At 13th May 2008, our RAVEN club donated food to refugee camps in Dala Township. WE got the funding for this donation from the Cyclone Relief Fund. We went to the Rice Warehouse with (23) bean packs at Hlaing Thar Yar Industrial Zone (2) at around 9AM in the morning. At the Rice warehouse, we picked up (200) packs of rice and went to Dala Tsp after checking the quality of the rice inside the packs, changing instantly every rice pack of poor quality to good one. Since the river-crossing ship had been temporarily out of service, we had to go from Hlaing Thar Yar to get to Dala Tsp.
We got to Dala township at noon. Once our truck went into Kyansitthar quarter, children came out to collect the donation thinking we were going to distribute the donated rice. It was quite an effort to explain them that we couldn't distribute the rice just yet. So, we called up Dala Township's MaYaKa to tell the authorities that we were there to donate rice and head of MaYaKa told us to send the truck carrying donated rice to the head quarters. We replied that we were already at the refugee camp in Kyansitthar quarter so, we would unload the rice packs there and that since we have got the truck with us, we would went on to distribute rice packs to other refugee camps. So, we got the permission to unload the rice packs at the refugee camp, instead of Township Peace and Development Council Office. Over 2000 homes were destroyed and more than 10000 people were affected by Nargis in Kyansitthar quarter.
After donating at Kyansitthar quarter, we headed to West Monastery refugee camp in Kamakasit quarter. After getting the permission from the head monk, we carried the rice packs in to the Monastery. At the monastery, the medical teams from Myanmar Muslims Association were giving medical assistance to the refugees at the camp. The MMA would also set-up a water-cleanser worth 3000000 Ks, said the authorities from the MMA.
We also donated rice packs to the Middle Monastery just beside West Monastery. Although Middle Monastery got monks residing then, the head monk was donating everything they received by cooking meals everyday and donating them to the quarters in Dala township. They showed us the food cooked by monks and the helpers. They cooked fish curry that day. The head monk said that they were going to cook pea curry with the pea packs that we donated.
After donating the two monasteries at Kamakasit quarter, we marched off to the refugee camp set up at a middle school in Tapin Shwe Htee township. This camp had been out of rice and they were going to cook dinner with the rice that we donated. The children were quite happy for that.
After donating there, we went along to Myoma(4) quarter. It was over 4 pm then. The truck had to go around the fallen trees and electric wires hanging down. When we got to the primary school at Myoma(4) quarter, we unloaded the rice packs. The jeep that was driving before us had to fix the spoiled brake at the Tapin Shwe Htee township. So, we informed the authorities at Myoma(4) refugee camp about it and to direct the jeep to west Aun Gyee area when they passed through the camp.
Our truck reached the destination, which was west Aun Gyee quarter at 5 pm in the evening. We saw the meals were donated by the middle monastery there that day. A crowd was queuing for the dinner packs. There, we dispatched the rice packs and had dinner at the nearby teashop and noodle salad shop. After the jeep and the group left behind fixing the brake arrived, we went back to Yangon at around 6:30 pm. Since the rain was wild and the cars weren't in good condition, we had to drive slowly back to Yangon and we got back when it was nearly 9 pm.
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