1st Inner Wheel District 331 Friendship Rally 2022
Inner Wheel Club of Kuala Lumpur
1 October 2022
This Rally was originally planned for May 2021 but had to be postponed twice due to the Covic pandemic and Movement Control Order (MCO). It certainly was a great opportunity for members from Clubs in District 330, 331 and 332 to meet up and rekindle old friendships and make new friends.
Fifteen members from the Inner Wheel Club of Kuala Lumpur (IWCKL) were in Kuching, Sarawak to attend “A Berambeh Weekend” of Fellowship and Fun. “Berambeh” is a Sarawakian word meaning ”Gathering to Strengthen Ties."
There were a variety of programmes lined up. On the first night, the participants were treated to “Hawkers Delight” and enjoyed performances by Inner Wheel members and guests. For the Saturday morning session, IWCKL members were uniformly dressed in the Inner Wheel Pink blouse.
Day Two: Two very interesting and noteworthy video presentations were shown viz.
(a). “Gift of Water, Gift of Life” which portrayed The Pulau Banggi Water Project in Sabah.
District 331 raised funds for the construction of a proper water system. It involved the upgrading of the ground water wells, the construction of a permanent rainwater harvesting structure, covers for the wells, and the installation of a water pump and filtration system;
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(b). “The Pink Fire Squad” showing the Fire Extinguisher Project in Sarawak.
This is an initiative by District 331 Clubs of Kuching, Miri and Sibu, with the other Clubs in Singapore and Sabah, and friends of Inner Wheel. Fire extinguishers were purchased for several villages in Sarawak.
The recognition of District 331 Executive Committees of 2020-2022 and 2022-2023 respectively, was followed by a Group photo session. During the beading workshop, the speaker gave a briefing on the History of Beads in the Orang Ulu Community. Participants were taught how to make their own beaded bracelet.
The evening event was spent at the Sarawak Cultural Village. The dress code was “Batik Extravaganza.” Dinner was held at the Budaya Restaurant. Mainly local dishes were served. The audience were entertained to a musical drama entitled “Puteri Santubong. The Warrior Princess.” Members joined in the Western Line Dancing and Eastern Poco Poco with the cast. IWCKL’s Sue Pon won the best dancer award while a member from Singapore won the best dressed award.
Generally, everyone enjoyed the Rally. It was great meeting up with old friends and new acquaintances. As usual the more adventurous didn’t miss out on eating local delicacies and shopping for local produce (Pepper, Sarawak laksa paste, dried sea food etc).
LEE Lan Mee