Wall’s Paddle Pop and LEGOLAND® Malaysia Resort Make History with The Biggest Painting Assembled by Children

If you are my social media platforms' follower, you would have known that my family and I had a meaningful weekend last weekend. We have travelled to LEGOLAND® Malaysia Resort at Nusajaya, Johor to witness Wall’s Paddle Pop and LEGOLAND® Malaysia Resort memorable moment. They have made it to the Malaysia Book of Records by breaking the record for “The Biggest Painting Assembled by Children”. In conjunction with World Children’s Day, Paddle Pop and LEGOLAND® Malaysia Resort invited 725 children from various orphanages and kindergartens in Johor as well as children guests from LEGOLAND® Malaysia Resort to paint their pledge to have fun as kids. 

(L) Suhaila, an official from Malaysia Book of Records presents the certificate for “Biggest Painting Assembled by Children” to Deviga Doreraja, PR Manager LEGOLAND® Malaysia Resort and Shawn Tan, Category Head of Wall’s Ice Cream, Unilever (M) Holdings Sdn Bhd. The assembled painting measures at 12.27 metres x 7.53 metres. (in the background)

All individual handprinted tiles from the children were gathered to break the record for the largest assembled painting measuring 12.27 metres by 7.53 metres (40.26 feet by 24.7 feet). This broke the previous record of 9.75 metres by 5.48 metres (32 feet by 18 feet).

Suhaila, an official from Malaysia Book of Records presents the certificate for “Biggest Painting Assembled by Children” to Shawn Tan, Category Head of Wall’s Ice Cream, Unilever (M) Holdings Sdn Bhd and Deviga Doreraja, PR Manager LEGOLAND®Malaysia Resort.

(L) Shawn Tan, Category Head of Wall’s Ice Cream, Unilever (M) Holdings Sdn Bhd, Wilson, Sheera and Mark Germyn, General Manager LEGOLAND® Malaysia Resort during the launch.

Shawn Tan, Category Head of Wall’s Ice Cream, Unilever (M) Holdings Sdn Bhd said, “World Children’s Day reminds us that we need to create opportunities for kids to grow up naturally – with pleasure, excitement, exploration, imagination and boundless energy.”

Mark Germyn, General Manager LEGOLAND® Malaysia Resort, Shawn Tan, Category Head of Wall’s Ice Cream, Unilever (M) Holdings Sdn Bhd with the kids and Paddle Pop Lion during the launch.

“I am extremely thrilled that Wall’s Paddle Pop and LEGOLAND® Malaysia Resort have broken the Malaysia Book of Records with these kids while spreading awareness of “Let Kids be Kids”. The breaking of the record symbolizes the pledge by kids to have fun while they are still kids, which is inspired by Paddle Pop’s brand core belief of “Let Kids be Kids,” Shawn added.

(L) Mark Germyn, General Manager LEGOLAND® Malaysia Resort, Sheera, Wilson and Shawn Tan, Category Head of Wall’s Ice Cream, Unilever (M) Holdings Sdn Bhd with the Paddle Pop Lion during the launch.

Children today may be busier than ever. Their schedules are usually filled with school, tuition classes and enrichment classes such as piano, art and dance classes. Likewise, childhood pastimes are increasingly moving indoor with electronic gadgets like televisions, computer and mobile devices.

In light of this, Paddle Pop and LEGOLAND® Malaysia Resort joined hands to bring the outdoor fun experience to these children.

Kids paint their pledge to have fun as kids at the record-breaking feat by Paddle Pop and LEGOLAND®Malaysia Resort.

“We are happy to collaborate with Paddle Pop under our CSR programme of Merlin Magic Wand to celebrate World Children’s Day with this fantastic record-breaking activity. We are excited to display the painting at our Resort as a beautiful reminder for children and their parents on the importance of balancing studies and having fun outdoors,” said Mark Germyn, General Manager LEGOLAND® Malaysia Resort.

During the World Children’s Day activity, over 400 underprivileged children from the orphanages in Johor were treated to a fun and exciting theme park experience in LEGOLAND® Malaysia Resort.

My lucky princesses enjoyed themselves very much at LEGOLAND® Malaysia Resort

Took this shot while registering, it was a sunny Saturday.

Who doesn't love Paddle Pop Lion mascot?

Yum! Sisterhood time by sharing Paddle Pop ice cream. I'll be sharing more about our stay at LEGOLAND® Malaysia Resort and our tour to LEGOLAND® Malaysia Theme Park soon. Stay tuned!

