AND DATIN WINNIE LOO
ANIMAL LOVERS
DATO KEE HUA CHEE HOLDS HIS POODLE BAG!


DATO KEE HUA CHEE MADE A BAG FEATURING DEDIONE HIS FRENCH POODLE
POODLES ARE WORLD'S CUTEST DOGGIES
JENNIFER ONG AND HER PAGE
HAPPY
DATIN WINNIE LOO AND HER PAGE
CECILIA LEE AND HER PAGE
CARVEN ONG, NANCIE FOO, SUSAN LOW, QIQI AND HUEY HIEW
NANCIE GETTING READY FOR HER INTERVIEW


THE BOOK!
THE CHEQUE!
WE ARE FAMILY!
HUEY HIEW, QIQI AND SUSAN LOW
JANNIE YANG AKA KUANYIN, JENNIFER ONG AND DATIN WINNIE LOO
DATO KEE HUA CHEE AND 'WE ARE FAMILY' BOOK
DATO KEE HUA CHEE LOVES ANIMALS
DATO KEE HUA CHEE AND HIS PAGE
DATO KEE HUA CHEE'S PHOTO TAKEN BY ALVIN LOH
3 POODLES HERE
DATO KEE HUA CHEE AS CUTE AS DEDIONE KEE
DATO KEE HUA CHEE'S PAGE IN 'WE ARE FAMILY'

DEDIONE IS THE WORLD'S CUTEST DOGGIE!
LOOK AT DEDIONE THE FRENCH POODLE! WORLD'S GREATEST!
DATO KEE HUA CHEE'S PAGE
BUY THE BOOK AND HELP HOPE ANIMAL SHELTER
BUY THIS BOOK!
DATO KEE HUA CHEE ADORES DEDIONE
GUESTS
CARRIE LEE AND RACHEL NG
CARRIE AND RACHEL
BIG STAR HANS ISAAC
HANS IS AN ANIMAL LOVER
HANS ISAAC AND 'WE ARE FAMILY' BOOK
HANDSOME HANS!
NANCIE FOO AND ADIBAH NOOR
NANCIE FOO
NANCIE FOO
ADIBAH NOOR
JENNIFER ONG, CASSANDRA AND YENTI
JENNIFER ONG, CASSANDRA AND YENTI
DATIN JONESER CHOI AND JACQUELINE VICTOR
DATIN JONESER CHOI AND JACQUELINE VICTOR
DATO KEE HUA CHEE AND JACQUELINE VICTOR
2 HOTTIES
Add caption
JACQUELINE VICTOR
SIGNING HER PAGE
NANCIE FOO GIVING SPEECH










GUESTS
BACK TO NANCIE FOO




ARCHITECT LIM HWA HONG










DUNNO WHO BUT HANDSOME HUNK IS LIM JYH SHEN OF SOGO, MALAYSIA'S BIGGEST, BEST AND MOST SUCCESSFUL DEPARTMENT STORE IN JALAN TUANKU ABDUL RAHMAN! WITH OVER 800,000 SQ FT, IT IS SUPER MASSIVE FOR 1 SINGLE DEPARTMENT STORE! SEE YOU THERE SOON!
BACK TO LIM HWA HONG
LISA YONG OF SOGO, MALAYSIA'S BEST DEPARTMENT STORE THAT OFFERS TRUE VALUE FOR YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY!
AT RIGHT IS DATO ANDREW LIM, BIG BOSS OF SOGO DEPARTMENT STORE WHICH MAINTAINS LOW PRICES DESPITE GST!
LIM HWA HONG STILL GOING STRONG






GUESTS AT MODESTO'S
DATO RAMLI IBRAHIM


NANCIE FOO, AUNTY JIA JIA THE HEROINE OF THE YEAR AND LIM HWA HONG!
NANCIE FOO, AUNTY JIA JIA AND CAROL MEE
EACH COMMITTEE MEMBERS WAS GIVEN A SMALL TOKEN BY AUNTY JIA JIA
CARVEN ONG
EDWARD HO
ALISTAIR TAN
DATIN JONESER CHOI
LISA YONG OF SOGO DEPARTMENT STORE
NANCIE FOO


THANUJA
COMMITTEE MEMBERS OF 'WE ARE FAMILY' BOOK PROJECT
THE BOOK RAISED RM 536,350 FOR HOPE ANIMAL SHELTER
WELL DONE!
CONGRATS
BUDDHA WILL BLESS YOU ALL
SO WILL JESUS CHRIST
AND THE GOD YOU BELIEVE IN
GOD CREATED DOGS AND CATS SO YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE UNCONDITIONAL LOVE 24/7!
2 GUESTS OF HONOUR!
DARLING DOGGIE AND PRETTY PUSSY!


CAKE CUTTING!
AUNTY JIA JIA CUTS THE CELEBRATORY CAKE!
HAPPY
JOY
CHEERS
ALL FOR DOGS AND CATS!




ANNETTE CHAN GETS HER BOOK FROM DATIN JONESER CHOI
ANNETTE CHAN AND DATIN JONESER CHOI






JENNIFER ONG GETS HER BOOK
JENNIFER ONG
JANNIE YANG
SUSAN LOW COOKS BEST CHICKEN CURRY AT FOXXY TONG CAFE AT USJ10, SUBANG JAYA 
DATIN WINNIE LOO
WE ARE FAMILY!
WE ARE FAMILY!
SAME SAME
ANNETTE CHAN
ANNETTE CHAN AND HER BOOK
AMBER CHIA
DATO KEE HUA CHEE JOINS IN

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