The exciting news is that on Sunday 21 April @ 2.30pm, Kasih will hosting a charity musical extravaganza titled Perfect Circle 3:.... Earth Epilogue produced by the renowned Asia Musical Productions team of Ho Lin Huay & Imee Ooi, who brought us Princess Wen Cheng,Siddartha and many other beautiful stage performances. ..... The show is in Mandarin but there will be English subtitles screened...... In Earth Epilogue, we are presented with the Earth in all its glory and how through ignorance, greed and aggression, we have dragged Earth dangerously close to its end (hence the word epilogue). This performance is a clarion call for us to reflect, regret and act without delay. ........ Its the call out of Naimisayana ( "all the living things from the forest" in Sanskrit.)...... All proceeds go towards supporting Kasihs ongoing efforts to provide medical, emotional and spiritual care for those facing end of life and their families; lending medical equipment and public education. .....Date of Show: Sun 21 April 2013 @ 2.30pm to 4.30pm ........ Venue: KL Pac Pentas 1, Sentul, KL..... Ticket Prices: RM 80,RM 120, RM 150, RM 200, RM 300 .purchases of 10 tickets or more will receive tax exemption receipts.......... Please call us at 79607424 or email us at manager@kasihfoundation.org to book your seats ................ Appreciate if you could spread this exciting news to all your relatives & friends ..... Thank you in advance for your kind support.

Dear Friends of Kasih /Kasih Volunteers, We will be conducting a one and a half day BASIC HOSPICE TRAINING (ENGLISH) on 23 & 24 March 2013...................... This course will also be based on Buddhist principles. Details are as follows : Saturday 23 March 2013 , Time : 2.30pm to 6pm 1st Day Basic Hospice Training (English)......... Sunday 24 March 2013, Time : 9am to 5.30pm 2nd Day Basic Hospice Training (English).............. Venue : Kasih Foundation, No. 7 Jalan 14/29, 46100 Petaling Jaya (pls refer attached location map)............ Course Fee ? RM50.00 per pax (Payment can be made direct to Kasih Laman Sdn Bhd Public Bank Account A/C 3140003208).............. Inclusive 2 teabreak & 1 vegetarian lunch plus reading materials Course covered : What is hospice care, responsibilities & boundaries of Hospice Volunteers, emotional needs of patients, basic care giving skills,.group activity, sharing experience by Kasih volunteers. ........................ Certificate of Participation will be given to participant. Those who are interested, do hurry up and register as we have limited seats only. ........................ Not mandatory for participants to become hospice volunteers at the end of the course............... Seats are limited so please book early (call us at 7960 7424 to register) to avoid disappointment . Please help us spread this news to your relatives or friends who are interested in this training. .................... Regards, Sally Chin Kasih Foundation No. 7 Jalan 14/29 Petaling Jaya, Tel:79607424 Fax : 79566442 www.kasihfoundation.org

Dear Volunteers & Friends of Kasih , Want to know how to overcome all challenges whether at home or at the workplace? Want to be able to deal with relationship issues whether you're a hospice volunteer, a caregiver or a knowledge seeker? ............come to the invigorating talk titled "Staying Motivated through Self-Coaching" by senior bank-cum-international coach, Ms Janet Choo ,...... on Saturday 2 March 2013 from 2.30pm to 4.30pm ...... Venue : Kasih Foundation ( No.7 Jalan 14/29, Petaling Jaya ....... ...........Contact us at 7960 7424 to book a seat or if you have any queries. .............FREE ADMISSION Spread the news to your relatives & friends. ...........See you soon. Regards Sally Chin Kasih Hospice Care Society Tel:79607424

Program : Sat. 12 Jan. 2013 - 2.30pm to 6.00pm Introduction, Principles of Hospice care, Loss exercise, Responsibilities and boundaries of hospice volunteers . Sun. 13 Jan.2013 - 9.00am to 5.00pm Emotional needs, communications, caregiving skills, life review. ,volunteers sharing.

