EVERY YEAR, THE VIOBA FOUNDATION INVITE APPLICATIONS FROM THE LESS FORTUNATE V.I. STUDENTS TO APPLY FOR FINANCIAL GRANTS. THIS PRACTICE HAD STARTED IN THE EARLY SEVENTIES AND FOR THIS YEAR, A TOTAL OF RM13,050 WAS GIVEN TO 44 NEEDY V.I. STUDENTS.

A SIMPLE DISBURSEMENT CEREMONY WAS HELD AT THE VIOBA CLUBHOUSE WHICH WERE ATTENDED BY PUAN ZARINA, THE NEWLY-APPOINTED “PENOLONG KANAN I” IN-CHARGE OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS AND THE TEACHER IN-CHARGE OF THE FINANCIAL GRANT, PUAN ROSELINA. ALSO IN ATTENDANCE WERE EN. AKRAM, HON. SECRETARY OF THE VIOBA FOUNDATION, MR. S. RAJA AND EN. MOHD. RASHDAN; BOTH BOTH BOARD MEMBERS.

THIS CEREMONY COMMENCED WITH SOME OPENING WORDS FROM THE EMCEE OF THE DAY, EN. RASHDAN. PUAN ZARINA WAS THEN INVITED TO GIVE A SHORT SPEECH WHERE SHE ADVISED THE STUDENTS TO STUDY HARD TO ACQUIRE THE DESIRED ACADEMIC RESULTS. SHE QUOTED THE CASE OF THE POOR FISHERMAN’S DAUGHTER WHO OBTAINED 20As IN HER SPM 2008. SHE FURTHER COMMENTED THAT ALL PRESENT STUDENTS MUST STRIVE TO EMULATE THE FISHERMAN’S DAUGHETR SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY HAVE MUCH BETTER FACILITIES AND LIVING CONDITIONS THAN THE 20As SPM TOP SCORER. MR. S. RAJA THEN GAVE A SPEECH EXPLAINING MANY THINGS ABOUT THE BACKGROUND OF THIS GRANT AND ADVISED THE STUDENTS NOT TO ABUSE THE CASH GIVEN OUT TO THEM.

LASTLY, THE CASH GRANTS WERE HANDED OVER TO STUDENTS, WHERE EN. AKRAM MONITORED THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
REFRESEHMENTS WERE SERVED PRIOR TO THE START OF THIS EVENT AND SOME PARENTS MANAGED TO ATTEND.
THE VIOBA FOUNDATION WISHES TO EXTEND ITS THANKS TO ALL WHO MADE THIS EVENT A SUCCESSFUL ONE.