Charity Shoot
A shooters for shooter effort
HI EVERYONE! It's been quite awhile since I posted! Just got back from building walls in Indonesia, and my skin is like super dark now compared to before I went. Anyways, I'll talk more about that learning journey in my NEXT POST. But for today, I'd like to talk about something which really gave the perfect end to my week.
So what was this Charity Shoot about? Basically, Aishah is an ex-national shooter who was suddenly struck with a severe form of bacterial infection in July 2012. This caused toxic shock and led to multiple organ failure. Gangrene set in her limbs and she fought for her life in hospital, and all four limbs had to be amputated. Despite this, she has stayed a positive fighter and a true sportsman. She hopes to get a pair of prosthetic hands so that she can coach again. The charity shoot was to raise money for her.
I went to the range with the intention of just donating and going home. However, if you'd seen the range on the day of the charity shoot, it was PACKED. I mean even after almost 5 years of going to the range, I've never seen it this packed before. This in itself was heartwarming as it showed how people cared and that there's still kindness and humanity in the world we live in. In the end I helped out for the last couple of hours and I can say despite all the homework piling up back home, if I could turn back time and decide again, I wouldn't change a thing. Helping out at the Charity shoot was definitely a must.
Other than the crowd I was also proud to see the commitment of all the helpers and I'll like to just say GOOD JOB EVERYONE! :) An example of their commitment was when I helped Jasmine with her lane for about 10mins. At first I thought she needed a toilet break, it turned out she went for lunch. I was shocked, it was already almost 4 o'clock and she hadn't eaten lunch! That just shows the commitment to keep coaching and helping out at the shoot. And this was probably the same for the other helpers, all carrying the same positive attitude and smile as they guided each family or member of public in shooting. Once again I think all the helpers over the 2 days deserve a big THANK YOU :)
I managed to get a picture with Aishah and in that short moment of interaction I saw that positive attitude in her. She really is an inspiration. Still smiling, still joking, enjoying the moment and the interactions with those around her. Aishah's positive attitude and perseverance is truly an inspiration. We should all have this attitude towards life :)
Here's a link on channel news asia of how things went:
In short, we managed to raise $130 000 and I'm sure this money will definitely go a long way in helping Aishah :) Thank you to all those who came down!
Thanks for reading! :)
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