SEPANG, Dec 31 — At a time when many chose to volunteer to help clean the houses of flood victims, Rumah Prihatin@Grand Seasons has been preparing hot meals and sending them to the volunteers.
Rumah Prihatin@Grand Seasons Administrative and Communication Manager Zaleha Dullah said the non-governmental organisation has taken the initiative to prepare 800 packs of hot meals per day for volunteers involved in the Communications and Multimedia Ministry’s (KKKM) Operasi Bantu Hingga Selesai (Ops BAHIS) in Bukit Canggang here.
She said the meal preparation was being carried out through the Dapur Prihatin initiative involving 30 volunteers.
“We have been preparing the meals for breakfast, lunch and tea every day since Wednesday and will continue until Sunday,” she told Bernama when met at Dataran Sadiman in conjunction with Ops BAHIS here today.
Zaleha, who is also Rumah Prihatin liaison officer in Bukiy Canggang, said world-class cooks were also involved in the meal preparation, courtesy of Pulse Grande Hotel in Putrajaya.
Zaleha said apart from Bukit Changgang, 100 volunteers from Rumah Prihatin also spent their time and energy to help the flood victims in Taman Sri Muda in Shah Alam and Kampung Sungai Lui in Hulu Langat.
Dapur Prihatin is one of the six main components of Rumah Prihatin@Grand Season, besides Prihatin Accommodation, Prihatin Mental Health Service, Prihatin Search Operation Centre, Prihatin Food Bank and Prihatin Toy Bank.
The RumahPrihatin@GrandSeasons programme is an initiative mooted by the Minister of Communications and Multimedia Tan Sri Annuar Musa, with the concept of a welfare hotel for people affected by COVID-19, especially the urban poor and those facing mental health issues.
Meanwhile, Pulse Grande Hotel general manager Wan Mohd Azhar Wan Ahmad Shukry said up to six cooks from the hotel were deployed to three locations involved in Ops BAHIS, namely Bukit Changgang, Taman Sri Muda and Kampung Sungai Lui.
He said apart from cooking the meals, the cooks also helped in coordinating and monitoring the preparations to ensure that the food are safe for consumption throughout the five-day operation.
“We also teach the volunteers how to manage the kitchen, the rooms and the hotel,” said Wan Mohd Azhar, who is also Rumah Prihatin@Grand Season hospitality director.
The Ops BAHIS organised by the KKMM is not only focused on post-flood clean-up operation, but also on providing moral support to the victims to overcome the stress and trauma.
Source: BERNAMA News Agency