SCAS ?!

Suddenly, I have an urge to write this out.

I have to call up years ago. In the mid of 2007, I was in McD near Masjid Jamek LRT station with my friend, a lady approached us. She did introduce herself before he started to continue her story. She said that she is a volunteer from Spastic Children’s Association of Selangor (SCAS), and would like us to donate money to help those children. The lady persuaded us to donate 10 ringgits each and a car sticker will be given as a receipt as a proof. As we mentioned that we are students and we don’t have much money to do so. So, she suggested us to share for a car sticker. Finally, each of us donated 5 ringgits.

Following on 2008 year summer break, there was a company recruit some part timer workers for event. So, I went to the interview with two friends. A middle aged guy called himself as the manager conducted interview with us and told us how his company working. I remembered that he said his company help some brands to do roadside advertisement. For instance, they will do some survey with the people walking around in the shopping mall and give out some samples. BUT then, the manager said that currently there are currently helping an association to as people to donate money and the association is – Spastic Children’s Association of Selangor. I followed the workers there for an one-day-training session which the ‘training’ is actually teaching us how to ask people to donate money by following a small group of two people. LOL. Anyway, the manager has told us that his company JUST started to help this association, I wondered how come the workers there are speaking in a very very fluent manner in persuading people to donate money. Moreover, the identity card given out by the so called SCAS to workers as a pass to collect the donation is too simple where they used pen to write out their names on the card. There is NO any formal letter or official printed documents. I think I was cheated. Thus, I quit after the day.

One year later, 2009, when I came back from UK. I accidentally heard a DJ in radio discussing about how to identify those fraud in the city. If they are given right to collect money, there will be a formal letter with them, not a written or anything else.

Today, I met one of the girls who taught me how to ask people to donate money a year ago at LRT station. At first when she saw me, she gave me a friendly smile. So, I thought she recognise me. Unfortunately, she doesn’t. But, she asks me for the SCAS donation!! Aha..she used the same script as last year to ask me for donation, and, of course, she showed me her identity card and also the so-called official pass for SCAS volunteer which is same as a year ago. After I heard her introduction, I straight away told her that if I am interested, I will donate to the association. And so , she left and found another target in the station.

It’s so shame to Malaysians to change people’s kindness to a Barmecide feast. Should the government boost the people’s conscience instead of keep changing the language used to teach science and maths in secondary schools ?

*FYI, to know more about SCAS , you can visit http://www.scasft-my.com/index.htm