Colouring the World
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Wednesday, March 5, 2014
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Mirosha Genesan
Kampar –
860 colour runners finished a charity run named Colour Divine Run organized by
Public Relations Education Community Service Events (PRECSE) from Universiti
Tunku Abdul Rahman last Sunday at the UTAR Sports Complex.
The 5 kilometer run, which had the
participants doused with coloured powder at every checkpoint, was organized to
raise funds for SJK (C) Sin Min Tronoh Mines in Kampar. By completing the run,
participants not only ran for a cause, but also had an unique experience as the
colour run was the first of its kind in Kampar. The event, which started at 6am,
was officiated by Dr. Cheah Phaik Kin, Dean of Faculty of Arts and Social
Science.
"UTAR Students are earning memorable experiences, and building unique character traits by participating in community services. Besides that, students are given the opportunity to see this life from a variety of different angles, giving them, at the end of the day, a sense of humility for their own lives. So, giving back to the community provides a rewarding sense of pride,” said Dr. Cheah.
The PRECSE committee
pose for a shot with Dr. Cheah, Mr. Ng, and Mr. Das.
Mr. Ting Zhong Yee, the Event Director of PRECSE also said that, “In
this Colour Divine Run, we promised that the participants would not only be able
to enjoy the process but through their participation, they will realize that they
are able to help the children who are in need.”
The run was completed in less than two
hours, leaving the colour runners plastered in different coloured powder from
top to toe. Dr. Cheah, Mr. Ng Eng Kiat, Head of Department of
Public Relations and Mr. Theva Das a/l Sankaran, Assistant Manager of Sports
and Recreation Unit accompanied by Mr. Ting launched confetti to mark the
closing of the PRECSE Colour Divine Run and the start of the Colour Divine Rave
Celebration. Colours were splashed high up into the sky, and all participants
enjoyed themselves dancing under a rainbow. The event ended at 11am.
Students of UTAR 'getting coloured'
during the run and the celebration.
About
PRECSE
Public Relations
Educational Community Service Event (PRECSE) is a community service themed
event organized by the Public Relations students of Universiti Tunku Abdul
Rahman (UTAR). English education is the main focus for this event as it is the
lingua franca that serves as a communication means for people all over the
world. A total of 147 PRECSE members were divided into four sub-groups with the
sub-themes; listening, reading, speaking and writing. These are the four main
skills of the English language and each group is to generate events to improve
on participants English skills in terms of their sub-theme and promote
community service at the very same time.
