Sizzling carnival to hit Penang shores again

Sizzling carnival to hit Penang shores again

FOLLOWING its success last year, Braille On The Beach will be back in Penang again on March 10.

Co-organised by St Nicholas Home Penang and Disted College Penang, the event will be held at the Teluk Bahang beach from 7.30am to 5pm.

Visitors will enjoy a host of beach games such as sandcastle building, seashell colouring and tug-of-war.

But the highlight of the event will be the forming of words with large dots in the sand in specified sizes at the inter-tidal zone (the area between high and low tides) along the beach.

Unlike in the previous year, participants will be free to sculpt a five- word sentence of their choice.

Points will be given on the accuracy of the translation from the words to Braille and its originality.

Participants in the main event need to be teams of 10 people with a donation of RM1,000 or more per team.

Besides the Challenge Trophy, there will prizes such as medals and cash up for grabs.

Meanwhile, participation for the beach games is RM12 for those 13 years and above and RM6 for children up to 12 years.

St Nicholas Home executive director Daniel Soon said the event had a good con-cept, which was promoting knowledge about Braille.

“Sighted people who have very little understanding of Braille can learn more through this activity,” he said.

The head of Disted College’s Business School Dr Liew Yueah Cin also said that the college encouraged staff and students to reach out to the community through its initiative, Disted Connect.

“We are looking to cultivate a sense of belonging and caring in the Penang society,” he said.

Those who wish to participate in the main event can obtain and submit entry forms at St Nicholas Home.

Closing date for registration is March 7.

For more details, visit www.snh.org.my or call Mary at 04-2290800.

~News courtesy of The Star~