Charity Colour Run

Hundreds of runners took part in the ‘Move on 2015 Charity Colour Run’ on 21 March 2015. Organised by UTAR’s Community Service Society, the 5km colour run was flagged off at the Sports Complex of UTAR Perak Campus by Perak State Executive Council Member Dato’ Dr Mah Hang Soon at 7.45am.

(From left): Tan, Teng, Dato’ Yik, Dato’ Mah, Dr Teh, Looe and Lee officiating the run

The event attracted more than 1,000 runners and aimed to raise funds for the Yayasan Dialysis Pendidikan Akhlak Perak, a non-profit organisation that offers palliative care to patients suffering from kidney diseases. The run was also part of the students’ effort to raise public awareness on the prevention and treatment of kidney diseases.

Raring to Go: Dato’ Mah sounding the horn, signalling the start of the charity run

Start of the colour run

The vice-organising chairperson of the run, Lee Wai Keat, a Public Relations student started his welcome speech with the tagline, “You can’t give them a life, but you can keep them alive”. He said, “The fun-filled colour run was organised to promote a healthy recreational activity and to foster community engagement. Apart from the aspect of fun and health, the society also aimed to donate at least two dialysis machines to the Moral Uplifting Dialysis Centre.”

He added, “We visited the dialysis centre and we were shocked to see how patients are suffering from kidney diseases and why they need the dialysis machines. Therefore, we decided to raise funds to do our part to assist those patients.”

The run was opened to staff and students of UTAR and also to members of the public. As early as 6am, the Sports Complex became a hive of activity due to the registration and the arrival of the participants to gear up the colourful fun run.

Participants were sprinkled with different colours at each station

Also present at the event were Chairman of Yayasan Dialysis Pendidikan Akhlak Perak Dato’ Yik Phooi Hong, UTAR Vice President for Student Development and Alumni Relations Assoc Prof Dr Teh Chee Seng, Deputy Chairman of Yayasan Dialysis Pendidikan Akhlak Perak Teng Ah Chew, Chief of General Affairs of Yayasan Dialysis Pendidikan Akhlak Perak Looe Lian Hoe, Chairperson of Student Representative Council of Perak Campus Tan Zheng You, sponsors, staff and students.

Dato’ Mah, who also participated in the run after the flagging off ceremony, said that, “I am very delighted to see the continuous efforts and the positive measures taken by UTAR students in promoting volunteerism as part of their life.” He added, “I hope this event will be an example for all of us to follow in the footsteps of UTAR students in helping the community.”

Dato’ Mah embarking on the colour run

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Students throwing coloured powder at each other after completing the colour run

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Happy participants after the run

Dato’ Yik in his opening speech said, “I am very grateful to UTAR and specifically to its students for doing their possible efforts to help our foundation in procuring dialysis machines for public use.” He added that the run shows that UTAR students are not only focused on their studies, but are concerned about the society as well.

The run ended with entertaining student dance performances and music. It was a memorable day of fun, laughter and colour.



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