Highlights

We are continuing to appeal to our readers and visitors to donate to our work of running two centres. The annual budget is RM120,000 (USD38,000) for 2014 and 2015 and will grow higher as we recruit more staff and take in additional trainees.

Please make payment to 'Persatuan Berdikari Seremban Negeri Sembilan' with your name and address on a cover slip so we can mail you our official receipt. All donations from April 1 2011 will be exempted from taxation by the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia. Please send the payment to:

The Treasurer, Persatuan Berdikari Seremban Negeri Sembilan, 381, Jalan Kenanga 1, Taman Bukit Chedang, 70300 Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.

Thank you for your support.

Monday, February 22, 2010

Face to Face with their Royal Highnesses

Today a group of five representatives from PBSNS was granted a rare audience with the Yang Di Pertuan Besar and the Tunku Ampuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan who wish to know more of the work of the association. I count this a unique privilege because their royal highnesses made time to come to the Istana Hinggap and spent nearly 90 minutes with us, hearing us, asking questions, examining works by the trainees and having afternoon tea with us.

The objective of the audience was also to seek their royal consent to be patrons of a charity golf tournament to raise funds for our building fund project. It was initiated by a God-sent volunteer who believed in our work and is prepared to use her experience, network and fund raising skills to support us. It appear that her coming into our team of volunteers was meant to further encourage our work and we believe the coming years will be exciting and productive.

I dare not anticipate how much money will be raised but certainly having both the Yam tuan and her royal highness at the forefront lending their support we expect a very good response from the golfing enthusiasts in Negeri Sembilan and the Klang Valley. An organising committee is being formed and soon invitations will be sent out.