Dear Friends of Kasih /Kasih Volunteers, We will be conducting a one and a half day BASIC HOSPICE TRAINING (MANDARIN) on 12 & 13 January 2013............. This course will also be based on Buddhist principles. ............ Details are as follows : Saturday 12 January 2013 , Time : 2.30pm to 6pm 1st Day Basic Hospice Training (Mandarin) Sunday 13 January 2013, Time : 9am to 5.30pm 2nd Day Basic Hospice Training (Mandarin)........ Venue : Kasih Foundation, No. 7 Jalan 14/29, 46100 Petaling Jaya (pls refer attached location map)........... Course Fee ? RM50.00 per pax (Payment can be made direct to Kasih Laman Sdn Bhd Public Bank Account A/C 3140003208) Inclusive 2 teabreak & 1 vegetarian lunch plus reading materials............. Course covered : What is hospice care, responsibilities & boundaries of Hospice Volunteers, communication & listening skills, basic caregiving skills, group activity, sharing experience by Kasih volunteers............... Those who are interested, do hurry up and register as we have limited seats only. Not mandatory for participants to become hospice volunteers at the end of the course.............. Seats are limited so please book early (call us at 7960 7424 to register) to avoid disappointment . Please spread this news to your relatives or friends who are interested in this training. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 致关心《慈悲关怀服务会》（Kasih Hospice Care Society）的朋友和义工们： 我们将于2013年1月12日及13日举办为期1天半的《初级安宁疗护义工培训课程（中文）》。 这课程是依据佛教理念而编。 详情如下：........... 课程第一天：12.1.2013 星期六 下午2点半 至 6点 课程第二天：13.1.2013 星期日 上午9点至 5点半 地点：Kasih Foundation, No. 7 Jalan 14/29, 46100 Petaling Jaya（请参阅附图） 收费： 每人RM50.00 (可直接进账至Kasih Laman Sdn Bhd 的 大众银行户头 Public Bank Account A/C 3140003208) ............. 包括2个茶点、1个素食午餐和讲义。 课程包含：什么是安宁疗护、安宁疗护义工的职责和权限、沟通以及聆听技巧、照顾病人的基本技巧、群体活动、本服务会义工分享经验等等。 将会颁发出席证书给学员。 录取名额有限，有兴趣者请尽快致电7960 7424报名。 上完课程后，学员可自由选择是否要成为义工。 请将讯息传达给亲友知道，也许他们都有兴趣参加本课程。

Dear Kasih Volunteers & Friends, Thank you for reading our email. ...........We will be starting a project in December 2012 to make our own recycle paper bags . Our aim now is to collect any unused (old & new) paper bags of any size and also thick papers/cards so that we can remake them into (the size needed )bags for our use in Kasih . .............. Appreciate if you could help us to collect any recycle clean paper bags and thick paper ( approx.100gms and above) for our project. Examples would be paper from The Edge newspaper, A3 size magazines, calendar papers, unwanted charts/poster, catalogues, brochures, wrappers from photocopy papers, breakfast cereal boxes and A3 paper wrappers. Paper shopping bags that malls distributes or gives out during purchase and on special occasion which are only used once. ............If you could appreciate if could drop them by our office at No. 7 Jalan 14/29 Petaling Jaya between 9am to 5pm from Monday ? Friday (map attached) ......................Really appreciate your time and effort to make our project a success. Do give us a call if you need more information. ???? And to proceed further with this project , we will be conducting a FREE workshop on ? how to make recycle paper bags? . Details are as follows: Date : Monday 17 December 2012 ( the teacher can only make it on this day as she has a very tight schedule in December ) Time : 2pm to 4pm Venue: Kasih premises ? No. 7 Jalan 14/29 ,Petaling Jaya ( map attached) Things to bring along : a long ruler, a bottle of glue, a pair of scissors, a pen or pencil, small cutter and any thick paper . Please call Sally at 7960 7424 to reserve a place by 12 December 2012 See you soon and thank you for your support. Regards Sally Chin Kasih Foundation Kasih Hospice Care Society No.7 Jalan 14/29 46100 Petaling Jaya Tel:03 - 7960 7424 Fax:03 - 7956 6442 Website: www.kasihfoundation.org

to use all sorts of paper and cards to make recycle paper bags for our Chinese New Year Cookies Project.

Good news ! ........Ms. Sera Heng will be conducting a cooking demonstration on how to cook pumpkins. Details as follows: .......... "Vegetarian cooking - the versatile Pumpkin ...........Demo. To show how pumpkins can be used as a vegetarian dish, as a dessert, soup or snack. ................Date - Saturday 8 December 2012 ...................Time - 2.00pm to 4.30pm Venue - Kasih premise .............Short talk on the benefits of including Pumpkin in your diet , how to select a good and money for value pumpkin. .............FREE ADMISSION -.bring a friend . Limited seats available, please CALL US to make your booking for a seat . See you soon.

PREVENTING OSTEOPOROSIS WITH RESISTANCE EXERCISES .....................Osteoporosis is a serious condition that can put you at risk of bone fractures, resulting in loss of quality of life. Asian women are in a particularly high-risk group for developing osteoporosis. However, it is a condition that can creep up on anybody, depending on their hereditary and lifestyle factors! ...................Fortunately, there are solutions to this problem as research from Tufts University (USA) has proven conclusively that a simple range of exercises combined with a sensible diet & lifestyle CAN prevent osteoporosis. ...........So come and learn what you can do about preventing osteoporosis, from the resistance training experts at Bodytech! ..........Adam Martin has lots of eye-opening facts and advice to share, while Selina Foong will give you some demonstrations of simple exercises that you can do to improve your bone health. FREE aDMISSION. Call SALLY AT 7960 7424 To book a seat.