Signing off with the colorful yet beautiful “Biggest Painting Assembled by Children”

For more information on Paddle Pop, please log on to www.paddlepop.com.my. 

For more information on LEGOLAND® Malaysia Resort, please visit www.LEGOLAND.my.

L’OCCITANE Charity Fundraising for The Blind

The gift of sight is something we tend to take for granted, especially if we were born with it. We don’t know what it’s like to live in darkness, without the opportunity to enjoy and appreciate the beauty of Mother Nature. We don’t feel the sense of helplessness that the visually-impaired feel, even more so when they don’t receive the care they should get. Today, there are almost 285 million blind or visually-impaired people throughout the world. Yet, a staggering 80% of blindness is actually preventable.

For the past 14 years, L’OCCITANE and the L’OCCITANE Foundation have been working hand in hand with many organizations around the world that are dedicated to fighting blindness. Since 2006, 500,000 people have benefitted from eye care thanks to L’OCCITANE’s efforts to support the visually-impaired. So far, more than 2 million Euros have been donated to programmes in some 15 countries worldwide. To raise these funds, a special fundraising product is sold in L’OCCITANE stores each year, where all the profits will be donated to local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to support the visually-impaired.

This year, L’OCCITANE Malaysia invites you to make a difference by participating in its charity fundraising drive.  This marks the 6^th year of the brand’s dedication towards the L’OCCITANE Foundation, where it has been working closely with the Malaysian Association for the Blind (MAB) to improve the lives of the blind and visually-impaired in Malaysia. MAB organizes training to help visually-impaired people achieve greater responsibility and independence in their daily lives, with workshops covering subjects such as basic cooking and home skills. To date, L’OCCITANE Malaysia has raised a total of RM193,240 through its fundraising efforts & a co-funding of RM22,258 from L’OCCITANE FOUNDATION FRANCEC, which are then donated to MAB and a few other beneficiaries including the Women’s Development Department of Selangor and since 2013/2014, St. Nicholas Home in Penang, an NGO dedicated to help its blind and visually-impaired residents.

L’OCCITANE Malaysia’s 2014/2015 charity fundraising drive will be launched in conjunction with World Sight Day on 9^th October to mark this meaningful event and encourage the public to be more aware of the plight of the visually-impaired, and will run for duration of 3 months until 31^stDecember 2014. The iconic limited-edition collectible is also different from that of previous years, featuring a unique tote bag with the theme, ‘I Care About Sight’. Made from sustainably-sourced cotton, this practical, reusable and eco-friendly bag imported from France is printed with a design chosen by L’OCCITANE’s Facebookfans. Only 30,000 bags have been made worldwide, so it is truly a coveted item to be collected by die-hard L’OCCITANE fans and members of the public who want to contribute their part in helping the visually-impaired.

With the sales of the tote bag, L’OCCITANE hopes to raise a total of RM40,000 for both its beneficiaries of this year’s fundraising initiative: MAB and St. Nicholas Home. The funds will be used to upgrade MAB’s Orientation and Mobility Classroom in its Kinta Valley Centre, Ipoh, with a Braille globe, Braille maps, Braille tiles and tactile stone path. Other proposed mobility equipment include white canes, normal canes and a voice-activated cane, so that the blind and visually-impaired will have the opportunity to expose themselves to more knowledge and practical skills. Another portion of the funds will be channelled to St. Nicholas Home to support its Pastry Training Programme, which allows blind and visually-impaired trainees obtain proper training in baking skills, allowing them to polish their interpersonal skills and pursue careers in the field of baking.

“L’OCCITANE has always been extremely passionate about the welfare of the less fortunate. We are a conscious beauty brand through and through, from the ingredients we use in our products, in respect to both human mankind & Mother Nature, to our support towards the plight of the less fortunate. Through our annual fundraising efforts, we’ve managed to raise a substantial amount of money to help the visually-impaired improve their lives. Of course, this would not have been possible without the support from the public, as well as our dedicated team of people at L’OCCITANE Malaysia. I urge everyone to participate in this year’s initiative for a good and noble cause,” said Clarance Boo, Public Relations Manager of L’OCCITANE Malaysia.

Together with L’OCCITANE Malaysia, you can make a difference. Every contribution counts, no matter how big or small. Let’s work together to shine a guiding light for the visually-impaired, so that they are able to live better lives.  Shop online at www.loccitane.com.my