CAPS CHARITY DAY

CAPS Charity Day – giving back to society

March, 3rd - The hard effort of butter churning, flour mixing and the occasional burning of fingers, were all for an event that was to be executed at the foyer later that afternoon. ‘CAPS Charity Day – giving back to society’, was what ten CAPS’ members was busy preparing for in the college kitchen. Mr. Darren, of the Chef school was kind enough to permit the use of the college culinary facilities, and works undergone since eight in the morning.

The aim of the event was to raise as much money for ‘Women’s Centre for Change’ (WCC), an organisation that is dedicated to the promotion of women’s equality and elimination of violence against women and children in Malaysia. CAPS believes in what they stand for and feels very privileged to be able to contribute to their cause.

By 12p.m., cookies and cupcakes fresh from the oven were presented on a simple setting of two tables, chairs and a portable sound system. Cookies were sold at RM5 per packet and cupcakes for a reasonable price of RM2. To boost the volume of profit, henna and face painting services for RM5 each were also offered alongside the scrumptious baked goods.

The afternoon’s effort was also accompanied by the Penang branch’s WCC volunteers. They took the opportunity to promote their upcoming event the ‘International Women’s Day’ celebration that will be held in Disted College on the 21^st of March 2009.

After two hours, thirty songs rotation and countless sales pitch, all baked goods were sold off and what were left were the tired, but grinning faces of ten very happy CAPS’ members.