Community Events

Yayasan Suria JB (YSJB) – The “kindness” virus is not so contagious as the Omicron virus! Understandably so as we live in a materialistic or dog-eat-dog world where money is everything to many people. Only a very small percentage of the population are NGOs(Non Governmental Organisation) or NGIs(Non Governmental Individuals) who have the passion to […]

Yayasan Suria JB(YSJB) – Collaborating and working with our synergy partner at lightning speed! Woke up this morning, Fri, 18/2 at 7.50 am and saw a message sent by our synergy partner, Ihsan Johor(Puan Farrah) at 1.05 am with this message: “Hi uncle james, sorry to disturb.”“I just went to …..(see screenshot attached)”7.54 am:Can.Call Sherun

Yayasan Suria JB(YSJB) – Volunteerism comes in many forms, shapes & sizes! After all these years volunteering, it is observed that without passion, a desire to get out of your comfort zone and a genuine need to care for others, don’t waste your time volunteering. It will be a waste of your time for, whether

Yayasan Suria (YSJB) – Placement of ‘abandoned’ patients left at government hospitals. Yes, at YSJB, we received many calls from government hospitals requesting us to find Homes for patients who are to be discharged but have no place to go to. Yes, it’s a cruel world out there, many people ‘chucked/dumped’ their parents and family

Yayasan Suria JB(YSJB) – We are expanding! Yes, since we moved into our new office/cum store at 107, Jalan Bakawali 50, Taman Johor Jaya, 81100 Johor Bahru some 3 months ago, a lot has happened. We have so many items to store(preloved clothings, wheelchairs, ovens, cooking utensils, dry items for food bank like rice, sardines,

Yayasan Suria JB (YSJB) – Roaring with SJK(C) Pandan, JB into 2022! It was at 11.00 am sharp on Sun, 6/2/2022 that volunteers/donors of 2 groups of NGOs leaped like tigers into SJK(C) Pandan, JB to present Ang Pows to Poor & Needy students. The next afternoon session starts at 12.00 noon and there will

Yayasan Suria JB (YSJB) – Celebrating WND (World NGO Day)! You may not be aware that today, 27th Feb of each year is a very special day for NGOs like YSJB because the United Nations Department of Global Communications has designated this day to recognize, celebrate and honour the usually unseen work of NGOs throughout

Yayasan Suria JB (YSJB) – Roaring with the Tiger on 1st day of CNY! What a day it has been! I was planning to have a 2-day break during CNY, yes I did so on the eve, with a reunion dinner on 31st Jan, away from home at an Airbnb’s hideout at Green Haven Apartments,

Yayasan Suria JB(YSJB) – We delivered what we promised and fast too! Further to our visit to the above on 7th Jan 2022 (https://www.facebook.com/1513241468889521/posts/3096240040589648/), we immediately got down to work when I personally visited the site on 19th Jan 2022 and gave the greenlight to proceed as the awnings are in bad shape after a

Yayasan Suria JB(YSJB) – From Homeless to Sherun Home (Mei Ai)! Visited Mei Ai(the homeless woman in blue featured on CNA on 17 June 2021) at Sherun Old Folks Home, Selesa Jaya, JB. 60 residents, all on wheelchairs yesterday, 6/1/2023, with cooked food, oranges, puddings, blankets, new T-shirts and biscuits, bread & buns. This is