DID YOU KNOW that one of the main reasons why Hindus (and Jains) who celebrate Deepavali light up lamps during the Festival of Lights is to symbolise hope for all humankind?
GIVING HOPE to the less fortunate is chiefly what Petpositive is all about. Especially in the area of animal-assisted therapy for disabled and elderly Malaysians.
We intend to achieve exactly that at our first-ever Deepavali party since we got formed last year.
Our Deepavali Do will be held on Sunday, Dec 2 next month from 3pm to 6pm.
The venue will be at the Hanuman Temple of Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur who are kindly and graciously hosting the event for Petpositive.
There will be plenty of food and friendship (plus ang pows for the disabled and the elderly) to go around at our event which is designed for people of all faiths.
The party itself is a non religious event.
However, for those interested in getting their pets blessed (as well as themselves too) by the Temple's priest, there will be a quick opportunity for that too.
Kindly note that participating pets for this event will have to be screened by Petpositive first.
The Hanuman Temple itself has it own animal residents. They are Ramu, a pet monkey, three local dogs named Rome, Jimmy and Puppy and four peacocks.
Says Suresh Maniam (in red T-shirt above), the Temple's treasurer:
"We are throwing this party just to give a chance for the handicapped to come out and enjoy themselves and make some new friends."
The opportunity - by invitation only through Petpositive - is opened to all disabled and elderly persons along with their caregivers. One caregiver is invited to accompany a disabled person.
First preference will be given to persons who have not yet taken part in Petpositive's activities. About 50 persons in all are invited to our party. It will be based on first come first serve basis.
The closing date is on November 25 this month.
The Event Coordinator is Dr P Vanaja (Picture, right). She is a Committee Member of Petpositive as well as a senior veterinarian.
We are also looking for volunteers who are interested in offering transport to the event and back for our members.
Please contact Dr Van (012 351 7187) or aNt (012 220 3146)) or mailto:petpositive@yahoo.com
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